A public lecture by Rifat N. Bali
Against the background of the ongoing tensions in the Middle
East, noted scholar Rifat Bali discusses the Jews of Turkey, one of the key
elements in the strategic relationship between Israel and Turkey. His recent book, Model Citizens of the State:
The Jews of Turkey during the Multi-Party Period (Fairleigh Dickinson
University Press, 2012) describes the struggle of Turkish Jews from 1950 to the
present for their constitutional rights, their fight against anti-Semitism, and
the attitude of the Turkish establishment to these problems. It details the
Turkish-Jewish leadership's involvement in the lobbying efforts on behalf of
the Turkish Republic against the acceptance of resolutions in the US Congress
recognizing the Armenian Genocide. The book gives insight into the situation of
all minorities in Turkey today.
Here is a sample of what others have to say about this
important publication:
"With the publication of the highly original Turkish
Jews in the Republican Years, Rifat Bali established himself as the leading
authority on Turkish Jewry."
-Marc David Baer,
author of The Donme: Jewish Converts, Muslim Revolutionaries, and Secular Turks
"Model Citizens of the State is carefully researched,
clearly written, and persuasively argued. It narrates masterfully the complex
history of Turkish Jews' relationship to the modern Turkish Republic, exposing
the tightrope act they have often undertaken as they moved between the position
of suspect and model minority. Bali's monumental book promises to become the
ultimate reference work on Jews in twentieth-century Turkey for a long time to
come."
-Julia Phillips
Cohen, assistant professor of Modern Jewish History, Vanderbilt University
Rifat N. Bali is an independent scholar specializing in the
history of Turkish Jews and an associate member of the Alberto-Benveniste
Center for Sephardic Studies and the Sociocultural History of the Jews (Ecole
Pratique des Hautes Etudes/CNRS/Université Paris-Sorbonne). He is the winner of
the Alberto Benveniste Research Award for 2009 for his publications on Turkish
Jewry.
Bali’s appearances will take place at the following venues
on the following dates:
Location:
St. Leon Armenian Church, 12-61 Saddle River Road, Fair Lawn, NJ
Date:
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Time:
7:45 p.m.
Organized by the Zoryan Institute, with the participation of
the Armenian National Committee of NJ, Armenian Network of America – Greater
NY, National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR), New York
Armenian Students Association, St. Leon Armenian Church, Tekeyan Cultural
Association, Tibrevank Alumni
Location:
NAASR, 395 Concord Ave., Belmont, MA
Date:
Thursday, Oct. 17
Time:
8:00 p.m.
Organized by the Zoryan Institute, with the participation of
the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR)
Location:
Bolsahay Community Centre, 2855 Victor Doré, Montréal, Québec
Date:
Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013
Time:
7:30 p.m.
Organized by the Zoryan Institute, with the participation of
the Armenian General Benevolent Union of Montreal, the Armenian National
Committee, and the Bolsahay Cultural Association of Montreal.
Location: Beth Tikvah Synagogue, 3080 Bayview
Ave, Toronto, Ontario
Date:
Monday, October 21, 2013
Time:
8:00 p.m.
Organized by the Zoryan Institute, with the participation of
Beth Tikvah Synagogue and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs.
Location: AGBU
Alex Manoogian Centre, 930 Progress Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Date:
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Time:
7:30 p.m.
Organized by the Zoryan Institute, with the participation of
the Armenian General Benevolent Union, the Armenian Missionary Association of
Canada, the Bolsahay Cultural Association of Toronto, Daughters of
Vartan-Artemis Ortyag #28, Holy Trinity Armenian Church, Knights of
Vartan-Alishan Lodge, and St. Gregory Armenian Catholic Church.
For more information, contact the Zoryan Institute,
416-250-9807 zoryan@zoryaninstitute.org
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