Uncle Vitali Habib was born in 1911, in Istanbul, Turkey, to Presyado and Sabatula Habib. His original name was Haim.

He married Aunt Korin Benardete in 1943, in Istanbul. They had three children: Luisa, Flora, and Robert.

The family lived in Istanbul, in Kuledibi (name of a neighbourhood populated mainly by Jews in the 1950's).

Uncle Vitali and Aunt Korin made Aliyah to Israel in 1965 and settled in Raanana.

Uncle Vitali passed away on November 24, 2002, in Raanana. His grave is in Kfar Nahman New cemetery, Raanana.

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