The present book deals with the history of Turkish Jewry during the last century or so, beginning from the final years of the Ottoman Empire and continuing on through the early years of the Turkish Republic until today. The common theme of the various articles included in this volume is the pressures, problems and different instances and periods of discrimination and anti-Semitism that the small Jewish community of Turkey has encountered over the roughly 85-year history of the Turkish Republic. This collection of articles will be of use to the casual reader, as well as to scholars and students interested in the history of Turkish Jews.

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PREFACE

I -THE LAST YEARS OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE

1. The Deportation of French Jews From Izmir (June- August 1915)
2. From Anatolia to the New World: The Story of the First Anatolian Immigrants to America
3. Jewish Life in Istanbul in the First Decades of the Twentieth Century: The Memoirs of Nissim Benezra

II - THE SINGLE PARTY YEARS OF THE TURKISH REPUBLIC (1923-1945)

A - THE TURKIFICATION AND CITIZENSHIP ISSUES

1. Politics of Turkification During the Single Party Period
2. Turkification's "Model Community": The Jews
3. The Identity Dilemma of the Turkish Jews in the Early Years of the Turkish Republic
4. The Alternative Way to Come to Terms With the Past - Those Who Try to Forget: Turkey's Jewish Minority
5. The Citizenship Dilemma of Turkish Jews: Court Jews or Middlemen?

B - LIFE DURING WORLD WAR II YEARS

1. The Myths of Tolerance: Turkish Policy Toward Jews Before and During Second World War
2. The Difficulties Faced by German Professors of Medicine at Istanbul University
3. The Visit by Istanbul Police Director Nihat Halûk Pepeyi to Nazi-Occupied Europe
4. The Spoliation of non-Muslim Assets in Turkey: The Capital Tax Law of 1942
5. Nazis Efforts to Influence the Turkish Press During World War II Years
6. American Propaganda Efforts in Turkey During the Second World War
7. Zsa Zsa Gabor's Report on Turkey During World War II
8. An Intelligence Report Concerning Turkey's Situation in the 1940's
9. A Document Concerning the Position of the Jews in the Turkish Press

III - LIFE DURING THE MULTY PARTY YEARS (1946- )

A - THE DECADES OF 1950's TO 1980's

1. President Celâl Bayar's Visit to America
2. Non Muslims and Military Service in the Turkish Republic
3. Pvt. Vasil Harizanos, Martyr of Erzurum
4. "Why do Jews Hold the Record for Having the Most Millionaires?"
5. Turkey's Minorities As Seen Through the Eyes of American Diplomats

B - THE DECADES OF THE NEW MILLENIUM

1. The Istanbul Synagogue Attacks of November 15, 2003: A Personal Assessment
2. The Slow Disappearance of Turkey's Jewish Community
3. From Burden to Multicultural Identity: Sephardim in the Turkish Republic
4. Turkish Jewry Today

IV - TURKISH HISTORIOGRAPHY AND MINORITIES

1. Historian or Public Intellectual? The Dilemma of Turkish Historians Working on Minority Issues
2. The Essential Conditions for Confronting History: Apologies, Compensation and Restitution
3. The Situation of Jewish Studies in Today's Turkey.
4. Researching Ottoman and Turkish Jewry: Obstacles, Possibilities and Sources
5. A Summary of Scholarly Works Done on Turkey's Non-Muslims: An Initial Assessment

IV - ISTANBUL AND ITS MINORITIES

1. Constantinople, Stamboul, Istanbul

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