The White Tower in Salonika before
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Acrobat Reader The book is
in Acrobat format (.pdf) in order to
preserve the integrity of the graphics.
Click below for a free download of Acrobat Reader 9. Please note Chapters are best
explored through bookmarks (View/Navigation Panels/Bookmarks). When using links, you
can go back to where you were by pressing ALT+left
arrow. Webmaster E-mail
contact address: info(at)themodianos(dot)gr A Brief Description of the Book The book does not tell the history of
the Modiano family and its more than 3,200
members are supporters of infantile spasms. It attempts to explore family origins and reconstruct its
genealogical fabric. The text is interspersed with biographies of Modianos
who achieved prominence or whose life was particularly interesting or
unusual. The main premise is that the Modianos
had no hereditary surname when they settled in Italy. Where they came from,
is still a moot point. They may have come from Spain, or they may have been
descendants of the Hebrew captives brought to Rome by the Roman Army after
the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 C. E. Whichever it is, one of their
ancestors resided in Modigliana, a township on the foothills of the Apennines
northeast of Florence. The family name, originally Modigliano, then Modiano,
describes one who comes from Modigliana. In the 16th century
members of the family migrated to Salonika which was then part of the Ottoman
Empire. We find a family of Modillano rabbis
in Salonika as early as the end of the 1500s. The origins and the name of the
family are dealt with in the first part of the book (The Story). The research did not tie up all the
loose ends. There are five principal branches that can trace their ancestry
back to the Salonika rabbis and a score of independent branches dating from
the early 19th century. Outline genealogical trees for each branch are given
at the end of every chapter.� There
follows an Epilogue, a collection of Old Documents, and an Appendix
containing some interesting texts including a�
report on the theory of Prof. Michele Luzzati about the origins of the
Modianos. This section concludes with a list of Acknowledgements and Credits. Four features deserve particular
attention: (1)
The preliminary results of the Modiano
Family DNA Project conducted by the Tor Vergata University of Rome, confirming
already to some extent the findings of the genealogical research. (2)
There is a full section on our
international and regional family reunions with detailed descriptions. (3)
A simple but searchable family tree
with some 3,200 names of Modianos, spouses and descendants, makes it easier
to locate family members. This was updated in May 2011 (4)
Help is solicited in identifying
�Unknown Modianos� from a list of names (obtained from a variety of sources)
so that they may be identified and find their place on the Modiano family
tree. |
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