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A Sephardi Turkish Patriot: Gad Franco in the Turmoil of the Ottoman Empire and the Turkish Republic
A Sephardi Turkish Patriot: Gad Franco in the Turmoil of the Ottoman Empire and the Turkish Republic
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Gad Franco was a Sephardi Turkish Patriot who worked for the Jewish community's belonging to the national Turkish polity and for the consolidation of the rule of law. His life story is traced from fin-de-siècle Izmir to the Istanbul of the Roaring Twenties and beyond, including his opposition to Zionism and the harassment of minorities in the 1930s. His dramatic downfall at the hands of the Government shook his beliefs to the core, and half of Turkish Jews migrated to Israel in the 1950s, putting an end to his lifelong hopes of integration and acceptance.
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Length: 248 pages
Publication date: 15 November 2023
Publisher: University Press of America
A Sephardi Turkish Patriot: The Life of Gad Franco (1881–1954)
Gad Franco (1881–1954) was a prominent Sephardi journalist, lawyer, and jurist who dedicated his life to the Jewish community's belonging to the national Turkish polity and the consolidation of the rule of law. This historical biography, written by his grandson, takes the reader from fin-de-siècle Izmir to the Istanbul of the Roaring Twenties and beyond, tracing his footsteps, including his opposition to Zionism, which he considered a threat to assimilation. The world of Sephardi Jewry, the convulsions and conflicts of the late Ottoman Empire, and the birth, ruthless consolidation, and promising reforms of the young Turkish Republic provide the context to his intriguing life story.
Inflamed by ethno-nationalism, the harassment of minorities deepened in the 1930s, peaking during World War II. By then, a wealthy, respected Jewish community spokesperson and staunch Kemalist, Gad Franco was dealt an exemplary punishment in a shocking campaign to Turkify the economy, imposed on all minorities. His dramatic downfall at the hands of the Government shook his beliefs to the core. As their belonging to the nation had been so brutally denied, half of Turkish Jews migrated to Israel in the 1950s, putting an end to Gad Franco's lifelong hopes of integration and acceptance.
Weight: 392g
Dimension: 151 x 228 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780761873983
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