Jews of Rhodes. Eclipse of a Community. 1944-2024

Sami Modiano in Ostia (Rome) in 1946 (Fondazione Museo della Shoah – Sami Modiano)

Samuele Modiano

Place and date of Birth: Rhodes, 18 July 1930
Place and date of death: –, —
Gender: M
Father: —
Mother: —
Brothers/sisters: —
Spouse: —
Children: —
Position: —

Age reached on 23 July 1944: 14 years old
Arrest place: Rhodes
Camp serial number: B-7456
Fate: Survivor

Photos

Sami Modiano in Ostia (Rome) in 1946 (Fondazione Museo della Shoah – Sami Modiano)
The Modiano family. From left to right: mother Diana Franco, Lucia Modiano, father Giacobbe Modiano and Sami Modiano (Fondazione Museo della Shoah – Sami Modiano)
School picture with Sami Modiano (1) in Rhodes in 1936 (Fondazione Museo della Shoah – Sami Modiano)
From left to right: Abramo Levi, Giacomo Hasson, Vittorio Hasson, Samuele Modiano, Eliezer Surmani, Giuseppe (Pepo) Cordoval, Jack Cordoval, Giuseppe Conè, Ner Alhadeff and Giuseppe Hasson in Ostia (Rome) in 1946 (Rhodes Jewish Historical Foundation Archives; Retrieved from: www.rhodesjewishmuseum.org)
Sami Modiano in the Belgian Congo around 1952 (Fondazione Museo della Shoah – Sami Modiano)
Sami Modiano with Selma Doulmar in Rhodes in 1955 (Fondazione Museo della Shoah – Sami Modiano)

Papers

Comitato Ricerche Deportati Ebrei, Bollettino di Informazioni n. 10, Septmeber 28, 1945 (CDEC Foundation Archive, Fondo CRDE)

Source

Public History

This portal is part of the project ‘Jews of Rhodes. Eclipse of a Community 1944-2024’, which presents years of research by the CDEC Foundation into the deportation of Jews from the Italian Possessions in the Aegean, marking its 80th anniversary.

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Public history

Il progetto “Ebrei di Rodi. Eclissi di una comunità 1944-2024” è stato concepito come cantiere di ricerca e di studio “aperto”, per accogliere il contributo di tutti coloro che vorranno partecipare ad arricchirlo.

Potete segnalarci il vostro interesse a contribuire al progetto, inviando i vostri dati e una breve descrizione della documentazione posseduta tramite la compilazione del modulo sotto riportato.

Eventuali documenti storici, fotografie, testimonianze e memorie sulla storia e le vicende della Comunità ebraica di Rodi e Coo nella prima metà del Novecento, durante il periodo della dominazione italiana, potranno così entrare a far parte della ricerca e dell’archivio della Fondazione CDEC.

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The concept behind ‘Jews of Rhodes. Eclipse of a Community 1944-2024’ is to set up an ongoing and ‘open’ study and research project, welcoming contributions from all those who can take part and enrich its legacy.

You can signal your interest in contributing to the project, and send us your data and a brief description of the materials in your possession, by completing the form below.

Any historical documents, photographs, eyewitness accounts and recollections of the history and experiences of the Jewish community of Rhodes and Kos in the first half of the 20th century, during the period of Italian rule, will thus become part of the research and archival domain of the CDEC Foundation.

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Exploring the Monument

The names, listed in alphabetical order, are arranged in 10 horizontal layers corresponding to their ages on 23 July 1944, thus visualizing the demographic makeup of the community: 0-9 years | 10-19 years | 20-29 years | 30-39 years | 40-49 years | 50-59 years | 60-69 years | 70-79 years | 80-89 years | age unknown.

The names of those who survived deportation are shown in a different colour, highlighting their very limited number.

Using the zoom tool will allow you to zoom out for a broader view of the number of deportees and zoom in to see each individual name.

Use the + / – buttons to zoom in and out. Swipe or use the arrows to scroll left or right.

Hover over a name to show a text box with that person’s basic information file: the ‘learn more’ button will open the page dedicated to the name selected.

The magnifying glass icon indicates a search tool that will allow you to enter a name, which will then be highlighted on the Monument.