20 May
Magical World of Maria Callas at the Greek Consulate 
May 20, 2022 Magical World of Maria Callas at the Greek Consulate
May 17, 2022 Friendship Strengthening via Music
May 16, 2022 ´The Sea Between Us´ Exhibition at Schneidertempel
From the Museum of Turkish Jews: ´Atzei Chaim´
The ´Atzei Chaim (Trees of Life)´ selected from the Quincentenial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews collection... July 7, 2020
In the synagogue, Torah is read on the Bimah (the slightly sloped stand) by turning the Torah rollers named Atzei Chaim (meaning 'Trees of Life') which the Torah scrolls are wrapped on.
Various examples of Atzei Chaim can be seen in the Judaica part of the Museum collection.
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20 May
Magical World of Maria Callas at the Greek Consulate
During the concert organized by the Greek Consulate in Istanbul on Friday, May 13th, the audience in Sismanoglio Megaro wandered into Maria Callas´s magical world of music.
19 May
Þalom has been at the Cannes Film Festival for 55 Years
Þalom´s Movie Page Writer and Film Critic Viktor Apalaçi is going to be the only journalist from Turkey present at the 75th Cannes Film Festival.
17 May
Friendship Strengthening via Music
The political normalization between Turkey and Israel has its reflections also on the arts. During May and June, many Israeli musicians will be performing in Istanbul. The Turkish musicians are also including Israel in their concert programs.
16 May
´The Sea Between Us´ Exhibition at Schneidertempel
´The Sea Between Us (Aramýzdaki Deniz)´ Exhibition of the photography artist Denef Huvaj meets the audience at the Scneidertempel Arts Center on May 5-29.
12 May
Jazz Concert in Grand Synagogue of Edirne
The Grand Synagogue of Edirne, after a long time, is getting ready to welcome music lovers with a great concert. The young talents of jazz, Guy Mintus Trio, with Naama Nachum at the vocals, will be performing at the Edirne Synagogue on Sunday, May 22nd.
10 May
From the Museum of Turkish Jews: ´Tallit Bag´
The ´Tallit Bag´, selected from the Quincentenial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews collection...
6 May
´Memory Storage´ Exhibition at Museum of Turkish Jews
The ´Memory Storage (Aný Deposu)´ Exhibition, which will be presented by the Quincentenial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews together with the Austria Culture International Office in Istanbul (Österreichischen Kulturforum Istanbul), will be meeting the audience on May 17th.
