On her site Telma Anijar-Andersen writes: "My family dropped the "D" from the Anidjar name and started to write the family name as Anijar. I was not aware of the "D" within our family name until a few
years ago when I was visiting my father Isaac in the Amazon. Out of the blue he decided to tell me that the name "Anijar" used to have a "D" before the "J". I was puzzled about our family name since I started to attend Hebrew school in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The teacher told me that there is no "J" in Hebrew, so my family name must be of Spanish origin. She said it was either pronounced Anirrar or Anidar."On her site Telma Anijar-Andersen writes: "My family dropped the "D" from the Anidjar name and started to write the family name as Anijar. I was not aware of the "D" within our family name until a few
years ago when I was visiting my father Isaac in the Amazon. Out of the blue he decided to tell me that the name "Anijar" used to have a "D" before the "J". I was puzzled about our family name since I started to attend Hebrew school in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The teacher told me that there is no "J" in Hebrew, so my family name must be of Spanish origin. She said it was either pronounced Anirrar or Anidar."