Eliza Benarwa Turkish passport
| Title | Eliza Benarwa Turkish passport |
|---|---|
| Publication Date: | 1936 |
| Publication Place | Turkey--Edirne - |
| Subject | Passports; Benaroya, Aliza — Legal documents |
| Type | Document |
| Language | Ottoman |
| Digital | Yes |
| Manuscript | No |
| Physical Dimensions | 1 passport |
| Library: | University of Washington |
| Library Asset ID | ST00264 |
| Record ID | 5861 |
| Library Location | Sephardic Studies Digital Collection at the University of Washington |
| Date | 1936 |
| Notes | Reverend Samuel Benaroya, the long-time hazzan (cantor) at Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation, was among the few masters of Turkish musical mode (maqam) to come to the United States. Born in Edirne (Adrianople) in 1908, Benaroya regularly visited the local mevlevi (whirling dervish) lodge where he learned from sufi singers, who also visited the local synagogue. A position as hazzan at a Sephardic synagogue in Geneva compelled Benaroya to leave his hometown. He returned to Edirne just as World War II began only to meet and marry his wife, Aliza, before the couple moved back to Switzerland where their daughter, Judith (Judy), was born. After the war, Benaroya learned of a cantorial position available in Seattle via David de Sola Pool, then the rabbi of the Spanish and Portuguese synagogue in New York City. As an “audition” Benaroya sent a phonograph recording of himself singing two Yom Kippur melodies to Sephardic Bikur Holim, and, based on this audio sample alone, he was hired as the new hazzan. The passport lists her birthdate in Ottoman Turkish as July 15, 1912 (2 Temmuz 1328) and her name as Liza. | To inquire about permissions, contact [email protected]. Please cite the Sephardic Studies Accession Number. | Reproductions are not available for order. | See the following book for more information about Samuel Benaroya: Maureen Jackson, Mixing Musics: Turkish Jewry and the Urban Landscape of a Sacred Song. Stanford University Press, 2013. See the section "Reverend Samuel & Aliza Benaroya" in the digital exhibit "Seattle Sephardic Legacies" for more information on the Benaroya family: https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/seattle-sephardic-legacies/reverend-samuel-and-aliza-benaroya/ |
| Bağışlayan | Amiel, Judy |
| Orjinal format | volume |
