The Jews of Ottoman Izmir - (Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture) by Dina Danon (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Through the lens of a long overlooked Sephardi community, <i>The Jews of Ottoman Izmir: A Modern History</i> rethinks the emergence of Jewish modernity by exploring shifting attitudes towards poverty and charity.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>By the turn of the twentieth century, the eastern Mediterranean port city of Izmir had been home to a vibrant and substantial Sephardi Jewish community for over four hundred years, and had emerged as a major center of Jewish life. <i>The Jews of Ottoman Izmir</i> tells the story of this long overlooked Jewish community, drawing on previously untapped Ladino archival material. </p> <p>Across Europe, Jews were often confronted with the notion that their religious and cultural distinctiveness was somehow incompatible with the modern age. Yet the view from Ottoman Izmir invites a different approach: what happens when Jewish difference is totally unremarkable? Dina Danon argues that while Jewish religious and cultural distinctiveness might have remained unquestioned in this late Ottoman port city, other elements of Jewish identity emerged as profound sites of tension, most notably those of poverty and social class. Through the voices of both beggars on the street and mercantile elites, shoe-shiners and newspaper editors, rabbis and housewives, this book argues that it was new attitudes to poverty and class, not Judaism, that most significantly framed this Sephardi community's encounter with the modern age.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>This eloquently written and expertly researched book is the outcome of Dina Danon's work over the past decade. It reflects Danon's original approach and scholarship. The book deals with the Jewish community of Izmir during the late Ottoman period. This is an important addition to our knowledge of this overlooked community at a time of tremendous changes about which we still know very little.--Eyal Ginio "<i>The American Historical Review</i>"<br><br>This work provides a major contribution to the study of a Jewish community in general, and an Ottoman one in particular.--Rachel Simon "<i>Association of Jewish Libraries Reviews</i>"<br><br>Dina Danon opens new windows onto the changing socioeconomic realities and values of Jews in a major port city of the late Ottoman Empire. Those interested in modern Jewish and Ottoman history alike have much to learn from this fascinating study.--Julia Phillips Cohen "Vanderbilt University"<br><br>In this skillfully researched and beautifully written book, Dina Danon gives voice to Jews from various social and economic backgrounds. In the best tradition of social history, she masterfully relates their experiences in an often overlooked corner of the Ottoman Sephardi world to the broader forces that reshaped their city, region, and the nineteenth-century world.--Reşat Kasaba "University of Washington"<br><br>The hard work Danon invested in the book is evident in its convincing narrative, its clear and accessible style, and its generous scientific apparatus. It is safe to assume that henceforth this monograph will be regarded as the central work on the Jews of Izmir in the last Ottoman century.--Tamir Karkason "<i>Middle East Journal</i>"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Dina Danon</b> is Assistant Professor of Judaic Studies and History at Binghamton University.
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