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Index of Jewish Surnames in Beirut

Filed Under Uncategorized By Jacob Rosen-Koenigsbuch on January 19, 2024

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[This index is dedicated to the memory of Ambassador Isaac Levanon (1944-2023)]

As with other Jewish communities in the Levant, the size of the Beirut Jewish commnity during the 20th century can only be estimated. The Jewish population of the city is believed to have been ~3,000 at the turn of the 20th century.

Following World I, Lebanon achieved independence under the French and as a result the Jewish community of Beirut became an island of stability. Beirut thereafter attracted Jewish migrants from other cities that remained in Syria, mainly Aleppo and Damascus, and by 1948, the Jewish community of Beirut had grown to an estimated 6,000 individuals.

In the aftermath of the 1967 Arab–Israeli War, the Jews of Lebanon emigrated en masse to Israel and the Western countries and for all intents and purposes the Jewish community of Beirut ceased to exist, although several Jewish individuals still reside there.

Although there has been until now no consolidated source containing all Jewish surnames from Beirut, I had the benefit of a number of useful sources in the preparation of this index:

1. The JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry (JOWBR) [1] contains a searchable index of Beirut’s Jewish cemetery containing 3,200 burial records (although burial in Beirut did not necessarily prove that one was a permanent resident);

2. A recently published book by the late Nagi Gergi Zeidan containing a meticulously composed list of Jewish residents of the city[2]. The list was composed mainly from electoral rolls and tombstones in the Jewish cemetery. The listings are not complete, and require further research. Some Jewish residents did not leave a trace in those documents and it is not clear how long one has to reside in a city to be considered a resident. There was also a small contingent of Ashkenazim in the city;

3. Les Fleurs de l‘Orient[3], curated by Alain Farhi, is an online index of Middle Eastern Jewish families containing genealogical data such as birth, residence and death;

4.   Jews of Lebanon (Juifs du Liban)[4], an English-language Facebook group with almost 800 members from families with most of the Jewish surnames in the city;

5. Lemoreshet Yehudei Suria Ulevanon (The Heritage of The Syrian and Lebanese Jews)[5], a Hebrew language Facebook group with more than 11,000 members whose surnames offer an interesting insight into the intertconnection of Jewish surnames from Syria and Lebanon. 

6. The Jewish Gen Family Finder[6] contains 122 members researching their Beiruti ancestors.

7. The Yad Vashem “Hall of Names”[7] lists several surnames of victims who hailed from Beirut.

8. Geneafrance, a French genealogy website [8] has lists of deceased French citizens according to city/country of birth, including Jews whom were born in Beirut.

As of January 2024, the index included below contains 779 surnames and it is certainly far from being complete. It is hoped that after its publication on social media outlets such as Facebook, additional surnames will surface and be added to future editions of the index.


[1] https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Cemetery/

[2]  Zeïdan, Nagi Gergi, Juifs du Liban: d’Abraham à nos jours, histoire d’une communauté disparue (Versailles,2020)

[3] https://www.farhi.org/genealogy/index.html

[4]https://www.facebook.com/groups/1654862438093295/

[5] https://www.facebook.com/groups/misham/

[6] https://www.jewishgen.org/jgff/jgffform.php

[7]https://yvng.yadvashem.org/index.html?language=en&s_id=&s_lastName=&s_firstName=&s_place=beirut&s_dateOfBirth=&cluster=true

