In Israel, there are Basic Laws with constitutional status. However, since they fail to comprehensively address the matters they touch upon, they remain insufficient. As a result, the political system ...

For the last few months, Turkish cinema buffs have anxiously been awaiting the opening of a home-produced World War II spy thriller. The movie, entitled "Cicero," focuses on the life of the infamous ...

Jak Eskinazi was elected as the Chairman of Aegean Textile and Raw Materials Exporters Association (ETHIB). Jak Eskinazi, as the only candidate, got all 39 votes and became the new Chairman of the ...

Could you tell us a little about ‘Jews of Tire Project’? How did it start? I am the director of external relations and social projects at the Municipality of Tire, Izmir Province in western Turkey. In ...

What got you interested in history, Jewish history particularly? As a child growing up in New Jersey, I was always intrigued by the family photos depicting ancestors dressed in Ottoman garb: my great ...

Izmir Alsancak Şaar Aşamayim Synagogue which was rebuilt and turned into a ´Jewish Community Center´ has opened its doors with a ceremony on December 1st. Alsancak Şaar Aşamayim Synagogue which was ...

Known for his contributions to the community in almost every field, Rafael Torel, Honorary Advisor to Chief Rabbinate, a philanthropist who not only had an open mind, but also an open heart, passed ...

Two weeks ago Sunday, while I was getting ready to take a tour of Galata district, one of the writers from our newspaper told me that while she was doing the same tour, she stopped to browse around ...

“Kazandığım her maçta bir gün daha yaşadım. Kaybedenlerin sonu belliydi.” Bu cümleler, Holokost´un gölgesinde bir adamın ...

“Üniversitede bültenler ve popüler radyo istasyonları oluşturmak için kasabalara ve sendikalara gittik. Evimden ve ...

Oliver Stone’un derdi ne Filistin ne de İsrail. Onun için önemli olan, yeniden sahneye çıkmak, yeniden gündem olmak ve belki ...

Önceki yazımda, Osmanlı İmparatorluğu´nun son dönemlerine iz bırakmış, saraya da yakın bir şahsiyet Hayim Nahum Efendi´den ...