Salonika Branch - A Brief History
The Elazar family was involved in every facet of Jewish life in Zaragoza
Spain from the first known records (in 1096 C.E.) until the Expulsion (1492).
My branch of the family left Spain in 1492. At least one branch formally
converted and became secret Jews, moving later to Portugal. In 1755 Isaac
Elizar and his family moved to Newport,RI, where they returned to the open
practice of Judaism and helped build the Jewish community there. During
the Revolutionary War they moved to Charlston S.C. where the family passed
out of existence (the children didn't marry). Meanwhile the main branch of the Elazar family moved to Italy (Naples/Otranto) briefly as in 1510 the Jews were again expelled. From there they went to Salonika and in 1534 the Elazar family was recorded as having established the Otranto Synagogue. For nearly 4 centuries the Elazars were associated with Salonika, although in fact Elazars settled throughout Macedonia. When Macedonia was divided among Bulgaria, Serbia, Turkey and Greece, Elazars were to be found in each of the new countries. In 1876 my great grandfather brought his family to Israel from Salonika. My grandfather was 3 years old. We celebrated the 100 year aniversary in 1976 with Israel's president at the time, Yitzhak Navon, as the Navon's and Elazar's were neighbors in Zaragoza and later in Jerusalem.
Salonika
Branch - Elazar FamilyTree
(last updated Feb 2, 2004 by David Elazar)
Photographic page in memory of my parents, Albert & Nettie Elazar
Albert
Elazar: A Personal Memoir of My Father
(First 2 chapters of a 17 chapter publication)
by Daniel J. Elazar
(Jerusalem, Israel 1994)
Jewish Education and Jewish Statesmenship - Albert Elazar Memorial Book
edited by Daniel J. Elazar (Jerusalem
Center for Public Affairs, 1996)
1.
Introduction p.1-13 2.
My Father as an Educator; a summing up p.131-149
Photographic page in memory of my brother, Daniel
J. Elazar 1934-1999
Dani Elazar, Executive Director, Yahad Modi'in, A Lesson in Pluralism by Robert Sklar Detroit Jewish News January 11, 2008
Franklin Archives (Temple Beth El, Bloomfield Hills, MI) Elazar Family Collection
Other ELAZAR HOMEPAGES on the web:
Yugoslavian
Branch Prepared by Sandra
Elazar (Catania, Italy)