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Honorary President of Turkish Jewish Community, Bensiyon Pinto, was Bid Farewell on His Last Journey
Honorary President of Turkish Jewish Community, Bensiyon Pinto, was Bid Farewell on His Last Journey
Translation by Janet MITRANIThe first and only Honorary President of the Turkish Jewish Community, Bensiyon Pinto, who had served our country and our ...
Violin Virtuoso Gidon Kremer Performed with Cem Mansur
Violin Virtuoso Gidon Kremer Performed with Cem Mansur
Gidon Kremer, the classical violinist and a master of contemporary classical music who is considered one of the best violin virtuosos alive, performed on the stage of CRR Concert Hall together with Cem Mansur who had studied music in London and then Los Angeles Philharmonic Association as the student of Leonard Bernstein.
Ilber Ortayli´s Visit to ´Synagogues of Turkey´ Exhibition
Ilber Ortayli´s Visit to ´Synagogues of Turkey´ Exhibition
Translation by Janet MITRANIOn Sunday, October 17th, distinguished historian, Prof. Ilber Ortayli visited the introduction exhibition of the 'Synagogu...
First ´Kitchen Talks´ at ANU Museum was the Turkish Cuisine
First ´Kitchen Talks´ at ANU Museum was the Turkish Cuisine
The first of ´Kitchen talks´ where Jewish diasporas cuisines will be introduced by culinary researcher and journalist Roy Yerushalmi every month for a year at the ANU Museum (Museum of the Jewish People - Former Beit Hatfutsot) located in Tel Aviv University, with Foodish Organization, was organized on Friday, May 28th.
Turkish Airlines Restarted Flights to Israel After Two Months
Turkish Airlines Restarted Flights to Israel After Two Months
Turkish Airlines (THY) has restarted its flights to Tel Aviv, one of its international destinations with the highest number of flights during the normal periods.
Sentimental Moments in the Historical Italian Synagogue
Sentimental Moments in the Historical Italian Synagogue
For the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, on the evening of January 27th, the Italian Jewish Community and the Istanbul Italian Cultural Institute came together at an event organized under the auspices of the Consulate General of Italy in Istanbul.
After 17 Years, ´We Are Here…´
After 17 Years, ´We Are Here…´
On Friday, November 6th we sadly commemorated once more, Avram Varol, Israel Yoel Kohen Ülçer, Yona Romano, Berta Özdoğan, Annette Rubinstein Talu, and her grandmother Anna Rubinstein, the victims who had lost their lives during the simultaneous terror attacks to Neve Shalom and Şişli Beth Israel synagogues in 2003 as well as Dentist Yasef Yahya who had been murdered in his clinic in Şişli solely because of his Jewish identity.
Jewish Traces in Anatolia
Jewish Traces in Anatolia
Turkish Ashkenazi Community Rabbi Mendy Chitrik, tracked down traces of the Jewish past, all around Anatolia...
Aaron Nommaz´s ´Dona Gracia´ Now In Hebrew
Aaron Nommaz´s ´Dona Gracia´ Now In Hebrew
Aaron Nommaz´s novel about Dona Gracia who had established strong relationships with the Ottoman Empire, and who had had a special place among the Ottoman Jews, is waiting to meet the Israeli readers being translated into Hebrew.
First Flight After Months
First Flight After Months
The scheduled flights from Istanbul to Tel Aviv that had been paused due to COVID-19, among many other flights, started again today, on Wednesday, June 24th.
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