El Tiempo (Istanbul)
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El Tiempo (
At the time of the
During the initial phase of its history the newspaper was patronized by Hayim Carmona. His son Isaac Carmona served as its editor from its founding year. After his father's death in 1883, Isaac Carmona took over as patron of the newspaper whilst the post of editor passed on to Mercado Fresco and Sami Alkabez. After a few years, David Fresco became editor. He served as editor of the newspaper for almost fifty years.[3]
El Tiempo was supported by the
Once Zionism emerged as a political force, El Tiempo responded by proclaiming its loyalty to the Ottoman Empire. Within the Ladino Jewish community in Constantinople/Istanbul (where Zionist ideas were beginning to take root) El Tiempo argued that Ottoman Jews ought to remain Ottoman nationals.[6] There was a brief period (prior to 1910) during which discussions were ongoing between the World Zionist Organization and El Tiempo, but any re-evaluation of Zionism on behalf of El Tiempo was sealed as David Fresco aligned with prominent anti-Zionist Rabbi Chaim Nahum.[2] Fresco argued in favour of assimilation of the Ottoman Jews into Turkish society and the promotion of the use of the Turkish language.[7]
References
- ^ a b Migdal, Joel S. Boundaries and Belonging States and Societies in the Struggle to Shape Identities and Local Practices. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2004. p. 52
- ^ a b "Fresco, David | Encyclopedia.com".
- ^ a b Migdal, Joel S. Boundaries and Belonging States and Societies in the Struggle to Shape Identities and Local Practices. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2004. pp. 50-51
- ^ Maier, Johann. Jüdische Geschichte in Daten. Beck'sche Reihe, 1653. München: Beck, 2005. p. 86
- ^ Migdal, Joel S. Boundaries and Belonging States and Societies in the Struggle to Shape Identities and Local Practices. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2004. p. 68
- ^ a b Migdal, Joel S. Boundaries and Belonging States and Societies in the Struggle to Shape Identities and Local Practices. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2004. pp. 59-61
- ^ Migdal, Joel S. Boundaries and Belonging States and Societies in the Struggle to Shape Identities and Local Practices. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2004. p. 65