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SMYRNE - now izmir, TURKEY

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Le progrès continuel de la barbarie

“Le port brûle” ©Philippe Quéau (Art Κέω) 2024 En septembre 1922, pendant la deuxième guerre gréco-turque, la catastrophe de Smyrne a détruit la majeure partie de la cité portuaire de Smyrne, aujourd’hui Izmir, et a causé la mort de plusieurs milliers de chrétiens anatoliens. Selon des témoins oculaires, l’incendie aurait éclaté dans le quartier arménien quatre jours après la reconquête de…

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💚❤ Bir zamanların Karşıyaka’sından huzurlu bir manzara. Denizin kenarında yer alan bu tarihi binalar, şehrin zengin geçmişine tanıklık ediyor.

Sizce de bu sokaklar hikayeler fısıldamıyor mu? 💚❤

✔︎ 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 @karsiyakablog

☁︎ 𝑓𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦: #eskikarsiyaka #birzamanlarizmir

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Smyrne aux époques hellénistique et romaine : nouvelles découvertes. Une pensée émue pour la Turquie. #lelouvre #conferencesdumardi #smyrne #izmir #époquehellénistique #epoqueromaine #akınersoy #turquie #izmirkatipçelebiüniversitesi #alexandrelegrand #fouillesarcheologiques #instapic #photooftheday #parismaville (à Le Louvre) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoaMXoaIumh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Jean Lurçat (French, 1892-1966), Paysage de Smyrne [Smyrna Landscape], 1924. Oil on canvas, 65.1 x 92 cm.

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💌 Souvenir de Smyrne 💌

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Jennifer Daugherty was a 30-year-old woman from Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. She was mentally disabled and had the capacity of a child. Because of her disability, Jennifer trusted everybody. “Jennifer was very easy-going,” recollected her mother, Denise Murphy. “She liked to have fun. She was trusting. She made friends easily. She loved to dance and she loved to sing.”

On the 11th of February, 2010, Jennifer’s body was discovered stuffed in a garbage can in a school parking lot. She had sustained prolonged torture before finally being stabbed to death.

An investigation into the grisly discovery revealed that Jennifer had been tortured and murdered by a group of people she considered her friends. “She was exploited and her kindness and her handicap made her very vulnerable. She trusted everybody; she believed everyone was good and no one would hurt her,” said her sister, Joy Burkholder.

Jennifer had recently told her family that she had made a group of new friends in Greensburg. According to her stepfather, she would travel on her own by bus from her home in Mount Pleasant to Greensburg, which was around ten miles away, for dental or counselling appointments. It was while here that Jennifer had made a group of new friends at a community center.

Then on the 10th of February, 2010, she told her mother and stepfather that she was going to her friend’s apartment for a sleepover. She had planned staying over in Greensburg and then going to a doctor’s appointment the following morning and then return home to Mt. Pleasant. On the morning of the trip, Jennifer wrote a letter on the back of an envelope with the friend’s contact details along with the note: “I hope that you will have a good day at work, and I also love you very much. I will talk to you some time later.”

Jennifer’s stepfather, Bobby Murphy, dropped her off at the bus station where she kissed him on the cheek and said goodbye. She then hopped on the bus, heading to Greensburg. It was the last time that her mother and stepfather ever saw her alive. “My biggest regret was forcing Jennifer to act as an adult,” said Denise.

Jennifer travelled down to Peggy Darlene Miller’s apartment. A number of Jennifer’s other so-called friends were there: Robert Loren Masters Jr, Ricky Smyrnes, Melvin Knight, Amber Meidinger and Angela Marinucci. In fact, Jennifer had known Marinucci for several years and the two frequently chatted on the phone.

However, almost as soon as Jennifer entered the apartment, things took a horrific turn.....

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞:

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La Mode illustrée, no. 46, 11 novembre 1888, Paris. Dessin du tapis. Explication des signes: Noir. Brun foncé. Rouge. Bronze. Vert bleu. Olive. Crème. Tapis point de guipure. Ville de Paris / Bibliothèque Forney

Tapis point de Smyrne.

Ce tapis est exécuté sur du canevas divisé avec des laines de différentes couleurs, au point de Smyrne. L'une de nos gravures représente le dessin du tapis.

