Skenazi, Salomon y Alkale

Plot Location	2E21
Surname	Skenazi
Given Name(s)	Salomon y Alkale
Place of Birth	Istanbul
Date of Birth (Eng)	December 24, 1893
Date of Birth (Heb)
Date of Death (Eng)	January 3, 1955
Date of Death (Heb)	9 Tevet 5715
Age at Death	61
Hebrew Name	שלמה אשכנאזי
Spouse’s Name	Sarah Perelman
Father’s Name	Josef Eskenazi
Mother’s Name	Hermosa Eskenazi
Other Surnames	Eskenazi
Sex	M
Marital Status	M
Maiden Name
Title (e.g., Dr)
Religious Status (כ/ל/י)
Cause of Death	Heart attack
Other Family Data	Son: Joseph Skenazi (b. August 10, 1931, Shanghai). Brother: Yako (Jack) Eskenazi
Inscription (Eng)	IN LOVING MEMORY OF SALOMON SKENAZI Y ALKALE DIED 3 JANUARY 1955 AGED 61 YEARS
Inscription (Heb)	פה מצא מנוח ה”מ שלמה אשכנאזי נ”ע נלב”ע תשעה לר”ח טבת הת”שטו והיו ימיו ס”א שנה תנ”צבה
Inscription (Other)
Historical	Lived in Shanghai. Both his wife and his son went to the US in 1947 and could not return to China. With their property confiscated by the Communists, Salomon finally arrived in Hong Kong in October 1954. He obtained a visa to travel to Los Angeles to meet up with his family but died of a heart attack shortly before he was due to leave Hong Kong. In 1927, he purchased the Hongkew Cinema. Built in 1908 with 250 seats, it is considered to be the first cinema in Shanghai. It was demolished in 1988. Mateo Beraha, the uncle of Dario Beraha, may have been a partner in the business. Sarah (b. April 9, 1909) was from Remi, Romania. On April 10, 1961, she married Morriss D. Sherman in Los Angeles. Joseph changed his name to Jose Skenazi Villaverde when he petitioned for US naturalization.

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