[8] https://geneafrance.com/?v=LIBAN&i=99205

Index of Jewish Surnames in Beirut

Surname
Abadi/y/Abadie
Abaro
Abbe
Abboud
Abd Alambi
Abdallah
Abed
Abiad
Abitbol 
Abou Azzi
Abou Jawdeh????
Abou Mrad   
Abouchahla
Aboud
Aboudarham
Abouhab/Abouab
Aboulafia
Abraham
Abramovitch
Achenbaum
Acher
Achirkhan
Achkar(Ashqar)
Ackchoti/Akchoti
Adato
Ades
Adissi
Agassi
Aghai/Aghay
Agi
Aharon
Ajami/Aggemie
Akchoty
Akkad
Aknin
Albaranes
Albert
Alcalay ????   F
Alfandari
Alfieh/Alfie
Almawla(Almula)
Alouf
Alwan/Alouan
Amar 
Amiga
Amram
Amran   F
Anavi
Anbar  F
Angel
Ankler
Anouna
Antebi
Anzarut
Appelrot
Arabi
Araman
Arav
Arazi  (Arazi Cohen)
Arbil
Arditi
Ares
Argalgi
Arie 
Armouth Levy/Armout
Arokh
Aronov
Aronovitch
Arwas 
Ashkenazi/Eskenazi
Askafi
Asmara
Assael  F
Asseo
Assine
Attar
Attas   F
Attie
Attoul  F
Avi
Avigdor
Azar
Azhari
Aziza
Azrak
Azriel
Baabur
Babai
Babas
Bably  F
Bacha
Bacham
Bachouk
Bagdadi
Bahri
Baimoff
Bakal  F
Balaciano
Balaila/Balayla
Bali
Ballas
Barakat
Barasloski F
Barbuna F
Barhoum
Bari
Baridess
Barika
Barriere
Barukh
Barzel
Barzilai
Bashi
Basry
Bassal Levy
Bassewitch
Battat
Baz
Bazbaz
Becari  Cohen
Becart
Bechity
Behar
Beida
Beja
Bekhor
Belanga
Belili
Belilius
Ben Bassat
Ben Ezra
Ben Haim
Ben Ibgui
Ben Isaac
Benataf???
Benchabbat
Bencoil
Benda
Bendari
Benhabib
Ben-Hamou
Benisti
Benjamin 
Benjuda
Benkiki
Benokhia  F
Benoun
Benozio  F
BenraJI
Bension
Bensol
Benyamin
Berakha
Berg
Bergman
Berkoff
Berkovitz
Bessoudo
Bigio/Biggio
Bikofsky
Bilmen Cohen
Birchan
Birgita
Bissu   F
Bkira/Bkere/Bekira
Bloch
Blubin
Bodek/Baudek
Bohbout
Bonan  
Bondi
Bonfil
Bonnin
Boton   XXXXXXXXXX
Botton
Bouabeh
Boucai/Boukai
Boudik
Bouzaglo
Bowshewsky
Branweis
Brasseur
Braun
Btech
Buchbinder
Bushi/Bochi
Cadranel
Calderon  ????
Caneti  F
Cantoni
Carasso
Cario
Catalan
Cazes
Chaaban
Chaaya/Chaya
Chababo
Chabout
Chacho
Chaconeh
Chado
Chafac
Chahine
Chahino
Chahouah
Chajkan/ChaJkin
Chaki
Chakra
Chalan
Chalfoun
Chalhon
Chalom
Chalouh
Chama 
Chamma’a
Chams
Chaoul
Charabati
Charbit
Charcon
Chattah
Chawah
Chawla
Chayo
Chehadeh
Chehane
Chehebar
Chehouh
Cheikha
Chekouri/Shkuri/Chcouri
Chello  F
Chemoul
Chems
Chemtov
Cherez
Cherkon
Chest ??
Chlomo
Chmea
Chochana
Choeula
Chofan
Cholkis
Chorba
Choua’a/Choua
Chouaib
Choueke
Chouela
Chouery
Choukroun
Choury
Chreim/Shrem/Cherem
Chutchinski
Chweikeh
Claves
Cobersi
Cohen
Columbre
Corcos
Coriat
Cosi
Costa
Costo
Dabbah
Daboul
Dahan Dahan Zalt
Dallal
Dana
Daniel
Danon
Darmon
Darwich/Darwiche
David
Dayeh
Dayyan
De Picciotto
De Salomon
Delareina
Delbourgo
Delmedico
Derman
Deutch
Dichy
Dickstein
Dina
Diwan
Djamal/Jamal
Djedda
Dodo  F
Dol
Domani/Doumani
