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We were delighted with the birth of the Israeli nation. There was our rabbi in Taksim.
Rabbi Saposnik. Saposnik was Austrian. He was a cantor in reality. When there was no loudspeaker in the synagogue in Yüksek Kaldirim, his voice reverberated there. Later on he changed to Israeli citizenship. When the first Israeli embassy opened in Taksim, I remember, the daughter of Saposnik, I don’t remember the name, had raised the flag. The Jews all congregated there. Later on the embassy moved.
Rabbi Saposnik. Saposnik was Austrian. He was a cantor in reality. When there was no loudspeaker in the synagogue in Yüksek Kaldirim, his voice reverberated there. Later on he changed to Israeli citizenship. When the first Israeli embassy opened in Taksim, I remember, the daughter of Saposnik, I don’t remember the name, had raised the flag. The Jews all congregated there. Later on the embassy moved.
Period
Year
1948
Location
Beyoğlu/İstanbul
Türkiye
Interview
Jak Rutli