The prolific author wrote stories with a satirist’s keen eye, but remains relatively unknown today
An overlooked golden age of Jewish culture flowered in the cities of Istanbul, Edirne, Salonica, Izmir, Aleppo, Damascus, Baghdad, Cairo, and Alexandria—where almost no Jews live today
The first Jewish wedding conducted by a local official reportedly took place on Sunday
After violent protests against Israeli military action in Gaza target embassies
Many blame Recep Tayyip Erdogan for rising anti-Semitism, but the legacy of his conspiracy-mongering may outlast his rule
Well, at least, according to new Turkish schoolbooks
The charming, 85-year-old Istanbul poet and painter Habib Gerez buries his Turkish-Jewish heritage in a country where Jewish artists are not accepted
A new book explores the rich history of Turkey’s Dönme, Sephardic Jews who converted to Islam in the 1600s
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