Yesterday, Anais and I met our cousins from Venezuela, Cynthia Obadia and her sister , Karen Ostrow, at a Starbucks Cafe in La Jolla. We first connected thru Facebook. It's very emotional of course to meet an unknown part of our family as we didn't know too much about each other, apart from the fact that we are related.
Hier, Anais et moi avons rencontre nos cousines du Venezuela, Cynthia Obadia et sa soeur Karen Ostrow, dans un cafe Starbucks de La Jolla. Nous avons d'abord fait connaissance a travers Facebook. C'etait tres emouvant bien sur de rencontrer une partie inconnue de notre famille puisque nous ne savions pas grand chose les unes des autres a part le fait que nous sommes de la meme famille.
The meeting was very enjoyable and we talked for hours about the similarities of our families and each other life in different countries.
La rencontre etait tres plaisante and nous avons parle des heures entieres des similarites de nos familles et de nos vies dans differents pays.
Cynthia, Karen and their brother Sergio were born in Caracas, Venezuela and now live in the US. Their mother is Clarita Foinquinos and their grand father was Alberto Foinquinos (the patriarch), son of Isaac Foinquinos and Clara Pinto (Isaac was our grand father Moise Foinquinos' brother). They are also cousins with Eric Foinquinos (the musician) and his sister Estrella, and with Maricler and Carlos Foinquinos.
Cynthia, Karen et leur frere Sergio sont nes a Caracas au Venezuela et vivent aux Etats Unis. Leur mere est Clarita Foinquinos et leur grand pere etait Alberto Foinquinos, fils d'Isaac Foinquinos et Clara Pinto (Isaac etait le frere de notre grand pere Moise). Les 3 sont aussi cousins d' Eric Foinquinos et sa soeur Estrella, ainsi que Maricler et Carlos Foinquinos.
Alberto Foinquinos from Caracas, the patriarch, was Jacobo (the referee) and Alegria Foinquinos' brother. Alegria was Simita's mother. So Alberto was Simita's uncle, a nephew to our grand father Moise and cousin with our fathers Aaron Henri and Alberto Foinquinos. Maybe a little confusing at first!
Alberto Foinquinos de Caracas, le patriache, etait le frere de Jacobo (l'arbitre) et Alegria Foinquinos. Alegria etait la mere de Simita de Haifa. Alberto etait donc l'oncle de Simita, le neveu de notre grand pere et le cousin de nos peres Aaron Henri et Alberto Foinquinos. Un peu confus au premier abord!
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Friday, August 1, 2008
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Tribute to Carlos Melul Foinquinos
It is with great sadness, that we learned that Carlos Melul Foinquinos passed away on the 19th of June 2008 in Haifa, Israel.
Carlos is Simone Foinquinos Melo’s brother and the father of Joseph, Cathy-Alegria, Maurice, Judith and Elie.
His mother was Alegria Foinquinos, daughter of Isaac and Clara Foinquinos. He was born in Tangier on November 11th 1936, where he lived till 1961. He then moved to Israel where he worked as a Marketing Manager.
He will be missed by his family and friends.
Carlos is Simone Foinquinos Melo’s brother and the father of Joseph, Cathy-Alegria, Maurice, Judith and Elie.
His mother was Alegria Foinquinos, daughter of Isaac and Clara Foinquinos. He was born in Tangier on November 11th 1936, where he lived till 1961. He then moved to Israel where he worked as a Marketing Manager.
He will be missed by his family and friends.
Monday, March 10, 2008
Jacobo Foinquinos, referee in Peru
Another article of the 40's mentioning Jacobo Foinquinos being a referee in Peru soccer games.
Jacobo Foinquinos, referee in the 40's
These articles were found by Simone Foinquinos Melo. They mention Jacobo Foinquinos (1906-1984), her uncle born in Tangier, who lived in Honduras and was a soccer game referee in Central America in the 40's. Alberto from Venezuela is his brother. Jacobo's picture is on the September blog section. Jacobo and Alberto were the sons of Isaac Foinquinos and Clara Pinto, Simone Foinquinos Melo's mother was their sister.Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Maricler Foinquinos
I found Maricler Foinquinos thru Facebook and I contacted her by email. I told her about the blog and she was so surprised by all the stories and pictures we posted and to see her family pictures on the blog. She is from Caracas and she is Isaac Foinquinos daughter.
