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I Moiz Isman [According to Sephardic traditions, the first boy born in the family was given his father’s father’s name.] was born from this marriage on the 25th of December in 1913, in Buyuk Hendek, Istanbul. [Jewish district on the European side of Istanbul]
In 1916, my sister Ester was born. [In Sephardic tradition, the first girl born in the family was given her father’s mother’s name. The second child is named after his maternal grandparents.] Unfortunately, Ester was a handicapped child. She was born with the “Down Syndrome”, and she died when she was 9 years old. That was the saddest event in our family.
In 1916, my sister Ester was born. [In Sephardic tradition, the first girl born in the family was given her father’s mother’s name. The second child is named after his maternal grandparents.] Unfortunately, Ester was a handicapped child. She was born with the “Down Syndrome”, and she died when she was 9 years old. That was the saddest event in our family.
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Beyoğlu/İstanbul
Türkiye
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Moiz Isman