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Fani Hodara at Performist International Music Festival
Fani Hodara at Performist International Music Festival
Pianist and composer Fani Hodara, who has many international achievements, has been invited to the Performist International Music Festival on August 7...
Aaron Nommaz´s ´Dona Gracia´ in Tel Aviv With the Hebrew Translation
Aaron Nommaz´s ´Dona Gracia´ in Tel Aviv With the Hebrew Translation
Translation by Janet MITRANIThe launch of the Hebrew translation of the novel 'The Jewish Banker of Kanuni - Dona Gracia' written by the Honorary Cons...
Netanyahu and Abbas will be in Turkey Next Week
Netanyahu and Abbas will be in Turkey Next Week
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is planning to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas separately in Ankara next week.
Janet & Jak Esim Getting Ready for Festivals
Janet & Jak Esim Getting Ready for Festivals
The prominent group of Sephardic Music, Janet & Jak Esim Ensemble will be performing in the framework of the Kalamiş Summer Festival which will be...
Shemesh Karmiel Dance Company Participated in the Dance Festival in Ashdod
Shemesh Karmiel Dance Company Participated in the Dance Festival in Ashdod
The Shemesh Karmiel Dance Company which performed an unforgettable show with a team of over 300 people at Zorlu Performing Arts Center in June, participated in the AsdoDance Festival organized in Israel.
Water Purification System Donation from Israel to the Earthquake Affected Areas
Water Purification System Donation from Israel to the Earthquake Affected Areas
The water purification systems donations, initiated by the Israeli Embassy in Ankara in Turkey's southeastern provinces right after the earthquake and...
Nisya Allovi on the Association of European Jewish Museums Board of Directors
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).
´Sepharad - Traces of a Multicultural Heritage´ Exhibition in Frankfurt
´Sepharad - Traces of a Multicultural Heritage´ Exhibition in Frankfurt
The historical Römerhallen exhibition hall of Frankfurt Municipality is hosting the group exhibition ´Sepharad - Traces of a Multicultural Heritage´ organized by Yunus Emre Institute focusing on the cultural heritage of the Sephardic Jews in Turkey, curated by Istanbul-born Turkish Sephardic artist Terry Katalan.
Turkish Cuisine Week Celebrated at Tel Aviv Embassy
Turkish Cuisine Week Celebrated at Tel Aviv Embassy
The rich Turkish Cuisine, a product of culture, tradition, and a social heritage of more than a thousand years, has shared its unique adventure along with its abundant menu with the world on May 21-27.
Anette Bat Mitzvah Club Girls Have Graduated
Anette Bat Mitzvah Club Girls Have Graduated
The Anette Bat Mitzvah Club´s 2022-2023 Collective Bat Mitzvah Ceremony was celebrated in the Neve Shalom Synagogue on Sunday, May 21st.
Greetings from Israeli Leaders to Erdoğan on Winning the Elections
Greetings from Israeli Leaders to Erdoğan on Winning the Elections
Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Netanyahu congratulated Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for his success in the runoff of the Presidential Elections.
Fazıl Say´s Israel Concerts
Fazıl Say´s Israel Concerts
Translation by Janet MITRANIWorld-renowned Turkish artist Fazil Say gave six concerts in Israel together with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (...
The Imam Who Had Called to Arms Has Been Suspended
The Imam Who Had Called to Arms Has Been Suspended
Imam Murat Gündoğdu, who was discovered to have made a ´call to arms´ to the congregation in the Cebeci Mosque in Sultangazi, Istanbul, has been suspended.
Great Turnout at Opening of Alberto Modiano´s ´100 Jewish Faces´ Exhibition at Schneidertempel
Great Turnout at Opening of Alberto Modiano´s ´100 Jewish Faces´ Exhibition at Schneidertempel
Alberto Modiano´s long-term exhibition ´100 Jewish Faces´ was opened on Thursday, May 11th at the Schneidertempel Culture and Arts Center with a large number of participants.
Renan Koen´s Concert of Sephardic Melodies at Historical Italian Synagogue
Renan Koen´s Concert of Sephardic Melodies at Historical Italian Synagogue
On the evening of Thursday, May 11, the Historical Italian Synagogue was echoed with Sephardic Songs, almost sunk into oblivion, however melodies so familiar that we can easily remember them the instant we listen.
Respect Not Tolerance; Not Only Living Together but Creating Together...
Respect Not Tolerance; Not Only Living Together but Creating Together...
The nine synagogues in the Kemeralti district of Izmir that are in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Tentative List, were at the 7. Heritage Istanbul Conservation, Restoration, Archeology, Museum, Librarianship Technologies Fair and Conference.
Turkey is Heading to the Elections
Turkey is Heading to the Elections
Turkey will be going to the polls on Sunday, May 14th, both to elect the new term parliament members and its president for the 13th time.
Bella Eskenazi, a Republic Idealist, Lost Her Life at 100
Bella Eskenazi, a Republic Idealist, Lost Her Life at 100
Orhan Veli´s inspiration, a close friend of Sabahattin Ali, a family friend of Aşık Veysel whom she had met while teaching at the Hasanoğlan Village Institute, sister-in-law of the journalist-writer Erol Güney, as old as the Republic, Bella Eskenazi, passed away at the age of 100.
Siren Bora´s Book Signing
Siren Bora´s Book Signing
'Jews of Izmir from Downfall to Rise - Rabbi Hayim Palaçi and His Era', the last book of Siren Bora, the most knowledgeable researcher on the h...
550 Young Guests at Neve Shalom Synagogue
550 Young Guests at Neve Shalom Synagogue
550 young men and women from Russia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Latvia, and Belarus educated on Judaism for one year, were the guests of the Neve Shalom Synagogue in Istanbul on April 24th.
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