The line in Venezuela starts with Alberto/Abraham Foinquinos, born in Tanger who emigrated to Venezuela . His father was Isaac Foinquinos (Simone from Haifa grand father), the translator for the Kaiser, and his mom was Clara Pinto Foinquinos. Alberto married Sety Bendahan and had 3 sons, Isaac (Maricler's father), Jacobo and Jaime and a daughter Carlita.
Maricler has two brothers Alberto and Carlos. Carlos lives in Texas, Maricler and Alberto live in Caracas.
Welcome Maricler to the family and the blog!
The line in Venezuela starts with Alberto/Abraham Foinquinos, born in Tanger who emigrated to Venezuela . His father was Isaac Foinquinos (Simone from Haifa grand father), the translator for the Kaiser, and his mom was Clara Pinto Foinquinos. Alberto married Sety Bendahan and had 3 sons, Isaac (Maricler's father), Jacobo and Jaime and a daughter Carlita.
Maricler has two brothers Alberto and Carlos. Carlos lives in Texas, Maricler and Alberto live in Caracas.
Welcome Maricler to the family and the blog!
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Les Foenquinos et les Bensadon
Un nouveau chapitre s'ouvre avec Sharon Sinai qui a ecrit des commentaires sous le post de Marie-Francoise. Marie Francoise et Sharon ont des ancetres en commun du cote des Bensadon. Rappelons que Reine Bensadon, l'arriere grand mere de Marie Francoise, etait mariee a Jonas, frere d'Abraham Foinquinos, notre arriere grand pere. Le pere de Reine, Abraham Bensadon, avait un frere, Eliahu qui lui est l'arriere grand pere de Sharon.
Sharon est nee a Casablanca qu'elle quitte pour l'Israel il y a une trentaine d'annees. Elle emporta avec elle un album de photos contenant quelques unes de Leon Foinquinos dont elle ne savait rien. Maintenant, elle habite a Haifa comme Simone Melo et travaille a l'Universite de Haifa.
Il y a environ 7 ans, elle regardait par hasard un programme de cuisine a la tele, quand elle entend le nom Foinquinos, c'etait mon cousin Maurice (fils d'Albert et Perla) qui donnait une lecon de cuisine. Elle ne le connaissait pas, mais avait une intuition qu'il etait de la meme famille que la photo qu'elle avait de Leon Foenquinos. Elle decida de telephoner aux studios de tele qui lui donnerent le telephone de Maurice qui a son tour lui donna le numero de son pere Albert a Kfar Saba. Elle rencontre par la suite Albert et croise Simone Melo chez lui. Simone Melo regarde les photos et lui dit que oui, c'est notre famille et qui elle est en relation avec Leon Foenquinos. Ces photos etaient dans son album de famille depuis toujours, mais grace a Simone Melo, elle a enfin su comment Leon etait lie a sa famille. Sans ce hasard, et cette rencontre, ces photos seraient restes dans leur album, un mystere pour toujours. En genealogie, il semble que tout demarre comme ca. Depuis cette rencontre, Sharon et Simone Melo sont devenues amies et se voient souvent.
Donc bienvenue a la famille Bensadon, si vous voulez que j'etablisse un blog pour vous, dites le moi sur mon email, simonefidel@hotmail.com; on peut aussi lier votre blog et le notre. Si vous voulez ecrire un article, envoyez le moi aussi. La meme chose avec vos photos, si vous les envoyez en format jpg, je peux les integrer a un post ou a un blog.
Sharon est nee a Casablanca qu'elle quitte pour l'Israel il y a une trentaine d'annees. Elle emporta avec elle un album de photos contenant quelques unes de Leon Foinquinos dont elle ne savait rien. Maintenant, elle habite a Haifa comme Simone Melo et travaille a l'Universite de Haifa.
