From Istanbul to Jerusalem: The Itinerary of a Young Turkish Jew

Erol Haker

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From Istanbul to Jerusalem

The Itinerary of a Young Turkish Jew

Erol Haker

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2010

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Analecta Isisiana: Ottoman and Turkish Studies

About this book

Erol Haker’s second book on Turkey’s Jews is the personal account of growing up during the 1930s and 1940s, when nationalist pressures on non-Turks were at their greatest.

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History Regional and National History Arab World

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
TABLE OF CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	9
Foreword Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	10
I. From Birth Through Primary School 1930-1942
1. My Pre-School Years Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	15
2. Nursery And Primary School 1936-1942 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	25
3. Our National Environment, Family And Social Life Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	45
II. The Roberts Academy Of Robert College 1942-1946
4. The Capital Tax Hits The Salinas And The Hakers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	61
5. Robert College, The First Four Years Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	69
III. My College Years 1946-1950
6. The Freshman And Sopohomore Years Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	105
7. Our Group In Our Junior And Senior Years Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	113
8. Relations With The Fair Sex Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	137
9. The Jewish Angle In My College Years Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	147
10. Career Choice Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	161
IV. My University Years 1950-1954
11. My Stockholm Interlude Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	169
12. LSE, The First Year, 1951/1952 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	183
13. LSE, Second Year, 1952/1953 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	197
14. LSE, My Last Year 1953/54 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	211
V. From Return To Istanbul To Departure For Israel 1954-1956
15. Back In Istanbul And Into Military School 1954-1955 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	225
16. My Army Days, 1955-1956 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	237
17. My Last Months In Istanbul May-October 4,1956 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	249
18. Epilogue Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	255
VI. Concluding Chapters And Annexes
19. What I Learned On Who A Jew Is And His Options As One Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	267
Annex 1. The Dönmes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	277
Annex 2. The Role Religion Played In Defining Who Is A Turk Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	283
Supplement A. The Gagavuz Turks Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	289
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	293

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June 11, 2010

eBook ISBN:

9781463225476

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297

https://doi.org/10.31826/9781463225476

eBook ISBN: 9781463225476

From Istanbul to Jerusalem

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