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Nisya Allovi on the Association of European Jewish Museums Board of Directors
Nisya Isman Allovi, the Director and Curator of the Quincentennial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews, is chosen to be on this year´s board of directors of the Association of European Jewish Museums (AEJM). June 22, 2023
Nisya Isman Allovi is chosen as the board of directors member of the Association of European Jewish Museums (AEJM), the non-governmental organization which gathers the Jewish Museums of Europe under one roof.
The Quincentennial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews Director and Curator Nisya Isman Allovi was chosen for this essential duty during the association's annual conference in Berlin at the beginning of June. Allovi said, "I am happy to be involved in the network of museums in Europe, to be able to work with museum representatives, cooperate via building bridges among us, preserve the tangible and intangible Jewish heritage while supporting each other, and create a productive and meaningful discourse on Jewish culture tradition and history."
The Quincentennial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews joined the Association of European Jewish Museums (AEJM) in 2002. AEJM has gathered 64 different Jewish museums as active members since it had been founded in 1989. The 2004 annual conference of the association was organized in Istanbul.
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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.
