21 November
Movie Review: Piece by Piece 
November 21, 2024 Movie Review: Piece by Piece
November 14, 2024 "Humor on the Margins: Cartoons in the Turkish Jewish Newspaper Şalom" by Rakel P. Meşulam
November 7, 2024 The "Ottoman and Turkish Ketubbot" Exhibition
November 4, 2024 TV Show Review: Nobody Wants This
November 1, 2024 The Irresistible Drunkenness of Reading Books
Holocaust Victims Commemorated
Holocaust victims were commemorated in Turkey with many events on January 27th, the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. February 4, 2022
On January 27th, the International Day in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, which is the day the Auschwitz Death Camp had been liberated, besides the many ceremonies around the world, many events have been organized in Turkey also.
An online conversation meeting has been organized with the Holocaust Survivor Peter Rosenfeld who had been born in former Czechoslovakia in 1938. This event was organized with the cooperation of the Şalom Newspaper's ArtıOnsekiz (PlusEighteen) Team, Yad Vashem Museum, and Despertar Izmir Project, with the support of the European Union. Rosenfeld, who has spent his childhood years in the camps during the Holocaust, shared his life story and answered questions.
The Civil and Ecological Rights Association SEHAK, organized a panel themed 'We Remember on January 27th'. During the panel moderated by Prof. Dr. Kenan Çayır, topics such as 'What was Holocaust, how did it happen?' and 'The Historical Development of Holocaust Perception' were discussed.
During the Washington Congressional Holocaust Commemoration ceremony organized on January 27, at 21:00 (Turkey time), besides many significant speakers, musician Renan Koen also took part in the event with a concert.
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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.
18 March
Moris Karmona Declared War On Bullying With His Book "Morhis"
Moris Karmona´s book "Morhis" in which he wrote his life story, has been published.
1 March
82nd Anniversary of the Struma Disaster
The Struma Immigration Ship had sailed from Constanza, Romania to take the Jews desperate to run from the Nazis to today´s Israel, and was sunk by a torpedo from a Russian submarine after anchoring off the coast of Istanbul for weeks.