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Historic Greek Synagogue on the Island of Kos Inaugurated
On Sunday, July 23, 2023, the Municipality of the island of Kos, the Central Board of the Jewish Communities of Greece (KISs), the Civic...

Magazine Staff
Sep 4, 20232 min read


Rediscovering Jewish Monastir
Over a century ago, a young woman by the name of Sarah decided to make the journey from Ottoman Monastir, now Bitola, North Macedonia, to...

Zach Youcha
Sep 4, 20234 min read


The Jewish Community of Izmir
As the education coordinator of Sunday School in Izmir, I am delighted to share with you all the amazing activities and accomplishments...

Belin Benezra Yensarfati
Sep 4, 20232 min read


Young Professionals Tour of Jewish Turkey
Our first ever Young Professionals Tour of Jewish Turkey took place in July and it was an incredible experience! Twenty young community...

Andrew Marcus
Sep 4, 20233 min read


Kreser en la komunidad djudya de Estanbol
Entre todas kozas, nasi djudya, i entre todos lugares, nasi en Estanbol. Estos dias ser “djudyo turko” parese interesante a la djente,...

Selin Toledo
Sep 4, 20234 min read


Izmir Se Desperto!
Oy en dia en Izmir biven solo mil djudios entre mas de 4 milyones de povlasion. Ma un tiempo, antes del establesimiento del estado de...

Rachel Amado Bortnick
Sep 4, 20233 min read


Greece Commemorates the 80th Anniversary of the Deportations of the Jews of Salonika
Republished with Permission from the Greek Reporter On Sunday Greece commemorated the first deportations of Greek Jews from Thessaloniki...

Magazine Staff
Apr 17, 20232 min read


Stella Levi, Sephardic Holocaust Survivor from the island of Rhodes, turns 100, awarded special honor from the Italian Republic
Mazal Tov to our Sephardic Community member & Auschwitz Holocaust survivor Stella Levi on receiving one of the highest honors of the...

Magazine Staff
Apr 17, 20231 min read


Prime Minister of North Macedonia visits Kehila Kedosha Janina in New York, meets with Sephardic & Greek Jewish Community leadership
In a first for any of our Sephardic Communities in the United States, one of our affiliate congregations was paid a special visit by a...

Magazine Staff
Apr 17, 20231 min read


My Trip to Turkey; Food for My Soul
The celebration of Ladino Day, Dia de Ladino (DIdL) is a big deal in Istanbul. In February of every year since 2013, they put on a...

Rachel Amado Bortnick
Apr 17, 20235 min read


The Sephardic Brotherhood rallies national support for Turkish Earthquake Relief Fund; Raises $100,000 for needy Turkish Jews
As many of you know, a horrific earthquake rocked southern Turkey and northern Syria in early February, killing more than 30,000 so far...

Magazine Staff
Mar 1, 20231 min read


"A Privilege That Cannot Be Bought" - Jews of Turkey and Citizenship Restitutions from Portugal and Spain
In the 2000s, the rumor was floating around Turkey’s Jewish community that Spain could give citizenship to us Sephardic Jews. After...

Nesi Altaras
Mar 1, 20234 min read


The Judeo-Spanish (Sephardic) Community of Paris
It is necessary to start with a precision of language. In France, we call ourselves Judeo-Spanish and not Sephardic, because in our...

Michel Azaria
Mar 1, 20233 min read


Rededication of the Synagogue of Trikala in Greece, Nearly 90 Years after it was destroyed
With much emotion, solemnity and infinite memories, the reopening of the renovated synagogue of the Kal Kadosh Yavanim of Trikala was...

Magazine Staff
Mar 1, 20233 min read


The Synagogues of Greece: an exhibition, new books and an archive
The origins of the Jewish heritage of Greece are lost in antiquity. According to the ancient historian Strabo, there were organized...

Elias V. Messinas
Sep 14, 20225 min read


Greek Jewry in Israel
Did you know there is a beautiful center for Greek Jewry in Israel? The Salonika and Greece Jewry Heritage Center in Memory of Leon...

Sharon Sela
Sep 14, 20222 min read


An Interview with de Los Muestros (Our Own): Why I’m learning Ladino: Saving a dying Judeo-Spanish language
(Republished with permission from Unpacked) During the height of coronavirus lockdowns, some people learned to make sourdough, others...

Alexandra Fellus
Sep 14, 20224 min read


Sephardic Birthright Trip to Israel 2022
Our Sephardic Birthright Trip to Israel has wrapped up another amazing summer! We arrived in Israel on June 27, and traveled all...

Ethan Marcus
Sep 14, 20222 min read


New Sephardic Book Review: Jewish Life in Rhodes "Family Portraits"
The book Jewish Life in Rhodes "Family Portraits" is a photographic collection of the Jews of Rhodes containing the individual and...

Aron Hasson
Jun 30, 20222 min read


Sephardic Life in Africa: A robust history in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and the Congo
At the very tip of Africa lies a city of beauty. Cape Town, South Africa has all one can ask for; spectacular views, wonderful culture...
Rabbi Naftali Silver
Jun 30, 20225 min read
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