eSefarad Noticias del Mundo Sefaradi
In Memory of Distinguished American Sephardi Federation Board Member David Ribacoff, A”H. Born in Soviet Bukhara (now Uzbekistan), David Ribacoff was one of eight members of a traditional Sephardic family who emigrated to Egypt in 1928. Growing-up in cosmopolitan Cairo, David was a member of the Adly Street Synagogue and married a member of the community, Lisette, in 1955. After the Suez Canal crisis of 1956, they moved with their young son to Brazil, before, in 1963, settling in New York. David was one of the founders of the Bukharian Jewish community and was a champion of Sephardic history and culture throughout his decades of dedicated service to the American Sephardi Federation. The ASF’s National Sephardi Library & Archives is home to the David Ribacoff Collection, featuring historical documents, photographs, and ephemera. The newly launched David Ribacoff Fund is to serve as a living memorial supporting research, publications, film screenings, lectures, and concerts throughout the year.
