The conflicted memory of the last Jews of Izmir
Since the arrest and imprisonment of the mayor of Istanbul in March 2025, tensions between the Kemalist CHP party and the central AKP government have...
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Keeping Ladino alive in Izmir
In Izmir, Ladino is no longer measured by the number of speakers, but by what it connects: dispersed families, generations, and passed-down traditions. Jacob Ceki...
The Jewish community of Izmir: some historical landmarks
The Jewish history of Izmir has been shaped by waves: exile from Iberia, the rise of the port, social restructuring. Around 1900, the community had...
“The whole of Iran is a prison”
On the occasion of the premiere of her latest film Roya at the Berlinale, Mariam Schaghaghi interviewed Iranian filmmaker Mahnaz Mohammadi for the Frankfurter Allgemeine...
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