Posts by Orihito Ryuki Nagatsuka
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Maria Mamalinga's novel about the Jews of Rhodes, Merkado, has won Greece's National Literary Prize. It is a vivid, cinematic work layering various episodes as a woman flees Nazi persecution on Rhodes and travels through Turkey.Originally written in Greek, the novel features a multi-layered structure where Ladino also appears within the text.It is an exceptionally fine work concerning the Holocaus...
Some time ago, I consulted you about visiting the Jewish community on Rhodes.To tell you the results... it was truly wonderful. It was just around Rosh Hashanah, and I was able to meet many people at the Kahal Shalom Synagogue and deepen my learning in various ways at the Jewish Museum of Rhodes. Needless to say, I was also captivated by the beauty of Rhodes itself.
I am a researcher studying Judeo-Spanish and Sephardic culture. I will be staying on Rhodes Island from September 22nd to 26th. If anyone will be on Rhodes Island during that time, would you be willing to spare some time to talk with me? This is part of my research, and I would be very grateful to learn about the current situation of the Rhodes Island community and its people.