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  • In addition to stories of Sephardic Jewish life in Algeria, France, Israel, Iraq, Morocco, etc. there are documentaries and feature films about Jewish life in Ethiopia, in India, and even about a tiny community in Cuba which while partially Sephardic (the families of Turkish-born tobacco growers) is largely Ashkenazi (of European origin).

    Richard Z. Chesnoff: Sephardic Film Festival: From Spanish Expulsion to Vidal Sassoon Richard Z. Chesnoff 2011

  • It is not something Kébire, a 38-year-old Turkish-born single mother, has cooked before, or thought of cooking.

    Alain Ducasse gives Paris's poorest women a lifeline 2011

  • The German language is increasingly being used as a marginalization tool, said Alev Korun, a Turkish-born member of the opposition Greens party who immigrated to Austria when she was 19.

    Italy makes immigrants speak Italian 2011

  • The 1911 neoclassical-style manse, modeled on Petite Trianon, was once the home of a prominent Turkish-born banker whose passion for 18th-century antiques resulted in an unparalleled collection of Sèvres porcelain, gilt clocks and furnishings by Jean-François Oeben and Jean-Henri Riesener—including pieces owned by Marie Antoinette.

    Museum Quality Jen Renzi 2011

  • Turkish-born Vahap Avsar, the 46-year-old co-founder of design and clothing company Brooklyn Industries, fled his homeland in 1995 in the wake of the government-ordered shutdown of an exhibition he co-organized.

    A Wreck of Art That Was No Accident Erica Orden 2011

  • Orlando's Hedo Turkoglu, the first Turkish-born player in the NBA, played in Europe before joining the NBA at 21.

    Non-college players dominate NBA Finals rosters 2009

  • The nominee's rough sailing in the Foreign Relations Committee was due to numerous allegations of conflict of interest involving both him and his Turkish-born wife's employer, The Hudson Institute.

    Harut Sassounian: Senators Block Ambassadors to Azerbaijan and Turkey 2010

  • They raised several conflict of interest issues regarding Bryza and his Turkish-born wife, Zeyno Baran, who until recently was director of the Center for Eurasian Policy at the Hudson Institute, a Washington think tank.

    Harut Sassounian: Senate Should Reject Bryza as Ambassador to Azerbaijan 2010

  • They raised several conflict of interest issues regarding Bryza and his Turkish-born wife, Zeyno Baran, who until recently was director of the Center for Eurasian Policy at the Hudson Institute, a Washington think tank.

    Harut Sassounian: Senate Should Reject Bryza as Ambassador to Azerbaijan 2010

  • The nominee's rough sailing in the Foreign Relations Committee was due to numerous allegations of conflict of interest involving both him and his Turkish-born wife's employer, The Hudson Institute.

    Harut Sassounian: Senators Block Ambassadors to Azerbaijan and Turkey 2010

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