Guy Worms
Marc Bloch, an intellectual in the Resistance. Genealogical clarifiction
The entry into the Pantheon of historian Marc Bloch, a member of the Resistance who was assassinated by the Gestapo in June 1944, is marked by a review of the main aspects of the personality and career of this patriot of Jewish-Alsatian origin. Additions and corrections are made to previous genealogical studies devoted to him. The family and ancestry of his wife Simonne, with whom he formed an indissoluble couple, are also presented.
Alexander Beider
Names and origins of members of the Grâna community of Tunis
This article examines the history and origins of the surnames of the grâna community of Tunis, founded in the 17th century by Jews who came mainly from Livorno. Building on the research of Paul Sebag, it offers a refined analysis based on recent genealogical, historical, and linguistic sources. Three main groups of names emerge: Iberian names (about half), inherited from former Portuguese or Spanish Marranos; Italian names (about one third), originating from Roman, Italianized Ashkenazi migrants or Provençal families; and Maghreb names (15%). The onomastics of the grâna thus reflect the diversity of Mediterranean Jewish trajectories and the evolution of migration between the 17th and 20th centuries.
Joël Levy-Corcos, known as Joël Baron
The Levy-Yuly family: from the mellah of Meknes to the Senate in Washington, via Mogador
Joël Levy-Corcos invites us on a veritable journey through time and space in his text on “The Levy-Yuly family.” From 1680 to the present day, and from Meknes to the Senate in Washington, this text takes us on a journey among the representatives of this family who participated in the creation of the city of Mogador-Essaouira, and whose most famous member was David Levy-Yulee, the first Jewish senator in the history of the United States. It also includesanecdotes about how Jewish communities operated in Morocco in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Anne-Marie Fribourg
Around a Grave from Montparnasse’cimetery
Starting from a grave in the Montparnasse cemetery in Paris, we travel to California and back to Paris, passing through the weaving mills of Saint-Quentin in the Vosges mountains. The endearing personality of Salomon Bine is the key figure in this story.