Illustrations from the book

Roz Kohen Drohobyczer

Illustrations from the book


I was born in Istanbul in 1949. I spent my childhood in the Jewish neighborhoods of Istanbul : Sishane, Kuledibi. I am the product of both my ethnic background (Sephardic Jew) and my homeland Turkey . I graduated from American College for Girls in Istanbul 1969 and later spent 6 years in Israel , partly going to the Art academy in Jerusalem . On my return to Istanbul after 1975 I worked at various technical drafting jobs and immigrated to the United States in 1981.
Since then I have lived in New Mexico , Ohio , Tennessee and Missouri.
Currently I work as The Supervisor of one of the St. Louis County Library Branches.
My hobbies are painting, Turkish Cooking, helping the local Turkish student community organize activities, and recently writing and illustrating short stories In Judeo- Spanish about my childhood memories. Some of these memoirs and illustrations are being published in AMANESER, the supplement of the Jewish Newspaper SALOM in Istanbul , in LOS MUESTROS, Belgium and in AKI YERUSHALAYIM, Israel .