Elliot Victor Galanti (1939 - 2017)

Elliot Victor Galanti is the husband of Pamela Meyers, my 2nd cousin 1x removed. Helfet family HERE

Parents: Victor Galanti (1906 - 1975) and Fortunée Naim (1915 - 2003)

Fortunée and Victor on their wedding day. They were married in the Belgian Congo

Pictures of Fortunée and Victor 

Born: 6 June 1939 in Alexandria, Egypt. 

Migration: Elliot came to Rhodesia after completing his high school studies in Cairo in June 1956. He stayed with his uncle Alphonse (Al) Naim (1914 - 1998) (Fortunée's brother) in Salisbury. Gamal Nasser came into power in Egypt in June 1956 and after the Suez crisis in late 1956 began expelling many Jews from Egypt. Elliot was therefore unable to return and had to remain in Rhodesia. In 1960 Elliot was the youth mayor of Salisbury. He was a fluent in French and Arabic.

Hebrew name: Eliyahu son of Chaim

Elliot's Barmitzvah

Elliot's school id cards

Married: Pamela Meyers on 20 December 1964 in Bulawayo, Rhodesia. Pamela was 22 and Elliot 25

Elliot and Pamela's wedding

Children

Their first child was born in 1965 when Pamela was 23 and Elliot 26. Their last child was born in 1967 when Pamela was 24 and Elliot 28

• Gary Leonard Galanti 1965 -
• Sara Esther Galanti 1967 -

Elliot Galanti

Voter registration

Elliot's Rhodesian voter registration application for 1961

Elliot's Rhodesian voter registration application for 1966

Death

9 January 2017 (11 Tevet 5777) in Perth, Australia at age 77. He was buried in Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Australia on 7 October 2020, plot no FA 356

Tombstone for Elliot Galanti. A man of the world. Whoever met him became a friend

Residence

In 1961 Elliot was living at 25 Kent ave, Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe)