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Yaacoub (Jacob) Lichaa
יעקב לישע17 August 1893, Egypt, CA · died 31 January 1988, San Francisco, California; buried Eternal Home Cemetery, Colma · buried Doc.M.C-6, a-ii-80
Alon's wife's father's father's fatherLichaaAlso written: Yaacoub / Jacob / Yacoub Lichaa, Leshaa; Arabic يعقوب ليشعRead the story
What we know
Owner of the Pensione Roma, a boarding house on Soliman Pasha Street in Cairo. Died in San Francisco in 1988.
From our research
- Karaite Jew of Cairo; owned a boarding house, the "Pensione Roma", on Soliman Pasha Street
- Married (1) Soltana Massouda, 18 Sep 1923: son Abraham; (2) Louna Oziel, 5 Jun 1934: four children
- Siblings include Victorine (1904-1998), wife of Dr. Alfred Massouda
- Died 31 Jan 1988 in San Francisco; buried at Eternal Home Cemetery, Colma, California
Sources
- Mani Web Site
- US Naturalization Records, Northern California, 1852-1989 · Yacoub Leshaa
- Les Fleurs de l'Orient, "Karaite Families" database (farhi.org), compiled from David Elichaa (1926-2007)
- Find a Grave: Eternal Home Cemetery, Colma CA