EVENT ARCHIVE
Briefing of Tourist Guides of Istanbul Detailed information was given to the tourist guides of the city in order to update them about our Museum and Jewish Life in Turkey. A large number of guides attended this three-hour seminar.
On the occasion of the Hanukkah Holidays an exhibition was organised exhibiting all donated and lent Hanukkiahs present in our Museum.
The Camondo Family was an influential Jewish family who lived for centuries in Istanbul. The history of this family as well as the contribution they made to modernise Istanbul as a city are detailed on 10 panels. This exhibition remained open until December 2008..
A historical and nostalgic documentary of Edirne which was one of the major cultural capitals of the Ottoman Balkan Jews. Prepared by Seyfi Ishman with advice and guidance from Naim Güleryüz, this documentary was shown to the audience every half an hour from 11am to 5pm on September 2, 2007 - as part of the European Jewish Culture Day.
An exhibition ab out Nahman Fingerut, who fled from the Bolshevic Revolution and found sanctuary in Turkey. Later Nahman was given a "Political Refugee" passport, which permitted him to reach the USA. This passport as well as the photos donated to our Museum by his son Melvin Fingerut, attorney in Florida, were exhibited.
In cooperation with the Vilna Gaon Jewish Museum and under the auspices of the Turkish Embassy in Vilni us(Lithuania) an exhibition was held at the Vilnius Tolerance Center. The exhibition consisting of 45 photos on Jewish Life in Turkey, was organized by Naim Güleryüz and a lecture was given by him on the opening day. After the conference a cocktail party featured Turkish Judeo-Spanish food specialities
Hahambashi Deputy (Locum Tenens) Rav Moshe Levi's ring-seal. Bought at an auction, with the valuable support of Mr Avram Taranto, who donated it to the Museum.
As part of the "Ladino Festival Week", an exhibition entitled "History of Sephardic Jews and Turkish Jews" was held at the “Etnografiska Museet” in Stockholm.
25 participants from 17 countries who attended The University of Washington's Getty Summer Programme have been presented a lecture by Naim Güleryüz on the issue of "500. Years of Togetherness".
An exhibition of 40 photos, entitled "Glimpses of Jewish Life in the Ottoman-Turkish Society" curated by Naim Güleryüz, was opened by Recep Tayyip Erdoðan , Prime Minister of Turkey and Rene van der Linden, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).
The Jewish Museum of Turkey was awarded in a competition of projects considering Social Issues organized to celebrate 2006 as "Foundation Year of Civilisation".
Paper Clips, is the moving and inspiring documentary film that captures how the students of Whitwell Middle School (Tennessee, USA) responded to lessons about the Holocaust-with a promise to honor every lost soul by collecting one paper clip for each individual exterminated by the Nazis. http://www.paperclipsmovie.com/
