Feride Bozo at a circumcision ceremony

This photo was taken on the way to the circumcision ceremony of my aunt's sister's son. On the left is my brother Yakup Bozo's wife, Alegra Bozo. Right next to my mother, Feride Bozo, is my niece Lidya. I can?t recall her last name. The lady whose face is partially visible in the picture is Gerez Museri. The picture was taken in Istanbul in the 1950s. My mother was my father's second wife. She was born in Aleppo in 1884. Her maiden name was Acem. She had had a Judaic religious education. She spoke Arabic and was a housewife. My mother was a very calm, docile and quiet woman. She would never shout. My mother cooked wonderful meals. My mother was short, fair-skinned with dark eyes and brows. She was a beautiful woman. She was beautiful even when she was old. My mother would dress very neatly. It wasn't easy to raise seven to eight children. After she married them off, visits to the respective families started, and then came the grandchildren and more visits. She would spend all her time with the family.

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