Nesi Altaras
@nesialtaras.bsky.social
Stanford phd in ottoman jewish history. diaspora montrealer. istanbul jew. Me karisheo en meseles. Eskriviendo bazen en djudio and eng, ve turkce
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beautiful cover illustration from 1670s, Isaac Cardoso
October 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
beautiful cover illustration from 1670s, Isaac Cardoso
A delightful Turkish saying translated into Ladino in Vienna’s Ladino paper El Koreo de Viena 1871.
“El azno se fue ala Kâbe, azno se fue i azno torno”
The ass went to the Kaaba (on hajj) he went an ass and returned an ass.
Hadnt heard it in either language!
“El azno se fue ala Kâbe, azno se fue i azno torno”
The ass went to the Kaaba (on hajj) he went an ass and returned an ass.
Hadnt heard it in either language!
February 17, 2025 at 11:53 PM
A delightful Turkish saying translated into Ladino in Vienna’s Ladino paper El Koreo de Viena 1871.
“El azno se fue ala Kâbe, azno se fue i azno torno”
The ass went to the Kaaba (on hajj) he went an ass and returned an ass.
Hadnt heard it in either language!
“El azno se fue ala Kâbe, azno se fue i azno torno”
The ass went to the Kaaba (on hajj) he went an ass and returned an ass.
Hadnt heard it in either language!
Radical honesty in footnotes
February 3, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Radical honesty in footnotes
This made me crack up
“It is not appropriate here to say whether they (christians) or the Jews are the more accursed community.”
“It is not appropriate here to say whether they (christians) or the Jews are the more accursed community.”
January 9, 2025 at 6:55 AM
This made me crack up
“It is not appropriate here to say whether they (christians) or the Jews are the more accursed community.”
“It is not appropriate here to say whether they (christians) or the Jews are the more accursed community.”
What the hell is a cinnamon ukulele
December 4, 2024 at 4:44 PM
What the hell is a cinnamon ukulele
Reading this rn and for a book from 2010 it feels fresh
November 22, 2024 at 5:12 AM
Reading this rn and for a book from 2010 it feels fresh
Endivina ken topi en la prensa djudia? una famoza turka
"Halide Edib Hanum, la eskrivana bien konosida la kual fue un sierto tiempo komisarya dela instruksyon publiko en angora."
"Halide Edib Hanum, la eskrivana bien konosida la kual fue un sierto tiempo komisarya dela instruksyon publiko en angora."
November 21, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Endivina ken topi en la prensa djudia? una famoza turka
"Halide Edib Hanum, la eskrivana bien konosida la kual fue un sierto tiempo komisarya dela instruksyon publiko en angora."
"Halide Edib Hanum, la eskrivana bien konosida la kual fue un sierto tiempo komisarya dela instruksyon publiko en angora."
Bluesky’s gonna make it
November 18, 2024 at 4:47 PM
Bluesky’s gonna make it
Pov youre my friend
September 26, 2023 at 2:47 AM
Pov youre my friend