Il y a environ 7 ans, elle regardait par hasard un programme de cuisine a la tele, quand elle entend le nom Foinquinos, c'etait mon cousin Maurice (fils d'Albert et Perla) qui donnait une lecon de cuisine. Elle ne le connaissait pas, mais avait une intuition qu'il etait de la meme famille que la photo qu'elle avait de Leon Foenquinos. Elle decida de telephoner aux studios de tele qui lui donnerent le telephone de Maurice qui a son tour lui donna le numero de son pere Albert a Kfar Saba. Elle rencontre par la suite Albert et croise Simone Melo chez lui. Simone Melo regarde les photos et lui dit que oui, c'est notre famille et qui elle est en relation avec Leon Foenquinos. Ces photos etaient dans son album de famille depuis toujours, mais grace a Simone Melo, elle a enfin su comment Leon etait lie a sa famille. Sans ce hasard, et cette rencontre, ces photos seraient restes dans leur album, un mystere pour toujours. En genealogie, il semble que tout demarre comme ca. Depuis cette rencontre, Sharon et Simone Melo sont devenues amies et se voient souvent.
Donc bienvenue a la famille Bensadon, si vous voulez que j'etablisse un blog pour vous, dites le moi sur mon email, simonefidel@hotmail.com; on peut aussi lier votre blog et le notre. Si vous voulez ecrire un article, envoyez le moi aussi. La meme chose avec vos photos, si vous les envoyez en format jpg, je peux les integrer a un post ou a un blog.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Bon voyage Simone
Simone, our family genealogist, is almost ready to travel to France and Morocco. She will first travel from Tel Aviv to Marseille, where she will consult official documents and meet with family members on the Foenkinos side. This side originated in Tetuan and lived in Algeria before moving to France. She will stay in Marseille at least 4 days before taking a plane for Marrakech, Morocco.
From there, she will go to Safi, known for its fisheries and potteries the world over, to research if her grand father, Isaac, was buried in that city, since her mother Alegria Foinquinos was born there the same month her gd father died. There were no official city records in 1907, so she will have to look at the tombs, many written in hebrew only, at the jewish cemetery. She might have time to visit Essaouira, famed city on the Atlantic coast, established as a trading post by the phoeniciens 3000 years ago and also named Mogador, and I hope for her also Marrakesh, the jewel of Morocco, a real tourist magnet. She will then go to Tangier to research more of her family documents and visit the tomb of her mother.
After that it's Paris and a meeting with Lise Foenkinos, who is a retired mathematics professor from the University of Versailles and is also building her family tree. Lise and Simone have been in contact for many years, as they are equally interested in researching our ancestry. Also in Paris, she'll meet with my friend Jean Attias, from the Editions de Courcelles, who is also interested in researching his family history. It would be a real surprise if we found common ancestors.
Maybe Simone will have time to take the TGV train to Geneva to meet with my sister Caroline and maybe work to put more material on the blog. Geneva is such a beautiful city, it will be a shame not to see it and miss the opportunity to meet with Caroline for the first time.
After all that, back to Haifa where Simmy will need some time to collect her thoughts and breathe a little. Bon voyage Simone and good luck too in finding what you are looking for.
From there, she will go to Safi, known for its fisheries and potteries the world over, to research if her grand father, Isaac, was buried in that city, since her mother Alegria Foinquinos was born there the same month her gd father died. There were no official city records in 1907, so she will have to look at the tombs, many written in hebrew only, at the jewish cemetery. She might have time to visit Essaouira, famed city on the Atlantic coast, established as a trading post by the phoeniciens 3000 years ago and also named Mogador, and I hope for her also Marrakesh, the jewel of Morocco, a real tourist magnet. She will then go to Tangier to research more of her family documents and visit the tomb of her mother.
