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The Fez Frozen in Time: A Cultural and Political Symbol for Sephardic Jews in the Ottoman Empire
It was 1951 when Victor Cadranel was attending a masked ball at the Athénée Royale in Élizabetheville, Zaire. Now known as Lubumbashi in...
Alexandra Fellus
Sep 15, 20224 min read

Jewish Workers in Istanbul and the 1906 Strike at the Cibali Reji Tobacco Factory
The 1906 strike at one of the largest factories in Istanbul at the time has all but disappeared from the history of the city and the...
Nesi Altaras
Jan 15, 20224 min read
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