12 December
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November 25, 2024 Hollywood Turkish Film & Drama Days 2024
November 21, 2024 Movie Review: Piece by Piece
A Kosher Iftar at the Turkish Embassy
April 22, 2021
Turkey's USA Ambassador Murat Mercan hosted Rabbi Mendy Chitrik at an Iftar dinner, at the residence of the Turkish Ambassador.
The Turkish Embassy in Washington DC has announced the invitation and shared their photos in their social media account. Rabbi Chitrik also shared the invitation in his social media account remarking, "Having a Kosher Iftar with Ambassador Murat Mercan at the official residence of Turkish Embassy during the month of Ramadan, is indeed an example of brotherhood that stems from thousands of years of coexistence of Jews and Muslims in Turkey."
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14 November
"Humor on the Margins: Cartoons in the Turkish Jewish Newspaper Şalom" by Rakel P. Meşulam
Rakel P. Meşulam signed her first book "Humor on the Margins: Cartoons in the Turkish Jewish Newspaper Şalom (1947-2016)" at Schneidertempel Arts Center.
7 November
The "Ottoman and Turkish Ketubbot" Exhibition
The Quincentennial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews is opening an exhibition of Ketubbot (Jewish wedding contracts), some from forgotten corners of our homes, some as already discovered works of art, some from the walls of the collectors, some from the Chief Rabbinate Collection, on November 7th, at Schneidertempel Arts Center, after they have been cleaned and maintained.
24 October
Izzet Keribar´s "Journey of Colors" Exhibition at Istanbul Modern
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8 August
Kasadolu Draws Attention to the Increasing Hostility Towards Turkish Jews
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30 May
Annette Bat Mitzvah Club and Yoel Bar Mitzvah Club Year-End Ceremonies
The 2023-2024 "Collective Bat Mitzvah Ceremony" of the Annette Bat Mitzvah Club girls, founded in 2002 within the Chief Rabbinate of Turkey Education Commission (HEGKOM), was celebrated in the Neve Shalom Synagogue on Sunday, May 26th.