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Nesim Levi lived between the years of 1863 – 1921, his wife Reyna Levi, between 1867 – 1922. They only spoke Spanish Ladino [Judeo Spanish] [1]. Women especially spoke Turkish very poorly, and I remember in my childhood, that I used to think, why can we not speak Turkish well, when we lived in Turkey.
Our elders did not talk about their past with us, because there was a lot of poverty then, and they struggled to earn a modest living. We lived as a family who accepted poverty as a norm. And we were not bothered by this at all.
Our elders did not talk about their past with us, because there was a lot of poverty then, and they struggled to earn a modest living. We lived as a family who accepted poverty as a norm. And we were not bothered by this at all.
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Beyoğlu/İstanbul
Türkiye
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Nesim Levi