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Niš, Serbia

Ниш, Србиjа

Nisch [German], Niş [Turkish], Naissos [Greek]

Lat: 43° 19´ N, Long: 21° 54´ E



Niš Families
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Adanja Family

Mattajahu Adanja
1878 – 1941
son of
Jakob
wife:
Esther Adanja
born 1881
daughter of
Refael & Sara

Alkalaj Family

Reuven Alkalaj
(Alcalay)

1907 – 1974
famous journalist
& lexicographer*
born in Jerusalem
son of
Avram & Rachel
from Niš

Bio, in Hebrew

*author of the
well-received
Complete
English-Hebrew
Dictionary

(publ. 1961)

[Photo Missing]

Berta Alkalaj
Famous salon
dressmaker

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