Dorra
Douek/Dwek
Douer
Dubine
Durzieh
Eddi
Efraim
Einy
El Chabbar
El Kay
Elbaz
Elia
Elias
Elicha
Eljirari Mizrahi
Elkayam
Elmaleh
Elstein
Elyamani
Epitol?
Epstein
Escapa/Scaba
Esses/Esseis
Ezra
Faes/Fakes/Faks
Fahem
Fanan
Fanounou
Faour
Faraj
Farakh/Farah
Farchaki
Farhi
Farida
Farjon
Farkha
Fattah  ???
Fayena
Feddah
Fedida
Feinstein
Felderbaum
Ferakf????
Ferbol
Ferkha
Ferrera
Feurte
Finigel
Finkelstein
Fnounou
Franco
Frank
Frankenstein
Gabbai
Gadeh
Gagin
Galante
Galmidi
Gebra
Gehamy
Geller
Gochmann
Gold
Goldenthal
Gotnik
Gourgi
Grabstein
Greco
Greenberg
Grego
Grobesco
Grubstein
Grunberg
Grund
Guerchon/Gerchon
Gueron
Guindi
Haber
Habib
Habouba
Haddad
Hadid
Hafach
Hai/Hay
Haim
Haimovichi  
Haimovitch/Haimovitchi
Hakim
Halabi
Halala Cohen
Halewa
Halfoun
Halima
Hallak
Halpern
Hamaoui
Hamicha
Hanan
Hanano
Hara
Harari
Hasbani
Hassin
Hasson
Hassouni
Hawach
Hayon/Hayoun
Hazan
Hefetz
Hefez
Helou
Helwa
Helwan
Helwani/Halouani/Hilwani
Heszky  ????
Hijaz
Hillel
Hnein/Hanin/Honein
Hochberg
Horn
Ibrahim
Idi/Idy
Imasoudian???
Indibo/Andibo
Ismic
Israel
Itah
Jacob
Jajati
Jamous
Jani
Jaradeh
Jiji
Juda
Kabani
Kabariti
Kabaya
Kaduri/kadouri
Kaisermann
Kalach
Kamhine
Kamkhaji/Kamhagi
Kapouli
Karaguilla
Kardachani
Kassar
Kassine
Katach
Katayfeh
Katri/Kattri
Kattach
Kattan
Katz
Kechani
Kelstein
Keroub
Kez  ??
Khabbaz
Khabia/Khabie 
Khafif
Khalifeh
Khalili
Khalouf
Kharif
Khaski
Khayat/Hayat
Khazoum
Khebzo
Khebzou
Khedouri
Khodri
Khuli
Kibrit
Kichik
Kishk Cohen
Kotler
Koubi/Kobi
Kowtonowski
Kozlovski
Krayem
Krinkin
Kruk
Kugel
Laham
Lalo
Landman
Laoui
Laslzlo
Lati
Lazar
Lazkani
Lemich
Leon
Leplints
Lerman
Lerner
Levinbach  F
Liniado/Laniado
Lisbona
Lizmi/Lezmi
Lozna
Lubelczyk
Lucina ?
Luzia/Lozia/Louzia
Maali
Machal
Madmoun
Mahrouth
Maknouz
Malinskaya
Malka
Mamieh
Mandil
Mann /El Mann
Mansour
Manzel
Maraz??
Marcus/Marcos
Margalit(Cheshin)
Margolis  Margalit???
Maser
Masri
Masrieh 
Matalon
Matatia
Matloub  
Mattot
Mawas
Mayor 
Mbazbaz
Mechali
Meir
Melga ??
Menache/Menasse
Merkado Levy
Mesmar/Mismar
Metta Mita ?
Mevorakh
Meyer 
Mikolenski
Minkari
Mintz
Minyan
Mitah
Mitrani
Mittan
Mizrahi
Mizreb
Moallem
Mochi
Moideb
Moise
Molho/Molko 
Morabia
Moralli/Morali
Moreau???
Motola
Mouadeb
Mouchon
Mouhaddeb
Moukader
Mousalli
Mugrabi/Moghrabi
Muhdi
Murad/Mourad
Naanus/Naanous
Naccache
Nache
Nahmias
Nahon
Nahoum
Najim
Namer
Naser
Nassi
Nasyreski
Nathan
Nathaniel   
Nedzwitzki
Negrin
Nehmad/Nahmad
Neima
Neller
Nigri
Nikkach
Ninighan
Olanowski
Orfali
Osterfeld
Ouchkey/Oushki
Ouzan
Ouzi
Ouzon
Ovadia
Oyasso
Palacci
Panigel
Pariente
Penso
Perahia
Perez
Perlin/e
Pessah
Philosof
Piha
Pikovsky
