This book is the autobiography of the author, a Turkish Jew born in Izmir in 1923. Ben Shlomo narrates with vivid details his parents and his life in Izmir. How he decided to emigrate to Palestine by crossing the Turkish-Syrian border illegally, his life first in the Jewish Brigade, then in the Israeli Defenses Forces and afterwards his civil life. This autobiography is a valuable addition to the existing literature on Turkish Jews and will be a good source for the scholars studying Turkey’s Jews.
Künye
Kitabın Adı: |
From Izmir to Haifa – Memoirs of a Turkish Jew |
Yazar: |
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Dizi Adı: |
History: 306 |
Yayın Yılı: |
2019 |
Sayfa: |
144 |
Ebat: |
13.5 x 21 cm |
Kağıt: |
Enzo 70 gr |
Kapak: |
Cevdet Mehmet Kösemen |
Cilt/Kapak: |
250 gr. Mat, Amerikan Bristol, 4 renk |
ISBN/Barkod: |
978-605-7884-29-9 |
İçindekiler
INTRODUCTION
PART I: IZMIR
- Izmir in the 1920s
- My Family
- Public Transportation
- Street Lighting
- Power
- Water
- Milk
- Street Vendors
- Soldiers' Parades
- Social Life
- Movie Houses
- Police Station
- Public Hangings
- Bakery
- School
- Synagogue
- The Jewish Hospital
- The Sabbath
- Memories
- Izmir in the 1990s
PART II: LEAVING IZMIR
- In Syria
- British Army - As a Syrian Volunteer
- In Palestine
- The British Army - As a Jewish-Palestinian Volunteer
- In Palestine / Israel
- Israel's War of Independence
- Reserve Service in the Israeli Defense Forces
EPILOGUE
ADDENDUM
- Work in Israel and Overseas
ABOUAF FAMILY TREE
PHOTOGRAPHS
INDEX
Basından
- Aki Estamos - Ocak-Şubat-Mart 1920
