Harif, Spiro Ark and the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain present

When Shabbetai Zvi, Judaism’s false Messiah, converted to Islam in 1666, he took hundreds of his followers with him. Their descendants became known as Turkey’s Donmeh. Who are they? Do they inhabit a limbo between Judaism and Islam? Are they proud or embarrassed by their identity? Was Kamal Ataturk a Donmeh? How are they viewed by Turkish society?

Aubrey Ross, author of The Messiah of Turkey (121, 2006) will shed light on the history of the Donmeh, their present fortunes and their effect on Turkish life.