Pilov
Pinhas
Pinto
Pitchon
Politi
Preciado
Preiss
Rabi’/Rabih
Rabih
Rabinowitch
Rahamim
Rahmani
Rahmin
Raphael
Rayeq
Rayna 
Razouk  F
Regenstreif
Reidbon
Reinrich
Retbaum
Revah
Reznik
Rodrigez
Rofe
Rogowski
Rogowsky
Rohl
Rolo
Romano
Romanov
Rosenheck
Rosenthal
Rosenzweig
Ruben
Sa’ad
Saadeh
Saadia
Sa’ayed
Sabbagh
Sabban
Sabetay
Sadaka
Sadek
Sadouk
Safadi
Safdieh
Safra
Sahion
Sahtaf
Sakkal
Salama
Salameh
Saleh
Salem
Salima
Salkhaji
Salmassi
Salmoun
Salomon
Saltoun
Samra
Samsonowitch
Sananes
Sankari
Sasson
Sawaya
Sayad???
Sayegh/Sayagh
Scaba/Skaba
Schatzman
Schkefati
Schmukler
Schmuklerowitz
Scholkis
Schwarz
Seligmann
Seraya/Seria
Setton
Sfinzi
Shama
Shashoua
Shkolnik
Shohet
Sidi
Siles
Simantov
Singer
Sit
Smac  Sammak???
Smeikeh/Samikeh
Smeke/Smeyke 
Smiga
Sobbe
Soffer
Sonsino
Sorbandi
Soued/Souid
Sous
Spiegel
Srour
Stambouli
Starkmann
Stavrach
Steingart
Stetieh
Suez
Sukkar
Sultan
Tabach
Tabbakh
Tabet
Tache
Tagger
Tahhan
Tamam
Taraboulsi
Tarrab
Tarrab Maslaton
Tatal
Tauber
Tauby/i  (Toubi)
Tawil
Tayyar
Tbeile/Tebele
Teboul
Teicher
Telio
Telvez
Tessler
Timar
Tokatly
Totah
Toubia
Toubiana
Toussieh
Tragheim
Turkieh
Tweina
Uzeir
Uzielshvili
Valido
Vandelson
Ventura
Versano
Vogelman
Wahrmaian???
Warshawski
Weil
Weinberg
Weisel
Weshky
Wolf
Yael
Yahbez
Yalouz
Yatef
Yechaya
Yechoua
Yedid-Levy
Yehezkel
Yehye/Yihie
Yochavat
Yoffe
Yossef
Zaafrani
Zaarour
Zagha
Zaghloul
Zahab
Zakharia
Zakhour
Zalat Dahan
Zalikta   ???
Zavaro
Zebulun
Zeibaq
Zeitouny
Zeitouny-Khabieh
Zerdok/Zirdok/Zordok/Zardouk
Zikri
Zilkha

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About Jacob Rosen-Koenigsbuch

Jacob Rosen is an independent consultant in demographic mapping. Prior to his retirement in 2015, he was the Senior Counselor, Center for Political Research in Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Rosen is a veteran diplomat, having served as Israel’s ambassador to Jordan from 2006 to 2009. His other diplomatic posts include in Atlanta, New Delhi, Cairo, New York, London, and Hauge. In November 2002, he took up the post of Political Advisor for International Affairs to the Mayor of Jerusalem.He is a member of the executive of the International Institute of Jewish Genealogy.
Rosen was born in Poland and immigrated to Israel at the age of 9. He served in the IDF from 1966 to1969 and then went on to earn his B.A. in Middle Eastern Studies at Hebrew University. He is fluent in Polish, Dutch, English, Arabic, and Hebrew and is the author of "Crossing the Jordan River: The Journeys of an Israeli Diplomat" (Atlanta, 2004).

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