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The Struma, that sailed from Constanza in Romania on December 12th, 1941, with 769 Jewish immigrants running away from the Nazis and 10 crew members, was heading for today´s Israel.

The 7th International Ladino Day was celebrated last Sunday with a great crowd. Judeo-Espagnol (Ladino) which is one of the most important elements of Sephardic Culture, was honored with many different activities that lasted all day long.

The Press Council gave ´warning´ to Cumhuriyet Newspaper, based on the anti-Semite cartoon published.

The 7th of the ´International Ladino Day´, that is aiming to keep the Judeo-Espagnol language alive, is going to be celebrated in Istanbul.

Today at 3 o´clock, the documentary ´Trees Cry For Rain: A Sephardic Journey´ will be displayed in the Quincentenial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews.

The Holocaust Victims Remembrance Concert was organized in the historical Italian Synagogue ´Kal de Los Francos´ together with ´Istituto Italiano di Cultura Istanbul´.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan welcomed the Turkish Jewish Community Chief Rabbi Isak Haleva in the Presidential Palace.

In the Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Contest, 12-year-old Eran Yakar earning the first prize in the ´Middle School - Film´ category, received the Gold Award.

T.C. Presidency Department of Communications, Department of Strategy Development have started a project named ´The Mosaic of Turkey - Meeting Point for Different Religions´.

Şalom writer Mois Gabay attended the ´Istanbul Tourism Workshop´ organized by the Municipality of Istanbul, as one of the achievements of the Istanbul Tourism Platform which was brought to life in November 2019, to improve and beautify our city.

After the earthquake of 6.8 magnitude, last Friday, with the epicenter as the Sivrice town of Elaziğ, 35 people are dead and more than 600 people are wounded.

The documentary ´Vakko, My Life´ depicting the life of Vitali Hakko, creator of Vakko, one of the most important and prominent fashion brands of Turkey, will be shown in the Museum of Turkish Jews.

The documentary ´The Story of Holocaust Survivor Lina Amato´ was shown in the Quincentenial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews.

This year Mediterranean Exporters´ Association (AKIB) is organizing a Turkish Export Products Fair in Israel for the first time.

The 2nd Izmir Sephardic Culture Festival was opened on December 26th, with Izmir Mayor Tunç Soyer´s opening speech in Sinyora Synagogue.

Hollywood´s famous couple Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones visited the Kuzguncuk Synagogue in Istanbul during the world tour they are taking with their children.

The Gaziantep Synagogue that hosted mostly the Jewish community coming from Arab countries during the Ottoman Empire, opened its doors once again after 40 years.

Galata, the historical district of Turkish Jews, where once many Jewish people lived in, witnessed a wonderful Hanukkah celebration this year.

A beautiful Hanukkah celebration presenting Burstein Klezmer´s Basement and Cenk Rofe Concert was held in Neve Şalom on the eve of December 23rd, Monday, organized by the Turkish Ashkenazim Community and Neve Şalom Sephardic Synagogues Foundation.

Liv Hospital Group Coordinator Meri Istiroti, who has been working successfully for 30 years in the health industry, was presented two separate professional honor awards on the same day.