Selim kemahli biography definition

How did you decide to make La Dalkavo Ora, a documentary about Ladino?  

Selim:&#;My grandmother’s mother lived until she was She was a member of the palace and she spoke Turkish in a different dialect.

She grew up during the Ottoman Period. Then came the Republican era and the alphabet changed. She adapted to the new alphabet.

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I was serving in the military when she passed away. That’s when I realized that it was the end of an era. With that generation gone, I knew that those people who personally witnessed that change, were no longer able to share their first-hand experiences with younger generations.

I felt resentment for not asking my great grandmother more questions about those times and for not taking any notes. Those stories could no longer be told.

Selim kemahli biography definition

They faded away together with her. The subject of Ladino was always on my mind. When I looked at my elementary school yearbook, half the school were non-