Alfandari
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Alfandari, Alphandéry is a family of eastern rabbis prominent in the 17th and 18th centuries, found in Smyrna
, Constantinople
, and Jerusalem. The name may be derived from a Spanish
locality, perhaps from Alfambra
. The following is a list of the chief members of the family:
Members of this family were to be found as of 1906 in Constantinople and in Beirut
. A Portuguese family of the name Alphandéry still exists (1906) in Paris
and Avignon
. At the latter place there was a physician, Moses Alphandéry, in 1506 (Rev. Ét. Juives, xxxiv. 253) and a Lyon Alphanderic, in 1558 (ibid. vii. 280). Compare the names Moses אלפנדריך (Neubauer
, Cat. Bodl. Hebr. MSS. No. 2129) and Aaron אלפנדארק (ibid. No. 1080). For a possible explanation of the name, see Moritz Steinschneider
, Jew. Quart. Rev. xi. 591.
In addition to the persons mentioned above, there is known a Solomon Alfandari (Valencia, 1367), whose son Jacob assisted Samuel Ẓarẓa in tranṣlating the Sefer ha-'Aẓamim of pseudo-ibn Ezra from the Arabic
into Hebrew. A merchant, Isaac Alfandari, was wrecked in 1529 on the Nubia
n coast (Leopold Zunz
, Z. G. p. 425; Steinschneider, Hebr. Uebers. p. 448). In Israeli popular culture, the principal family in the 1973 film Daughters, Daughters
is named Alfandari.
Smyrna
Smyrna was an ancient city located at a central and strategic point on the Aegean coast of Anatolia. Thanks to its advantageous port conditions, its ease of defence and its good inland connections, Smyrna rose to prominence. The ancient city is located at two sites within modern İzmir, Turkey...
, Constantinople
Constantinople
Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...
, and Jerusalem. The name may be derived from a Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
locality, perhaps from Alfambra
Alfambra
Alfambra is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. , the municipality has a population of 676 inhabitants....
. The following is a list of the chief members of the family:
- Aharon ben Moshe Alfandari (1820, Constantinople - 1930)
- Eliyah AlfandariElijah AlfandariElijah Alfandari was a writer on matrimonial law, and rabbi at Constantinople in the latter half of the 18th and in the beginning of the 19th century. He published two works on matrimonial law, Seder Eliyahu Rabbah we-Zuṭṭa , Constantinople, 1719, and Miktab me-Eliyahu , Constantinople, 1723...
(half of the 18th century - beginning of the 19th c.) - Ḥayyim ben Ya‘aqov Alfandari, the ElderHayyim ben Jacob Alfandari (the Elder)Hayyim ben Jacob Alfandari was a talmudic educator and writer, teaching at Constantinople in 1618. He was the pupil of Aaron ben Joseph Sason...
- Yitzḥak Rephael AlfandariIsaac Raphael AlfandariIsaac Raphael Alfandari , son of Ḥayyim, and father of Ḥayyim the Younger, lived in Constantinople in the 17th century. Some of his responsa are published in his father's collection, Maggid me-Reshit, Constantinople, 1710....
(? - ca. 1690)- Ḥayyim ben Yitzḥak Rephael Alfandari, the YoungerHayyim Alfandari (the Younger)Hayyim ben Isaac Raphael Alfandari was rabbi in Constantinople during the latter half of the 17th and in the beginning of the 18th-century. In his old age he went to Palestine, where he died. He was the author of Esh Dat , a collection of homilies printed together with his uncle's Muẓẓal me-Esh in...
(half of the 17th century - beginning of the 18th c.)
- Ḥayyim ben Yitzḥak Rephael Alfandari, the Younger
- Yitzḥak Rephael Alfandari
- Ya‘aqov ben Ḥayyim AlfandariJacob ben Hayyim AlfandariJacob ben Ḥayyim Alfandari was a talmudic writer and rabbi in Istanbul in the 17th century. In 1686, he refers to himself as an old man...
(1620 - 1695) - Shlomo Eli‘ezer AlfandariSolomon Eliezer AlfandariSolomon Eliezer Alfandari , also known as the Saba Kadisha , was a distinguished rabbi, kabbalist and rosh yeshiva in his native home of Constantinople, and later served as Chief Rabbi of Damascus, Syria, and Safed, Israel...
(1820 - 1930) - Alanté Alfandari
- Arturo AlfandariArturo AlfandariArturo Alfandari was a Belgian diplomat, known as the creator of the language Neo.-Life:Originally from Italy, in the First World War he served as a cipher officer for the Italian High Command...
(1888 - 1969), an Italian-Belgian diplomat - Claude Alphandéry (born 1922)
- Edmond AlphandéryEdmond AlphandéryEdmond Alphandéry is a French politician, born 2 September 1943 in Avignon, Vaucluse.-Education and early employment:* Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris – Fulbright Fellowship...
(1943, Avignon), a French politician - Georges Lévy-Alphandéry, a French politician
- Serge Alfandari
Members of this family were to be found as of 1906 in Constantinople and in Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
. A Portuguese family of the name Alphandéry still exists (1906) in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and Avignon
Avignon
Avignon is a French commune in southeastern France in the départment of the Vaucluse bordered by the left bank of the Rhône river. Of the 94,787 inhabitants of the city on 1 January 2010, 12 000 live in the ancient town centre surrounded by its medieval ramparts.Often referred to as the...
. At the latter place there was a physician, Moses Alphandéry, in 1506 (Rev. Ét. Juives, xxxiv. 253) and a Lyon Alphanderic, in 1558 (ibid. vii. 280). Compare the names Moses אלפנדריך (Neubauer
Neubauer
Neubauer is a surname, and may refer to:* Adolf Neubauer, Rabbinical scholar* Alfred Neubauer, Mercedes Grand Prix racing manager* Dagmar Neubauer, German athlete* Harald Neubauer, German far right politician and journalist...
, Cat. Bodl. Hebr. MSS. No. 2129) and Aaron אלפנדארק (ibid. No. 1080). For a possible explanation of the name, see Moritz Steinschneider
Moritz Steinschneider
Moritz Steinschneider was a Bohemian bibliographer and Orientalist. He received his early instruction in Hebrew from his father, Jacob Steinschneider , who was not only an expert Talmudist, but was also well versed in secular science...
, Jew. Quart. Rev. xi. 591.
In addition to the persons mentioned above, there is known a Solomon Alfandari (Valencia, 1367), whose son Jacob assisted Samuel Ẓarẓa in tranṣlating the Sefer ha-'Aẓamim of pseudo-ibn Ezra from the Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
into Hebrew. A merchant, Isaac Alfandari, was wrecked in 1529 on the Nubia
Nubia
Nubia is a region along the Nile river, which is located in northern Sudan and southern Egypt.There were a number of small Nubian kingdoms throughout the Middle Ages, the last of which collapsed in 1504, when Nubia became divided between Egypt and the Sennar sultanate resulting in the Arabization...
n coast (Leopold Zunz
Leopold Zunz
Leopold Zunz was a German Reform rabbi and writer, the founder of what has been termed "Jewish Studies" or "Judaic Studies" , the critical investigation of Jewish literature, hymnology and ritual...
, Z. G. p. 425; Steinschneider, Hebr. Uebers. p. 448). In Israeli popular culture, the principal family in the 1973 film Daughters, Daughters
Daughters, Daughters
Daughters, Daughters is a 1973 Israeli film directed by Moshé Mizrahi. It was entered into the 1974 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Shaike Ophir - Sabbatai Alfandari* Zaharira Harifai - Bianca Alfandari* Joseph Shiloach - Joseph Omri...
is named Alfandari.