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RACHEL S. KRESPIN
Country: United States of America
Bengu Bukey (Yaban) started her music education at the State Conservatory, Opera and Concerts Singing
Ms. Krespin was born in Ankara, May 1951. She graduated from the T.E.D. Ankara College in 1969. She
studied Behavioral Sciences in Ben Gurion University, Israel and lived there for over 20 years. During
her sojourn in Israel, Ms. Krespin was very active in various projects which involved Turkey and the
Turkish community in Israel. She was a member of the Association of Israelis of Turkish origin, an
organization committed to strengthening of Turkish-Israeli relations as well as enabling its members to
maintain their Turkish identify through social and cultural events. She participated in the
establishment of a Turkish-Sephardic Museum and Library. She was also involved with the programming of
the Israeli Radio in Judeo-Espagnol for Turkish-Jewish audiences. She moved to Canada in 1991.
She presently lives in Connecticut. She is associated with Turkish Forum, Assembly of Turkish American
Associations (ATAA), Federation of Turkish American Associations (FTAA), and Association of American
Jewish Friends of Turkey (AAJFT) and Daughters of Ataturk. Her children, Maia (23) and Rafi (9) born
outside of Turkey share her deeply imbedded Turkish identity, language and culture.
Ms. Krespin is a true child of Ataturk, shaped and educated in his principles and tries to lead a life
that befits such a heritage. As a woman, she says that there is no day that passes by without her
thinking and thanking Ataturk for the light he has shed on our lives and our paths towards claiming our
rightful place in human community.
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