HANDALI, ESTHER — (d. ca. 1590), most famous among several Jewish women, known as kieras , who performed various services for the women of the royal harems in Istanbul. Handali, of Sephardi origin, worked with her merchant husband, Eliyah Handali, as an… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
HANDALI, JOSHUA BEN JOSEPH — (17th century), Turkish rabbi. Handali was born in Skopje in Yugoslavia. In his youth he moved to Salonika, where he studied under Ḥayyim Shabbetai. His first work, written in 1613, was a pamphlet on the laws pertaining to gifts from a groom to… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Igandu — Infobox Settlement official name = Igandu other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = motto = imagesize = 300px image caption = flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = image blank emblem = blank emblem type = blank… … Wikipedia
ISTANBUL — ISTANBUL, city in N.W. turkey , on both sides of the Bosphorus at its entrance on the Sea of Marmara (for history prior to 1453, see constantinople ). Constantinople was taken from the Byzantine emperor in 1453 by the Ottoman sultan Mehmed II… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
KIERA — (also Kyra, Kira, Chiera), a Greek title meaning lady, given to women who handled the relations of the wives in the Ottoman sultan s royal harem in various external matters. In general these women were Jewish. They acted as commercial… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Nurbanu Sultan — Afife Nûr Banû Vâlide Sultân Reconstructed scene of a Vâlide Sultân and her attendants in her apartments at Topkapı Palace Born Cecilia / Olivia Venier Baffo or Rac … Wikipedia
Dodoma Rural — is one of the 5 districts of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Kondoa District, to the East by the Kongwa District, to the South by the Dodoma Urban District and to the West by the Singida Region. According to the… … Wikipedia
Diócesis de Dodoma — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda La Diócesis de Dodoma es una circunscripción eclesiástica de la Iglesia Católica en Tanzania, perteneciente a la Conferencia Episcopal de Tanzania. Su sede episcopal se encuentra en la ciudad de Dodoma, capital de la … Wikipedia Español
Escuela malequí — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Las escuelas jurídicas representan interpretaciones divergentes en cuestinoes secundarias de la opinión común propia de la ortodoxa musulmana, sin prejuicio de que existan también algunas escuelas o sectas… … Wikipedia Español
Meryem Uzerli — Meryem Sahra Uzerli Born Meryem Sahra Uzerli August 12, 1983 (1983 08 12) (age 28) Kassel, Germany Nationality Turk, German Citizenship Federal Republic of Germany, Republic of Turkey … Wikipedia