Tag Archives: Istambul

Event «Jewish Istanbul: Where East Meets West» – 13 OCT 2024

Jewish Istanbul: Where East Meets West Istanbul, a city of contrasts and the crossroads of two continents, blends diverse religions and cultures. Once known as ancient Constantinople, it boasts a stunning skyline of minarets and domes. Scattered across its neighborhoods are synagogues with unique stories of the Jews who built …

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Herzog a los judíos turcos: tenemos un destino compartido

El presidente Isaac Herzog rezó en la sinagoga Neve Shalom, la misma sinagoga que el padre de Herzog, el entonces presidente Chaim Herzog, visitó en 1992. El presidente Isaac Herzog en la sinagoga Neve Shalom de Estambul (Crédito de la foto: Lahav Harkov) ESTAMBUL – El presidente Isaac Herzog oró …

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Selim Hubeş, z»l (1953-2021)

Lamentamos informar que ha fallecido el querido Selim Hubeş (zl) en su Estambul natal. Selim ha sido un gran instrumentista y compositor siendo destacada su participación como miembro de Los Pasharos Sefaradis. Desde eSefarad nos pone muy triste su pérdida habiéndolo conocido en varias oportunidades en particular en el año …

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Dos películas de Netflix centradas en el judaísmo turco

La serie ‘Club’, que emitirá Netflix el 5 de noviembre, se centra en la vida de Matilda y su hija Rasel en Estambul en la década de 1950. El documental estadounidense ‘Air, Earth and Sea’, que continúa rodando en Turquía, arroja un telón sobre la vida de los judíos sefardíes …

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The Lost Jewish Music of Turkey

The Ottoman Empire essentially gave birth to the Eastern Sephardic musical tradition — a richly seasoned stew of Iberian, Turkic, southern European, Mediterranean and Romani ingredients whose appeal extended beyond Europe to the New World. My wife, Ingrid, and I were sitting in the lobby of the Hotel Residence in …

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Uluslararası Ladino / Judeo-Espanyol Günü – 08/02/2015

8 Şubat Pazar günü sabah 11’de başlayacak olan programda Judeo-Espanyol dili konuşulacak, dinlenecek, şeyredilecek, dokunulacak ve tadılacak. 5 duyuya hitap edecek olan etkinliklerde, konferanslar, skeçler, fikralar, şiirler, film gösterisi, sefarad yemekleri show’u, resim sergisi, kitap imzalama saatleri ve Aşamayim Stars Orkestası ve Estreyikas d’Estambol korosu ve orkestasının konserleri yer alacak. …

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Reading Amadís in Istanbul

It was 1541 in Constantinople when Sephardic physician Jacob Algaba published his Hebrew translation of the first book of Spanish runaway bestseller Amadís de Gaula (1508). His translation of the endless adventures of the knight errant became the first novel written in the Hebrew language, and a literary example of …

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Book Project “The Synagogues of Turkey”

Gozlem Gazetecilik of Istanbul would like to invite you to visit their website to check out an exciting book project called “The Synagogues of Turkey”. This full color picture book set (2 hard cover volumes in 1 box: Synagogues of Istanbul and Synagogues of Thrace-Anatolia) reflects the opulent heritage of …

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