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Birthday: 1870
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Families: Attar, Sasson

Family

Father: Shimon Tarzi Attar | Mother: Emam Attar
Spouse: Itshak Sasson
Siblings: Aharon Attar, Nouzha Attar Betesh
Children: Meyer Sasson, Hamama Sasson Israel, Jacques Sasson Saison, Victoria Sasson Patan, Esther Sasson Cohen, Albert Sasson

Biography

NONNA MARIETTA SASSON If you want to learn more about my NONNA MARIETTA, and her SASSON family, press on this link … press HERE Marietta (Miriam in Syrian) married in Cairo (Mar1885) to Yitzhak Sasson. They lived in Luxor, then in Cairo. Only 5 children survived to advanced age, but many died very young. The first son, Meyer born in 1886, then died. After the birth of her daughter Hamama in 1887, she had several babies, but they all died during a period of 11 years, until her son Jacques, was born in 1898, Then Victoria in 1901, Esther 1904, and Albert 1909. The family moved back to Cairo. After her husband death, she lived with her daughter Victoria, until she died in 1951, aged 81

Photos


Photo portrait de ma grandmere Marietta, prise vers les annees 1935 - 1938 , au Cairo . Elle portait toujours sur la tete cette echarpe triangulaire, ornee de guirlandes et broderies coloriees, comme toutes les femmes du moyen orient et Afrique du nord.( Elie Patan )


This photo of the Sasson family, was taken in Luxor, in 1915. The parents, Ytshak and Marietta, with 3 of their 5 children,,,: Victoria , Esther , Albert.


The Sasson family, (au grand complet) including the elder girl Hamama, visiting her parents in Luxor in 1919. A very big ressemblance between her, and her grandma “Emam Attar”


La nonna Marietta, … Photo prise en 1950, environ une annee avant sa mort en 1951.


Pessah 1950 - As usual, a carafe of Arak, and dried fruits on the table.. Around the Nona, … Victoria, Mimi , Clemence, some friends and half the face of Elie and Mary Patan