7 November
The "Ottoman and Turkish Ketubbot" Exhibition November 7, 2024 The "Ottoman and Turkish Ketubbot" Exhibition
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October 31, 2024 "Goodness Is Being Kind and Generous" - Interview with Wendy Liebman
October 24, 2024 Izzet Keribar´s "Journey of Colors" Exhibition at Istanbul Modern
Press Release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Before the Struma Disaster Commemoration Ceremony
Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Tanju Bilgiç made a statement before the commemoration ceremony to be held on the anniversary of the Struma Disaster. February 24, 2022
Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Tanju Bilgiç
Tanju Bilgiç in his statement said: "We commemorate with respect all those Jewish refugees who lost their lives in the Struma vessel on 24 February 1942 while trying to flee the Nazi persecution during the Second World War.
The Struma vessel, carrying refugees fleeing the persecution of the Nazi regime and its collaborators was torpedoed by a Soviet submarine in the international waters of the Black Sea on 24 February 1942.
In order to commemorate 768 people who lost their lives in this tragic incident, a memorial ceremony will be held in Istanbul on 24 February this year as well."
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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
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