Istanbul's Jewish bookstores : monuments to a bygone era / Rifat N. Bali̇.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bali, Rıfat N., 1948- author.

Language:

English

Turkish

Subjects (All):

Jewish booksellers--Turkey--Istanbul--History--20th century.

Jewish booksellers.

Independent bookstores--Turkey--Istanbul--History--20th century.

Independent bookstores.

Antiquarian booksellers--Turkey--Istanbul--History--20th century.

Antiquarian booksellers.

Booksellers and bookselling--Turkey--Istanbul--History--20th century.

Booksellers and bookselling.

Jews--Turkey--Istanbul--Intellectual life--History--20th century.

Jews.

Istanbul (Turkey)--Intellectual life--History--20th century.

Istanbul (Turkey).

Physical Description:

55 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm

Edition:

1st edition.

Contained In:

Originally published in (manifestation) : Judaica Librarianship. Vol. 20 (2017), pages 159-179.

Place of Publication:

Istanbul : Libra, October 2024.

Summary:

"This short study narrates the history of three bookstores of Istanbul owned by Turkish Jews, two by Sephardis one by an Ashkenazi, which have disappeared a long time ago. One was involved in publishing and selling Turkish books, one in selling German titles and the last one dealt with rare and antiquarian titles. This book is a reminiscence of a by-gone multicultural Istanbul where Turkish Jews, Sephardi and Ashkenazi, contributed to the cultural life of the city." -- From Amazon.com.

"This book will outline the history of three Jewish bookstores in Istanbul: Kanaat Kitabevi (Modesty Bookstore), established by İlyas Bayar; Tünel Alman Kitap Evi (Tunnel German Bookstore), established by Izidor (Isidore) Karon; and Kohen Hemşireler Kitap Evi (Kohen Sisters' Bookstore) established by the Cohen Sisters." -- Introduction.

Contents:

İlyas Bayar and his bookstore: Kanaat Kitabevi

İzidor Karon's Tünel German Bookstore

The Kohen Sisters' Bookstore

Afterword: Jewish books and publishing in Turkey.

Notes:

"This book is the revised version of an article that was published in Judaica Librarianship volume 20 (2017) pp. 159-179 which was the translation of a Turkish article initially published in the journal Toplumsal Tarih 2010." -- page 7.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 50-53) and index.

ISBN:

9786256124028

6256124022

OCLC:

1503714368