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A Manifesto for Turkish Jewish Literature
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Our periodical [Mir’ât] was established to exist in a space of freedom as far away as possible from the recorded language of formality. Deficiencies in style and form will…

Contributor:

Avram Naon

Places:

Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Turkey)

Date:

1909

Subjects:

Jewish languages, Language & linguistics, Writing, Jewish identity, Education, Journalism, Politics

Categories:

Political Culture, Journalism, Firsthand accounts
The Golem
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Dear readers! I am giving you a rare and precious treasure, which has hitherto been lying in a library for three hundred years. Jews have always been thinking and talking about this treasure…

Contributor:

Yudl Rosenberg

Places:

Istanbul, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Turkey)

Date:

1909

Subjects:

Islam, Muslim-Jewish relations, Music, Holidays, Advertisements, Performing arts

Categories:

Performing Arts, Firsthand accounts, Advertisements
Chronicle on the Death of Sultan Osman II and the Reigns of Mustafa and Murad
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Sunday, 15th of the aforementioned month [Elul; 10.9.1623]. The Sipahis [feudal cavalrymen] and the Janissaries [professional infantry corps] and all the king’s slaves and ministers came to speak with…

Contributor:

Unknown

Places:

Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Turkey)

Date:

1622–1624

Subjects:

Monarchy, Antisemitism, Blood libel, Holidays, Passover

Categories:

Historical writing, Firsthand accounts
An Attempt to Open a School for Jewish Girls in Ottoman Istanbul
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Today in every district of Istanbul and neighboring areas we can see Muslim, community, and foreign schools that disseminate instruction and enlighten the people. [For my part] I work as a teacher at…

Contributor:

Victoria Danon

Places:

Istanbul, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Turkey)

Date:

1895

Subjects:

Education, Women, Muslim-Jewish relations, Islam, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters