6 February
The Rebirth of The Izmir Historical Rabbinate Library - Interview with Donna Dina Eliezer
February 6, 2025 The Rebirth of The Izmir Historical Rabbinate Library - Interview with Donna Dina Eliezer
January 28, 2025 A Complete Unknown - A Bob Dylan Biopic
January 22, 2025 "On The Road" from Nuri Bilge Ceylan
January 21, 2025 "We Are All Here to Help Each Other" - Interview with Wendy White
January 20, 2025 Happy Rebirthday Mr. Director! - My Tribute to David Lynch
Turkish Jewish Community Contributes to the Solidarity Campaign
Turkish Jewish Community has also contributed to the ´We Are Enough for Eachother Turkey (Biz Bize Yeteriz Türkiyem)´ campaign that was started with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan´s call.
Turkish Jewish Community´s co-presidents Erol Kohen and Ishak Ibrahimzadeh with President Erdoğan (Photo taken from archive)
Following Chief Rabbi Isak Haleva's announcing that he was donating his 5 months' salary, co-president of Turkish Jewish Community businessman Erol Kohen also declared that he would contribute 1,200,000 TL to the campaign.
Kohen said, "We are sincerely joining this solidarity campaign for this pandemic hazard, which I believe will overcome very soon, not to hurt our people anymore, showing that we are together with our country's leaders and the health care providers who work with the utmost sacrifice."
Besides Kohen, Turkish Jewish Community foundations and some businessmen also contributed to the campaign.
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5 December
New Exhibition from the Museum of the Princes´ Islands
A new photography exhibition, "The Islands Were Here Before Bodrum, Marmaris Came Along!" is opened by the Museum of the Princes´ Islands, at the Historical Ferry Pier in Büyükada.
14 November
"Humor on the Margins: Cartoons in the Turkish Jewish Newspaper Şalom" by Rakel P. Meşulam
Rakel P. Meşulam signed her first book "Humor on the Margins: Cartoons in the Turkish Jewish Newspaper Şalom (1947-2016)" at Schneidertempel Arts Center.
7 November
The "Ottoman and Turkish Ketubbot" Exhibition
The Quincentennial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews is opening an exhibition of Ketubbot (Jewish wedding contracts), some from forgotten corners of our homes, some as already discovered works of art, some from the walls of the collectors, some from the Chief Rabbinate Collection, on November 7th, at Schneidertempel Arts Center, after they have been cleaned and maintained.
24 October
Izzet Keribar´s "Journey of Colors" Exhibition at Istanbul Modern
Istanbul Modern, Turkey´s first modern and contemporary art museum, is preparing to host photography artist Izzet Keribar´s solo exhibition "Journey of Colors".
8 August
Kasadolu Draws Attention to the Increasing Hostility Towards Turkish Jews
The businessperson Doğan Kasadolu wrote a letter to AKP´s Ankara Member of Parliament Tuğrul Türkeş, drawing attention to the increasing anti-Semitism.
30 May
Annette Bat Mitzvah Club and Yoel Bar Mitzvah Club Year-End Ceremonies
The 2023-2024 "Collective Bat Mitzvah Ceremony" of the Annette Bat Mitzvah Club girls, founded in 2002 within the Chief Rabbinate of Turkey Education Commission (HEGKOM), was celebrated in the Neve Shalom Synagogue on Sunday, May 26th.
