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Muestras Konsejas: Mother, a Memoir
Like Lady Liberty and her torch, my mother holds aloft her own precious symbol, the jar of homemade Harosset, prepared well in advance of...
Gloria DeVidas Kirchheimer
Apr 17 min read
Rabbi David Sevi, Chief Hazzan of the Jewish Community of Turkey, appointed Acting Chief Rabbi of Turkey
Rabbi David Sevi Istanbul, Turkey – The Jewish Community of Turkey has announced the appointment of Rabbi David Sevi, Chief Hazzan of...
Magazine Staff
Apr 12 min read
Isak Haleva, Turkey’s chief rabbi and face of Jewish minority, dies at 84
Chief Rabbi of the Jewish community in Turkey Isak Haleva, at right, speaks with the Mufti of Istanbul Rahmi Yaran during a July 2016...
David Ian Klein
Apr 15 min read
Las Validjas—National Sephardic Essay Competition Student Winner 2024
Family photo. First row from left to right: Nava, Avram Hatem, Emel, Roza Hatem. Second row from left to right: Doron, Eliza Presented in...
Liza Cemal
Jan 711 min read
A Sephardi Turkish Patriot
A Sephardi Turkish Patriot is the biography of Gad Franco, who was at first a journalist, then a lawyer and a jurist, and a prominent...
Anthony Gad Bigio
Mar 15, 20243 min read
The Jewish Community of Istanbul
The Jewish Community of Istanbul is still an active and vibrant Sephardic Jewish Community, one that has a long history dating back...
Rabbi Naftali Haleva
Mar 15, 20242 min read
The Jewish Community of Izmir
As the education coordinator of Sunday School in Izmir, I am delighted to share with you all the amazing activities and accomplishments...
Belin Benezra Yensarfati
Sep 5, 20232 min read
Young Professionals Tour of Jewish Turkey
Our first ever Young Professionals Tour of Jewish Turkey took place in July and it was an incredible experience! Twenty young community...
Andrew Marcus
Sep 5, 20233 min read
Izmir Se Desperto!
Oy en dia en Izmir biven solo mil djudios entre mas de 4 milyones de povlasion. Ma un tiempo, antes del establesimiento del estado de...
Rachel Amado Bortnick
Sep 5, 20233 min read
Una Reunyon muy alegre kon muestra Kerida Rachel Amado Bortnick
El 26 de Febrero no pudimos selebrar el Dia Internasyonal del Ladino/Judeo-Espanyol, Estambol por modo ke el paiz entero esta vamos en...
Karen Gerson Sarhon
Apr 18, 20232 min read
My Trip to Turkey; Food for My Soul
The celebration of Ladino Day, Dia de Ladino (DIdL) is a big deal in Istanbul. In February of every year since 2013, they put on a...
Rachel Amado Bortnick
Apr 18, 20235 min read
La Asosyasyon de los Turkanos en Israel
Itahdut Yotsei Turkiya be Israel (IYT), la Asosyasyon de los Turkanos en Israel, fondada mas de 60 anyos antes, kon el eskopo de ayudar...
Dr. Selim Salti
Sep 15, 20224 min read
El Renasimiento del Judeo-Espanyol
Muestro Sentro Sefaradi de Estambol se fundio el 1 de Disembre de 2003, djusto 15 dias despues de los atakes desgrasiados a las sinagogas...
Karen Gerson Sarhon
Jan 15, 20224 min read
A New Era of Jewish Life - Izmir Jewish Heritage Project
An unusual cluster of synagogues bearing a typical architectural style dating from the 15th and 16th century exists in Izmir - Turkey....
Nesim Bencoya
Jan 15, 20225 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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