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International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) had their last meeting of 2019 in Luxembourg, with representatives of member and observer countries, on dates December 2-5.

Hrant Dink Foundation’s ‘Media Watch on Hate Speech Report’ covering the months May, June, July, August of 2019 is published. The only difference is Jews who are always one of the first three groups, are the 4th this time...

Yeni Akit Newspaper which had published the same kind of news full of hatred towards Jews back in July, once again published the same lie as ´news´.

The 2nd Izmir Sephardic Culture Festival which had been organized last year for the first time will be organized between the dates December 26 - January 3. We will once again be celebrating this culture in Izmir´s Historical Kemeralti Bazaar.

U.S. Consul General in Istanbul Daria L. Darnell visited Çanakkale Mekor Synagogue.

Ilana Navaro´s documentary ´Josephine Baker; Premiere Icone Noire´ will be screened in Ulus Jewish School´s Amram Auditorium, in the context of Rabbinate Education Commission (HEGKOM) movie nights.

Şalom Magazine´s publishing director Suzan Nana Tarablus was chosen to become a member of Turkish Press Council.

´Basic Human Rights and Democratic Values Education Through the Life Story of Anne Frank´ project of SEHAK - Foundation of Civilian and Ecological Rights, is coming to an end.

The Municipality of Beşiktaş organized a ´New Year Gathering´ event in Beşiktaş, the district of Istanbul where many cultures have lived together for centuries, on the eve of December 2nd.

“I Present Leon Bahar; A Poet, A Writer, An Honest Merchant”; a biographic novel by Nurten Yalçın Erüs...

It has been 51 years since the famous Jewish singer and actor from Izmir, has passed away on December 1st, 1968.

Israeli Consulate Representative in Istanbul, Ehud Moshe Eitam, paid a courtesy visit to Or Ahayim Hospital, last week.

UNIQ Expo is welcoming the pioneer of Pop Art Andy Warhol and the important artists in this field in the context of the Andy Warhol Exhibition until March 29, 2020.

In ´TOA Awards 2019´, one of the most prestigious award ceremonies of the U.S., Izzet Pinto, the CEO of Global Agency, is awarded the ´Outstanding Achievement Award´.

Eti Koen´s Fabric Fusion exhibition ´Our Story´ is going to be opened in the Quincentenial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews on Thursday, November 21st.

´His Merciful Majesty, An Architectural Glance at Jerusalem in Light of Ottoman Documents´ exhibition was opened with a reception in Kadir Has University on November 11th.

The 3rd edition of the International Conference on Israel and Judaism Studies was organized in Izmir Democracy University between the dates November 8-10.

During the ´Come Let´s Meet (Gelin, Tanış Olalım)´ event in Istanbul University, the participants had the chance to chat face to face with Turkish Jews and ask them what was on their minds.

Translation by Roksi LEVENTTwo weeks ago Sunday, while I was getting ready to take a tour of Galata district, one of the writers from our newspaper to...

Izel Rozental´s photography exhibition will be opened in Schneidertempel Art Gallery on Thursday, November 14th.