Tag: Drancy

Dear Rebecca …

A Turkish Jew interned at Drancy writes home. The camp in Drancy, circa 1941. Creative Commons image from the Bundesarchiv of Germany via Wikimedia Commons. The following is a letter from Yaco Soulam, detained in Drancy, to his wife, Rebecca in Paris. The letter was 

Plumbing 250 Years of Sephardi History

A new documentary history sheds light on a vibrant culture. a Q&A with JULIA PHILLIPS COHEN & SARAH ABREVAYA STEIN Sephardi couple from Sarajevo, circa 1900. Public Domain image via Wikimedia Commons. Inspired by the relative scarcity of information and understanding about Sephardi culture, Julia Phillips