Sephardic Jews between Messianism and Modernity – dedicated to the loving memory of Prof. Tamar Alexander – Izmir, October 9-13, 2023

The Eleventh Annual Conference of the Society for Sephardic Studies
and the Sephardic Studies Research Institute of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Sephardic Jews between Messianism and Modernity
dedicated to the loving memory of Prof. Tamar Alexander,
one of the Society’s founders and a member of its Steering Committee.
The conference is being organized in cooperation with

the Izmir Jewish Heritage Project and the Jewish Community Foundation of Izmir,

the Ottoman-Turkish Sephardic Culture Research Center and the Quincentennial Museum of Turkish Jews,

the Center for Sabbatean Sephardic Culture,
the J. R Elyachar Center for Studies in Sepharadi Heritage
and the Council of Sephardic and Oriental Communities – Jerusalem

Izmir, October 9-13, 2023

Izmir final Program

Sunday, October 8th

Arrival of conference participants and accommodation.
19:00: Optional shared dinner (not sponsored by the organizers) for early arrivals.

Monday, October 9th
Portugal Synagogue

Portekiz Sinagogu, Kemeraltı Çarşısı, 926. Sk. No:44, 35370 Konak/İzmir

9:00-09:45: Registration
9:45-10:30: Opening Ceremony

Words of welcome from
Nesim Bencoya, the Izmir Jewish Heritage Project
Abraham Sevinti, the Jewish Community Foundation of Izmir
Silvio Ovadia, the Quincentennial Museum of Turkish Jews
Avraham Shalom, the Council of Sephardic and Oriental Communities – Jerusalem
Haviva Pedaya, the J.R. Elyachar Center for Studies in Sepharadi Heritage
Bariş Telimen, the Center for Sabbatean Sephardic Culture
Regina Boxer, patron of the Sephardic Studies Research Institute, Ben-Gurion University
Eliezer Papo, the Society for Sephardic Studies

Program Sephardic Jews between Messianism and Modernity