Uncle Avraham, my father's brother, was born in 1905, in Ankara, Turkey, to Ester and Aaron Arav. He was known as Albert Arav.

He had two brothers (Itzhak-Isaac and Yehuda) and three sisters (Sara, Lea, and Fanny).

He married Ester (Roza) Benforma in 1927, in Ankara. Names of their children: Rebeka-Beki, Yosef, and Dina.

In 1934, Uncle Albert's family adopted a new family name: Aglamaz (a word in Turkish).

New family name in Turkish: In 1934, Turkey issued the "Surnames Law". According to this law, all families had to get a family name in the Turkish language. Consequently, Jewish families too had to accept new family names, in Turkish. The new family name Uncle Albert's family received was AGLAMAZ.

Year: 1941/1942

Uncle Albert and Aunt Roza are on the left.

Uncle Albert and Aunt Roza lived in Ankara, in a quarter called Yenişehir. Their house was surrounded by a beautiful garden.

Uncle Albert in his garden

(with my father Yehuda Arav Aglamaz and me)

Uncle Albert had a shop for clothing, named "Güler Tuhafiye", in Atatürk Boulevard, Ankara.

Uncle Albert was a Zionist and proud of Israel's achievements.

Uncle Albert and Aunt Roza made Aliyah to Israel in 1971 and settled in Bat Yam.

Uncle Albert widowed in 1997.

He passed away on June 3, 1998, in a nursing home. His grave is in Yarkon cemetery.

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