Sephardim in Izmir during first World War: hunger and misery

[EN] In this article, which provides with more data on the History of Sephardic people in the Ottoman Empire in the 20th Century, two poems written by the prolific author from Izmir Alexandr (or Alexandro) Ben-Guiat are edited and studied. In them, the difficult economic situation of Sephardic people of Izmir during First World War is described. These poems were published in a leaflet appeared in 1918 as a supplement of the local newspaper El Meseret, directed by Ben-Guiat. On the basis of the data provided by the poems, in this article we examine their historic background, we provide with new information relating the author’s life, and we discuss on his presumable presence in the Turkish army[ES] En el presente artículo, que viene a aportar nuevos datos sobre la historia de los sefardíes del Imperio otomano en el siglo XX, se editan y estudian dos poemas del prolífico autor esmirniota Alexandr (o Alexandro) Ben-Guiat que describen la difícil situación económica de los sefardíes de Esmirna durante la Primera guerra mundial. Los poemas se publicaron en un folleto que apareció en 1918 como suplemento del periódico local El Meseret, dirigido por nuestro autor. A partir de los datos que los poemas proporcionan, en el artículo se examina su trasfondo histórico, se aportan nuevos datos sobre la vida del autor y se discute su posible presencia en el ejército turco.Peer reviewe