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Jewish Heritage Around the World Part II series-Jews of Turkey Tuesday, February 16, 2021 2:00 pm Eastern Time Zoom- Registration closes one hour prior to the event. Turkey and its Jews – February 16th & March 2nd There has been a continuous Jewish presence in Asia Minor (Turkey of today) going back at least 2300 years. The past 600 years of Jewish life in Turkey has taken place within an Islamic milieu. In the Ottoman empire, which lasted for more than 400 years, the Jews were considered to be the “most loyal” subjects and it was that empire that gave Sephardic Jews a “safe harbor” in the wake of the Spanish and Portuguese expulsions. Once a flourishing large community, Turkish Jewry are on the eve of their disappearance. We aim to illuminate the source of Turkey’s positive engagement with its Jews as well as grappling with the question of community continuity in the 21st century. Joining us on February 16 is Professor Louis Fishman: Louis Fishman is an associate professor in the history department at Brooklyn College, City University of New York. He is the author of the book, Jews and Palestinians in the late Ottoman Era, 1908-1914: Claiming the Homeland (Edinburgh University Press, January 2020). His academic work focuses on late Ottoman Palestine, the Jews of the Ottoman Empire, modern Turkey, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In addition to his academic expertise, he has written tens of newspaper articles and provided political analysis for numerous international media outlets on Turkish, Israeli, and Palestinian affairs. Since 2013 he is a regular contributor for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz. He divides his time between New York, Istanbul and Tel Aviv, all three cities which he considers home. Here is the link to Professor Fishman's book: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-jews-and-palestinians-in-the-late-ottoman-era-1908-1914.html__;!!KGKeukY!gCnquh6FyheBzIS1NapgMkY9oS_Mrh7Iks1bHC80-PJi-6nfdX7lS4fu2_M3tvDA9HEMyXoyUS44q1c$ This series is co-sponsored by Rodef Shalom Congregation.
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