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Istanbul - Front view of the Neve Shalom synagogue. Entry to the synagogue is always through the rear where elaborate security measures are in place (e.g., three sets of steel doors).
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Istanbul - Two plaques within the Neve Shalom synagogue reflect the old Turkish roots (upper) and the modern
attempts to modernize the Jewish community and protect it against future attacks
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Haham Bashi, Rabbi Izak Haleva, who may be related to the SBH Haleva family
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Rabbi Eliezer Papo speaking (in Ladino) after the showing of the film "El Ultimo Sephardi (The Last Sephardi)" that is about him. This film was shown earlier this year at the Seattle Jewish Film Fesitival
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Tour group in the Zulferis Synagogue in front of the Aron
that had been in the Tekirdag synagogue. Front row from left: Michael Krasik, manager
of the museum, Jeanne Maimon, Esther Normand, Lilly DeJaen, Naim Guleryuz (Director of the museum) and
Izak Eskinazi (tour guide). Back row, from left: John Friedmann, Al Maimon, Nancy Geiger, Zalie Lester
and Eugene Normand
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Istanbul - Al S. Maimon in front of the outside gate of the Yanbol synagogue.
From the street, most Istanbul synagogues appear toquite small, although they are very large once the fullsize is seen
after the gate is opened up
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Istanbul - The group in the courtyard of the Yanbol synagogue. Kneeling, Eugene Normand, front row, from left, John
Friedmann, Jeanne Maimon, Lilly DeJaen, Esther Normand and Zalie Lester, back row, from left, Nancy Geiger, Al S. Maimon,
Elisa Azose, Corrine Souriano, Isaac Azose and Michael Krasik
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Hoskoy - At the Jewish old age home Isaac Azose met with his cousin Zelda Hafif who works at the home
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Haskoy - The Jewish old age home houses close to 100 residents and provides facilities similar to that of our Kline-Galland Home, including this beautiful synagogue
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Bursa - Ship shaped Tevah (platformon which the Torah is read) of onr of the old synagogues in Bursa. This isthe same shape as the Tevah of
the more well known 500 year old Achrida Sephardic synagogue in Istambul
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Bursa - Municipal sign acknowledging that this street was the site of the original Jewish district in Bursa
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Izmir - Shachrit at the Shar Hashamayim synagogue where three of the SBH men pryed with the minyan
of local Sephardic Jews
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Izmir- Al Maimon speaking with his email correspondent, Daniel Levy of Izmir, in Izmir hotel
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Izmir - The elevator was built by the Sephardic Jew, Nessin Levy. about 100 years ago to
assist residents living at the top of the hill in getting down to the lower level
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Sardis - A portion of the oldest synagogue in Turkey, which dates back to the 4th Century C.E.
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Marmara - Lilly DeJaen with 80-year old Saime Aslan, a Moslem woman who always lived on Marmara and
remembers where the Jews used to live
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Esther Normand in front of a house in Tekirdag that used to to be owend by Jews
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Tekirdag - The site of the former Meldar (school building); After the old
synagogue was taken over by the government in the 1930s to build a new highway, the sinagogue was transferred
to the Meldar. After all the Jews left the city, the building became decrepit and eventually collapsed -
Tekirdag Turkey
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