After that it's Paris and a meeting with Lise Foenkinos, who is a retired mathematics professor from the University of Versailles and is also building her family tree. Lise and Simone have been in contact for many years, as they are equally interested in researching our ancestry. Also in Paris, she'll meet with my friend Jean Attias, from the Editions de Courcelles, who is also interested in researching his family history. It would be a real surprise if we found common ancestors.
Maybe Simone will have time to take the TGV train to Geneva to meet with my sister Caroline and maybe work to put more material on the blog. Geneva is such a beautiful city, it will be a shame not to see it and miss the opportunity to meet with Caroline for the first time.
After all that, back to Haifa where Simmy will need some time to collect her thoughts and breathe a little. Bon voyage Simone and good luck too in finding what you are looking for.
Saturday, October 13, 2007
La famille de Caracas, our family in Caracas
J'ai poste les portraits des oncles Alberto (Abraham) de Caracas et de sa famille ainsi que de Jacob en Septembre. Voici un peu plus d'informations que m'a donne Simone Melo.
Alberto et Jacob etaient les freres de la mere de Simone Melo, Alegria Foinquinos. Alberto , Jacob et Alegria etaient les enfants de Isaac Foinquinos marie avec Clara Pinto en Avril 1903. Isaac Foinquinos etait le frere de Moses Foinquinos (notre grand pere) et Esther Hadida Foinquinos, enfants eux meme d'Abraham Foinquinos (frere de Jonas de Marseille, Rafael d'Amazonie et Messod de Gilbraltar). Isaac etait interprete attitre du Consulat d'Allemagne (sa photo est sur le post de la Conference d'Algeciras (7 Avril 1906). Il meurt en 1907, le meme mois ou sa fille Alegria (1907-1937)nait a Safi.
Alberto (Abraham) est ne le 19 Fevrier 1905 a Tanger et part pour le Venezuela. En 1932 il epouse Sety Bendahan, d'une famille de Tetouan qui avait deja des affaires au Venezuela. Alberto a ete representant du Venezuela au Premier Congres Juif Mondial de Geneve. Il devient ensuite Consul de Costa Rica a Caracas et a aussi une affaire d'importation de tissus. Il est le pere de 3 garcons et une fille. Il meurt le 8 Septembre 1971 a Caracas. Sety Bendahan, sa femme, est decedee en 1999. Leurs enfants sont:
Isaac, l'aine, est ingenieur petrolier et vit a Caracas ainsi que Jaime le deuxieme fils.
Jack, le plus jeune, est avocat et s'occupe de la bourse. Les enfants de Jack sont Estrella qui vit a Long Island aux Etats Unis et Eric Foinquinos, le fameux composeur, qui vit maintenant a Barcelone. Si vous mettez son nom sur l'internet, il y a des listes de ses compositions, pour films principalement.
La fille d'Alberto est Clara (Clarita), elle habite New York et s'occupe de delinquants juveniles. Elle a 3 enfants et garde contact avec Simone Melo. Sa photo est sur les posts Alberto de Caracas family et Visit a Kfar Saba publies en Septembre sur ce blog.
Jacob (Jack) Foinquinos, le frere d'Alberto de Caracas, est ne en 1906 a Tanger, il part ensuite pour le Costa Rica ou il est professeur de gymn, et est nomme citoyen d'honneur. Il y meurt en 1984 sans descendants.
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I posted uncle Alberto (Abraham) of Caracas and his family as well as Jacob's portraits in September. Here more information that Simone Melo gave me.
Alberto and Jacob were the brothers of Simone Melo's mother, Alegria Foinquinos.
Alberto, Jacob and Alegria were Isaac Foinquinos and Clara Pinto children (they married on April 1903). Isaac Foinquinos was Moses Foinquinos (my grand father) and Esther Foinquinos Hadida's brother. Isaac, Moses and Esther were Abraham Foinquinos children. (Abraham Foinquinos brothers were Jonas of Marseille and Rafael of Brazil).
Isaac was the official interpreter at the German Consulate (his picture is on the post on the Conference d'Algeciras (4/7/1906). He dies in 1907, the same month his daughter Alegria (1907-1937) was born in Safi, Morocco.
