Nesi Altaras
Biographic Data
| ID | 905250 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nesi Altaras |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nesi |
| FAMILY NAME | Altaras |
| SIGNATURE | ALTARAS N |
| AFFILIATIONS | McGill University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3129-3822 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Voice of Kayadez
Censorship and self-censorship were aspects of Jewish public life in the late Ottoman period and the early Turkish republic but Jewish experiences in Turkey in the 1940s crystallized extreme silence, known as kayadez in Ladino, as the hegemonic mode of Jewish public life in Turkey. The extent of this political quietist credo was far beyond what was practiced among other non-Muslim communities in Turkey or in Jewish communities in other countries …
A Privilege That Cannot Be Bought”
Jews of Turkey have been applying for citizenship restitution from Spain and Portugal through processes formalized in 2015. Using 29 interviews, I analyze applicant motivations and find that cultural connections play a minor role in applicant decisions. The citizenship application process did not lead to self-questioning of identity for these applicants, unlike Sephardic Jews in other contexts. The more important motivators were Jewish fears abou…
The Jews of Van-Urmia
Until 1914, around 2,000 Jews lived in the area between Lakes Van and Urmia, an Ottoman-Iranian borderland. These Neo-Aramaic-speaking Jews of the Van-Urmia border region enjoyed relative autonomy from both the Ottoman Empire and Iran. But Jewish life in the Ottoman province of Van came to an end during World War I when violence, unrest, genocide, and expulsion combined to displace the community, known as Nash Didan, from the region. Using oral h…
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The Jews of Van-Urmia
Until 1914, around 2,000 Jews lived in the area between Lakes Van and Urmia, an Ottoman-Iranian borderland. These Neo-Aramaic-speaking Jews of the Van-Urmia border region enjoyed relative autonomy from both the Ottoman Empire and Iran. But Jewish life in the Ottoman province of Van came to an end during World War I when violence, unrest, genocide, and expulsion combined to displace the community, known as Nash Didan, from the region. Using oral h…
A Privilege That Cannot Be Bought”
Jews of Turkey have been applying for citizenship restitution from Spain and Portugal through processes formalized in 2015. Using 29 interviews, I analyze applicant motivations and find that cultural connections play a minor role in applicant decisions. The citizenship application process did not lead to self-questioning of identity for these applicants, unlike Sephardic Jews in other contexts. The more important motivators were Jewish fears abou…
The Voice of Kayadez
Censorship and self-censorship were aspects of Jewish public life in the late Ottoman period and the early Turkish republic but Jewish experiences in Turkey in the 1940s crystallized extreme silence, known as kayadez in Ladino, as the hegemonic mode of Jewish public life in Turkey. The extent of this political quietist credo was far beyond what was practiced among other non-Muslim communities in Turkey or in Jewish communities in other countries …
Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (3 works) · Judaism (3 works) · Turkey's Politics and Society (3 works) · Art (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Turkish (2 works) · Ancient history (1 work)