The Museum of Turkish Jews is breaking new ground:
“OTTOMAN AND TURKISH KETUBBOT (Marriage Contracts)” Exhibition
The Museum of Turkish Jews is opening the Ketubbot from the Chief Rabbinate Collection, which have been kept in the forgotten closet corners of our homes for years, some of which have been discovered as works of art, some from the walls of collectors, to visitors with an exhibition at Schneidertempel after they have been cleaned and maintained.
The Museum of Turkish Jews will exhibit some 50 Ketubbot from various individual collections, including those of the Chief Rabbi of the Republic of Turkey Rav. Isak Haleva and collectors Ceri Benardete, Jak Haim and Silvyo Ovadya and archives of The Israel Museum at the Schneidertempel between November 8th to November 17th.
The exhibition “Ottoman and Turkish Ketubbot” opened by the Museum of Turkish Jews brings together Ketubbot from different cities such as Van, Izmir, Istanbul, Bursa, Edirne, Tekirdağ from the 1830's to the present day.
Although most of the Ketubbot to be exhibited are Sephardic, there will also be some Ketubbot from the Ashkenazic and Karaite communities, brought from Crimea and one Ketubbah of Iranian origin.
It is an interesting exhibition to trace the Ketubbah (and thus the Jewish Community that existed in the Ottoman soil) over the years.
Schneidertempel visiting days and hours:
Monday closed, other days between 11.00 - 18.00
*The exhibition will be on display at Schneidertempel between November 8th -17th, and at the Museum of Turkish Jews from November 20th.