Jean Weinberg (1887–1942) was a

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ish photographer. Weinberg owned the Foto Français studio in the Pera (currently known as

Beyoğlu Beyoğlu (, ota, بك‌اوغلی, script=Arab) is a district on the European side of İstanbul, Turkey, separated from the old city (historic peninsula of Constantinople) by the Golden Horn. It was known as the region of Pera (Πέρα, meani ...

) district of

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. In 1926, he hired Austrian photographer

Othmar Pferschy Othmar Pferschy (October 16, 1898 – April 7, 1984) was an Austrian photographer who worked primarily in Turkey. Pferschy began as a well-paid assistant to Romanian Jewish photographer Jean Weinberg, who hired him in 1926. He opened his own Istan ...

as his assistant. Pferschy left him in 1931 to open his own studio. During the

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celebrations in 1929 at Ankara Palace, Weinberg intentionally kicked the

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of Cemal Işıksel, who had been awarded the distinction of "first photojournalist" in Turkey by Turkish President

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. As a result, Weinberg was banned from taking photographs of Atatürk. On 11 June 1932 the

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passed ''Act 2007 Concerning Arts and Occupations Reserved for Turkish Citizens in Turkey'', which prohibited foreign photographers from working in Turkey. Consequently, both Pferschy and Weinberg made plans to move to

Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...

. In 1932 they went to Alexandria for a few months before returning to Istanbul with the intention of moving their studios to

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. Weinberg had a successful career in Egypt, where he is known to have photographed members of the Egyptian royal family at least until 1948.

References

External links

Othmar Pferschy and Jean Weinberg: A Tale of Two Photographers in the Near East
{{DEFAULTSORT:Weinberg, Jean 20th-century Romanian photographers Expatriate photographers in Egypt Photography in Turkey Portrait photographers Romanian expatriates in Egypt Romanian expatriates in Turkey Romanian Jews 1887 births 1942 deaths