EVENT ARCHIVE
Director Rami Kimchi's film The Night of Fools, whose family roots are based in Izmir, was screened at the Quincentennial Foundation Museum Of Turkish Jews on Sunday (November 10th). After the screening, Kimchi also met with moviegoers. Due to the legacy inherited from his grandmother and grandfather, who were Sephardic, Kimchi bears an affection for Turkey. In Kimchi's film, Algerian Jewish youth tricks the French militia, helping the Americans to land in Algeria in 1942. In addition to directing, Rami Kimchi is a visiting professor at the University of Michigan, Tulane University, and the University of California at San Diego, and is known for writing for the Ha'aretz Newspaper.
Cemil Sağyaşar and the "500th Year Special Ladies" Choir concert was held in the Neve Shalom Synagogue on Sunday 06.10.2019 with an intense participation.
Boğaziçi Alumni Choir performed their performance of "Poetry of Man" at Ulus Jewish Schools on Sunday October 20th.
The concert was held with intense participation.
Sephardic and Jewish Cuisine Workshop took place on 18th September 2019 in the Museum, with the participation of Aydemir Ay from Edirne Municipality , Aylin Tan, food culture writer and critic in Sephardic restaurants, Deniz Alphan, the author of the documentary and the book "Dina's Kitchen" and Sima Ovadya, writer of Sephardic recipes' books.
Gilda Kohen was the moderator of the workshop, which was held with the large participation of the well-established families of Edirne.
During the workshop, the most commonly used recipes in Sephardic and Jewish cuisine from past to present, as well as ideas and traditions of this culture were exchanged. The book being prepared by Aydemir Ay on the Sephardic Dishes of Edirne, was also interpreted by the participants.