A very interesting FREE Book Club event by Qesher: "This historical biography of Gad Franco (1881-1954), written by his grandson, takes the reader from Izmir to Istanbul and beyond, tracing his footsteps, including his opposition to Zionism which he considered a threat to assimilation. By WWII, Gad Franco was expropriated of all his assets and deported to a labor camp. As its belonging to the nation had been so dramatically denied, half of the Turkish Jewish community migrated to Israel in the 1950s, putting an end to Gad Franco's hopes of its integration and acceptance."Link to register: [https://www.qesher.com/a-sephardic-turkish-patriot/](https://www.qesher.com/a-sephardic-turkish-patriot/)[https://www.facebook.com/events/1525633901627428](https://www.facebook.com/events/1525633901627428)