Alberto was born February 19, 1905 in Tangier and left for Venezuela. In 1932, he marries Sety Bendahan, whose family was from Tetuan and already had businesses in Venezuela. Alberto represented Venezuela at the First World Jewish Congress in Geneva. He became later Consul of Costa Rica in Caracas and also owned an import fabric business. He is the father of 3 sons and one daughter. He died on September 8th 1971 in Caracas. Sety Bendahan, his wife, died in 1999. Their children are:
Isaac, the oldest, is an oil engineer and lives in Caracas as well as Jaime the second son.
Jack the youngest son, is a lawyer and works in the stock market. His children are Estrella who lives in Long Island in the USA and Eric Foinquinos, the famous composer, who lives in Barcelona. If you put his name on search engines on the internet, there are lists of his compositions, mainly film music.
Alberto's daughter is Clara (Clarita), she lives in New York and works with juvenile delinquants. She has 3 children and stays in contact with Simone Melo. Her photo is on the posts Alberto de Caracas family and Visit to Kfar Saba published in September on this blog.
Jacob (Jack) Foinquinos, Alberto's brother, is born in Tanger in 1906. He left for Costa Rica where he was Physical Education teacher and was made honor citizen. He dies there in 1984. He stayed single.
Alberto et Jacob etaient les freres de la mere de Simone Melo, Alegria Foinquinos. Alberto , Jacob et Alegria etaient les enfants de Isaac Foinquinos marie avec Clara Pinto en Avril 1903. Isaac Foinquinos etait le frere de Moses Foinquinos (notre grand pere) et Esther Hadida Foinquinos, enfants eux meme d'Abraham Foinquinos (frere de Jonas de Marseille, Rafael d'Amazonie et Messod de Gilbraltar). Isaac etait interprete attitre du Consulat d'Allemagne (sa photo est sur le post de la Conference d'Algeciras (7 Avril 1906). Il meurt en 1907, le meme mois ou sa fille Alegria (1907-1937)nait a Safi.
Alberto (Abraham) est ne le 19 Fevrier 1905 a Tanger et part pour le Venezuela. En 1932 il epouse Sety Bendahan, d'une famille de Tetouan qui avait deja des affaires au Venezuela. Alberto a ete representant du Venezuela au Premier Congres Juif Mondial de Geneve. Il devient ensuite Consul de Costa Rica a Caracas et a aussi une affaire d'importation de tissus. Il est le pere de 3 garcons et une fille. Il meurt le 8 Septembre 1971 a Caracas. Sety Bendahan, sa femme, est decedee en 1999. Leurs enfants sont:
Isaac, l'aine, est ingenieur petrolier et vit a Caracas ainsi que Jaime le deuxieme fils.
Jack, le plus jeune, est avocat et s'occupe de la bourse. Les enfants de Jack sont Estrella qui vit a Long Island aux Etats Unis et Eric Foinquinos, le fameux composeur, qui vit maintenant a Barcelone. Si vous mettez son nom sur l'internet, il y a des listes de ses compositions, pour films principalement.
La fille d'Alberto est Clara (Clarita), elle habite New York et s'occupe de delinquants juveniles. Elle a 3 enfants et garde contact avec Simone Melo. Sa photo est sur les posts Alberto de Caracas family et Visit a Kfar Saba publies en Septembre sur ce blog.
Jacob (Jack) Foinquinos, le frere d'Alberto de Caracas, est ne en 1906 a Tanger, il part ensuite pour le Costa Rica ou il est professeur de gymn, et est nomme citoyen d'honneur. Il y meurt en 1984 sans descendants.
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I posted uncle Alberto (Abraham) of Caracas and his family as well as Jacob's portraits in September. Here more information that Simone Melo gave me.
Alberto and Jacob were the brothers of Simone Melo's mother, Alegria Foinquinos.
