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Nesim Bencoya

Nesim Bencoya
Nesim Bencoya is manager of the Izmir Jewish Heritage Project and founder of the Izmir Sephardic Culture Festival. Over the past 14 years, he has been involved in the preservation of Jewish heritage in Izmir. Born in Izmir, he moved to Haifa, where he was the director of Cinematheque, one of Israel’s leading art centers. In 2010, he returned home to Izmir and since then, alongside his devotion to Jewish heritage, has served as artistic director of well-known film festivals in Turkey.
Nesim Bencoya
Nesim Bencoya is manager of the Izmir Jewish Heritage Project and founder of the Izmir Sephardic Culture Festival. Over the past 14 years, he has been involved in the preservation of Jewish heritage in Izmir. Born in Izmir, he moved to Haifa, where he was the director of Cinematheque, one of Israel’s leading art centers. In 2010, he returned home to Izmir and since then, alongside his devotion to Jewish heritage, has served as artistic director of well-known film festivals in Turkey.
  • / Winter 2024 /
  • Special Exhibit

Sephardic Legacy Reawakens at Every Corner 

A visual tour of Izmir’s Old Jewish Quarter evokes the life and culture once so vibrant in the Turkish city.

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