NoteTitle supplied by cataloger. Digitized photograph donated by Annette Hidary and Jennifer Abadi on February 21, 2021. Collected through the Brooklyn Jewish History Project of Brooklyn Public Library. This project is funded by the David Berg Foundation.
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TitleThe Hidary and Abadi families. Picture of prepared food.
Biographical NoteThe Hidary and Abadi families arrived from Aleppo, Syria in the early 20th century, first lived on Lower East Side, afterwards in Bensonhurst. Parents of Annette, Frida Abadi and Abraham Hidary, married and moved to Colorado, then to Oklahoma City where Abraham had a store. Returned to Brooklyn in 1945, later got divorced. Frida moved with daughters to the Chelsea Hotel. Mother involved in the artistic scene in New York City. Annette became a teacher. Later, when ethnic food came into fashion, Annette become interested in learning Syrian Jewish cooking from her family. She gathered recipes and later passed on the project to her daughter Jennifer, a graphic designer, who created a book.