Venue: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mt. Scopus Campus, Rabin Building, Room 3001
9:00-9:30 Greetings & Opening Remarks: - Prof. Reuven Amitai, Dean – Faculty of Humanities, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem - Prof. Olivier Tourny, Director of CRFJ (Centre de recherche français à Jérusalem) , Jerusalem - Prof. emer. Jacob Landau, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem: Opening Remarks
9:30-10:00 Prof. Dr. Christoph Herzog (Universität Bamberg) & Dr. Richard Wittmann (Orient-Institut Istanbul): Sources and Methodological Issues With Regard to Ottoman Ego Documents
10:00-10:15 Coffee Break
Session 1: Istanbul in Focus Discussant: Dr. Eyal Ginio, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem
10:15-10:45 Prof. David M. Bunis, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem: The Memoirs of Eliya Karmona, 1869-1935
10:45-11:15 Dr. Yaron Ben-Naeh, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem: A Jerusalemite Journalist in Istanbul
11:15-11:45 Dr. Dov Hacohen, Bar Ilan University, Ramat-Gan: Ladino Sources on Late Ottoman Istanbul
11:45-12:15 Mr. Benny Zipper, editor, Haaretz, Tel-Aviv: Family Memories from Istanbul and the Levantine Culture
12:15-13:45 Lunch Break
Session 2: Approaches and Experiences with Ego Documents Discussant: Dr. Avner Levy, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem
13:45-14:15 Dr. Nilüfer Hatemi, Yeditepe University, Istanbul: "History of the Capital of Asia and the Turks ..."
14:15-14:45 Prof. Dr. Marie-Christine Bornes Varol, INALCO, Paris: Ottoman Society in Eliya Carmona's Literary Memoirs "Komo nasyo Eliyah Karmona, komo se engrandesyo i komo se izo direktor del Djugeton"
14:45-15:15 Dr. Michal Held, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem: Personal Narratives of Women
15:15-15:30 Coffee Break
15:30-16:00 Dr. Johann Strauss (Université de Strasbourg): In Search of Individuals: Experiences Made During the Work on a Bio-Bibliographical Dictionary of Non-Muslim Authors in the Ottoman Empire
16:00-17:00 Comments & Discussion Discussant: Prof. Amy Singer, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv
