Book launch with the author Anthony Gad Bigio.
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Join us for a presentation on the fascinating life of Gad Franco (1881-1954), a prominent Sephardic journalist, lawyer, and jurist, who worked relentlessly for the Jewish community’s belonging to the national Turkish polity, and for the consolidation of the rule of law. This historical biography, written by his grandson, takes the reader from Izmir to Istanbul and beyond at the turn of the twentieth century.
The multifaceted history of Sephardic Jewry, the convulsions and conflicts of the late Ottoman Empire, and the birth, consolidation, and promising reforms of the young Turkish Republic, provide the context to this life story.
Following the presentation, Natalia Indrimi, Director of Centro Primo Levi, will join the author for a conversation.
Signed books will be available and refreshments will be served after the program.
