Guide to the Rifat N. Bali Ephemera Collection Relating to Jews in Turkey M1455
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
2017 ; revised 2019
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford 94305-6064
specialcollections@stanford.edu
Language of Material:
Turkish
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Rifat N. Bali ephemera collection relating to Jews in Turkey
source:
Bali, Rifat N.
Identifier/Call Number: M1455
Physical Description:
20 Linear Feet
(29 boxes; 5 flat boxes; 5 map folders; 1 poster tube)
Date (inclusive): circa 1920s-2016
Physical Location: Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 36 hours in advance.
Abstract: Ephemera and personal papers concerning Jews in Turkey, collected by researcher Rifat Bali.
Biographical / Historical
Rifat Bali (born in Turkey in 1948) is a Jewish Turkish author and historian. He has been studying Jews in Turkey since the
1990s and has written several books on the subject.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. Audiovisual materials
are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
Conditions Governing Use
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not
an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission
or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was given by Rifat Bali to Stanford University, Special Collections, 2004-2019.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Rifat N. Bali Ephemera Collection Relating to Jews in Turkey (M1455). Dept. of Special Collections
and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Arrangement
Series 1: Arts & Culture; Series 2: Business documents: Import/export, Circa 1920s to 1950s; Series 3: Charitable/nonprofit
organizations; Series 4: Clippings; Series 5: Cultural programs; Series 6: Diplomas, 1930s; Series 7: Greeting cards/Holiday
fundraising; Series 8: Invitations consists of two sub-series: sub-series 1: Bar/Bat Mitsvah invitations and sub-series 2:
Wedding invitations; Series 9: Memorabilia; Series 10: Personal papers; Series 11: Photographs; Series 12: Promotional items;
Series 13: Posters; Series 14: Rabbinate of Turkey/Synagogues
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Jews -- Turkey
Bali, Rifat N.
box 9, folder 5
Interview with Rifat Bali by Jozef Amado
box 17
Interview: Susana Weis Shakak at the retirement home
box 17
Maccabiat Turkey 2007 & 2009
box 17
Talk show: Hulya Avsar with Rifat Bali
box 17
Seminar with Rifat Bali: An Overview of Turkish antisemitism
box 17
Speech: Silvio Ovadya, president of the Turkish Jewish community, addresses Young Community Leaders
box 7, box 6
Series 2: Business documents: Import/export
Circa 1920s to 1950s
Series 3: Charitable/nonprofit organizations
box 3
Bursa Musevi Cemaati donation book
1937
box 16, box 3, box 2, folder 5-7
Dostluk Yurdu Derneği (Human Rights Council)
box 2, box 3
Fakirleri Koruma Cemiyeti
box 2, folder 8-13, box 16
İhtiyarlara Yardım Derneği
box 2, folder 16-17, box 16
box 2, folder 18-19, box 16
box 5
Photographs: Kadoorie visit for the inauguration of the Kadoorie Pavilion
box 2, folder 21-23
Ulus Özel Musevi Okulları
box 2, folder 24, box 16
Yetimleri Koruma ve Barındırma Derneği
box 9, box 16
Series 5: Cultural programs
General
Includes YSK Kara Kare Film Festival packets (2), 2009, in Box 16
box 16, box 9, box 1, box 21-24, box 57
Series 7: Greeting cards/Holiday fundraising
box 1, box 16
Bar/Bat Mitsvah invitations
box 16, box 16, box 1, box 25-26
Series 10: Personal papers
flat-box 13, box 11, box 12, box 15, box 10
box 2
Yasar Kutluay/Islam Mezhepleri mss.
box 5
Naphtali Nathan diary
1968
box 51
Ginette Halyo and Nesim (Niso) Toledo
box 17
Bali Family: Rifat Bali's aunt Sara and Uncle Sami.
1940s to 1970s
flat-box 13, box 8, folder 27-35, box 1, box 17, box 30, box 31, flat-box 33, flat-box 39-41, box 42
box 17
Izzet Namer Family, Ankara (owner of Angora Pastry Shop)
box 17
Eli Shaul (photos on disk with printouts)
box 29
Yanni & Kuratan Fresco Family
box 45-48
Eskenazi and Mizrahi Families
box 50
Avram Alber; Dorin Eskenazi; Rahel Eskenazi
box 9, box 17
Series 12: Promotional items
map-folder 18-19, flat-box 20, map-folder 35-37, roll 38
Series 14: Rabbinate of Turkey/Synagogues
box 3
Certificates of marital status
1970s