Alberto, Jacob and Alegria were Isaac Foinquinos and Clara Pinto children (they married on April 1903). Isaac Foinquinos was Moses Foinquinos (my grand father) and Esther Foinquinos Hadida's brother. Isaac, Moses and Esther were Abraham Foinquinos children. (Abraham Foinquinos brothers were Jonas of Marseille and Rafael of Brazil).
Isaac was the official interpreter at the German Consulate (his picture is on the post on the Conference d'Algeciras (4/7/1906). He dies in 1907, the same month his daughter Alegria (1907-1937) was born in Safi, Morocco.
Alberto was born February 19, 1905 in Tangier and left for Venezuela. In 1932, he marries Sety Bendahan, whose family was from Tetuan and already had businesses in Venezuela. Alberto represented Venezuela at the First World Jewish Congress in Geneva. He became later Consul of Costa Rica in Caracas and also owned an import fabric business. He is the father of 3 sons and one daughter. He died on September 8th 1971 in Caracas. Sety Bendahan, his wife, died in 1999. Their children are:
Isaac, the oldest, is an oil engineer and lives in Caracas as well as Jaime the second son.
Jack the youngest son, is a lawyer and works in the stock market. His children are Estrella who lives in Long Island in the USA and Eric Foinquinos, the famous composer, who lives in Barcelona. If you put his name on search engines on the internet, there are lists of his compositions, mainly film music.
Alberto's daughter is Clara (Clarita), she lives in New York and works with juvenile delinquants. She has 3 children and stays in contact with Simone Melo. Her photo is on the posts Alberto de Caracas family and Visit to Kfar Saba published in September on this blog.
Jacob (Jack) Foinquinos, Alberto's brother, is born in Tanger in 1906. He left for Costa Rica where he was Physical Education teacher and was made honor citizen. He dies there in 1984. He stayed single.
Monday, October 8, 2007
Dora & Alegria Hadida Foinquinos
They were Esther Hadida's daughters. Esther Hadida was Isaac & Moses Foinquinos sister. They were born and lived in Tanger. Afterwards, Alegria emigrated to Israel and lived in Yavne. She was a very nice person, my sister Cathy and Simone from Haifa remember her with fondness. Dora married and moved to Columbia, South America, where she still lives.
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Visit to Kfar Saba
Tata Perla, Albert Abecassis Foinquinos's wife,
behind Simone Foinquinos Melo and in red Clarita Foinquinos,
Alberto Foinquinos de Caracas' daughter. On the right Albert Abecassis Foinquinos, Moses Foinquinos & Esther Abecassis son.
Jacobo Foinquinos
He was Isaac Foinquinos and Carla Pinto's son, (Simone Melo uncle), he lived in Costa Rica. He is Alberto de Caracas's brother. He was born in 1906 and died in 1984. He has no children.
Helena Melo Pinto
Helene Melo-Pinto de O'Hana is Simone Foinquinos Melo aunt and the father's sister.
Isaac Foinquinos at the Conference of Algeciras -April 7th 1906
Isaac Foinquinos was the interpreter for the Kaiser at this Conference that decided the International Status of Tanger, he is the last person looking at the camera on the right side. (he is Simone Foinquinos Melo grand father).
Clara Pinto portrait
She was Isaac Foinquinos' wife, the mother of Alberto, Jacobo and Alegria Foinquinos. Simone Foinquinos Melo's grand mother.
Clara Pinto & Moses Pinto Melo
Simone Foinquinos Melo's Gd Mother Clara Pinto de Foinquinos
with her father :at the age of 1 year Moses Pinto Melo.
This is a very old picture, and I tried to make it better.
The details on the dress are wonderful.
Alberto of Caracas family
Standing behind: Clarita Foinquinos Bendahan - Jaime Foinquinos Bendahan
Front : Isaac Foinquinos Bendahan
Sety Bendahan de Foinquinos (their mother) and on her lap Jacobo Foinquinos Bendahan.
The children are Simone Foinquinos Melo first cousins - they are Alberto Foinquinos Pinto children, Alberto is her uncle.
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