A History of the Jewish Community in Istanbul
Biographical note
Minna Rozen, Ph.D. (1977) in Jewish History, Tel Aviv University, is a Professor of Jewish History at the University of Haifa, Israel. She has published extensively on social history of the Sephardic Diaspora in the Mediterranean basin in Hebrew, English and French, and initiated major documentation projects of Jewish remnants in these regions.
Readership
All those interested in the history of the Ottoman Empire, especially the history of Istanbul and/or the history of the Sephardic Diaspora. Members of this Diaspora around the world and Sephardic genealogists.
Reviews
'...very concise, lucid, methodic and insightful...This book is a milestone in historical studies of the Jews in the Ottoman Empire.'
Maria Eftymiou, BHMA, 2003.
'...full of detail and touching upon every possible aspect regarding the life and times of the early Jewish community of Istanbul…'
Sara Nur Yildiz, H-Net Reviews in the Humanities & Social Sciences, 2003.
' ...a major contribution to Jewish and Ottoman social history' Avigdor Levy, International Journal of Middle East Studies, 2004
'...an important study that offers much insight into the life of Jews in early modern Istanbul', Marc Baer, Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient, VOL. XLVII, 2004
Maria Eftymiou, BHMA, 2003.
'...full of detail and touching upon every possible aspect regarding the life and times of the early Jewish community of Istanbul…'
Sara Nur Yildiz, H-Net Reviews in the Humanities & Social Sciences, 2003.
' ...a major contribution to Jewish and Ottoman social history' Avigdor Levy, International Journal of Middle East Studies, 2004
'...an important study that offers much insight into the life of Jews in early modern Istanbul', Marc Baer, Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient, VOL. XLVII, 2004
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