This rug is made on divided canvas with wools of different colors, in Smyrna stitch. One of our engravings represents the design of the carpet.

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Paula Rubino (American b.1968)

‘Smyrne Poised Under the Glass Ceiling’ 2016

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The Greensburg 6

The Greensburg 6 consisted of the victim, Jennifer Lee Daugherty’s six friends whom she had recently befriended at a community center in Greensburg, ten miles away from her home. Being mentally disabled with the mental capacity of a 14-year-old, it was not easy for Jennifer Daugherty to make friends. So, when her family saw that she had friends she regularly visited in Greensburg, they were ecstatic.

Living in the same apartment, there was Angela Marinucci, who was the youngest at 17 years old, and Ricky Smyrnes, 23. Both of them were in a relationship with each other. Then there was the 20-year-old Amber Meidinger, pregnant with Melvin Knight’s baby, who was the same age as Meidinger. Peggy Darlene Miller, 27, and Robert Masters, 36, also lived with them in the same place.

Whenever Jennifer used to hang out with all of them, Angela Marinucci noticed her boyfriend used to flirt with Jennifer. She also had, reportedly, overheard her boyfriend talking to Jennifer on the phone and proclaiming his love for her. This caused Marinucci a great deal of jealousy and insecurity. After taking Amber into confidence, she devised the whole plan against Jennifer and included the rest of the housemates in it as well.

Ricky Smyrnes was also a part of the torture and killing of Jennifer Daugherty. However, during the confessional tapes played in the courts amidst their trials, Smyrnes told the police that he had loved Jennifer, and she loved him too. She used to ride the bus to their apartment to meet him only. He only took part in the plan against her because he was afraid Angela would’ve killed him.

On February 10th, 2010, Jennifer Daugherty told her parents that she planned on going to her friends’ apartment in Greensburg for a sleepover that day. Her stepfather, Bobby Murphy, dropped her off at the bus stop from where she traveled to Greensburg on a bus. She had left a note for her mother that said, “I hope that you will have a good day at work, and I also love you very much”. These words came to be the last words she said to her mother.

As soon as Jennifer entered the apartment, things took a horrific turn for Jennifer. She was beaten with a metal towel rack, a crutch, and the hose of a vacuum cleaner. Her hair was shaved, and her face was covered in nail polish. Cruelly, Jennifer was forced to consume her own urine and feces. She was also forced to drink detergent and liters of vegetable oil. They had repeatedly stomped on her chest and stomach. Moreover, she was given sleeping pills and antibiotics in massive amounts as well.

According to Amber, Jennifer was stripped naked, gagged, and raped by Melvin Knight. She was then taken to the living room, where spices and oatmeal were poured onto her. She had begged her ‘friends’ to stop because she was in pain and her eyes were burning, but the group ignored her pleas.

Jennifer had begged them to let her go as night descended, but that is where the group decided that they will kill her as they couldn’t risk their safety.

The group forced her to write her suicide note before slashing her wrists. Jennifer was also stabbed in the chest and lungs by Knight. In his confessional tape, Melvin Knight stated that,

“Ricky got a knife and told me to stab her…and then I stabbed her in the chest three times.”

Then they wrapped Jennifer’s battered body in Christmas lights, who was barely alive. Then Smyrnes, Knight, and Masters choked her with the Christmas lights wrapped around her neck. Afterward, the group stuffed her body in a plastic garbage can and left it under a truck in the snow-covered parking lot of Greensburg Salem Middle School. On February 11th, her body was discovered by the Truck Driver, who had noticed something under his truck.

Angela Marinucci was decided by the court to be the main instigator of the entire ordeal against Jennifer Daughtery. Since she was 17 when the murder happened, so she did not qualify for the death penalty. She was, however, given a life sentence without the possibility of parole.

Ricky Smyrnes and Melvin Knight were sentenced to death after Knight’s confession. It is also reported that while hearing his confession tape being played in the courtroom, Knight had laughed out loud in the court. He pleaded guilty to Jennifer’s first and second-degree murder, her kidnapping, and conspiracy to murder.

Robert Masters was sentenced to 30 to 70 years in prison after pleading guilty to third-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder and abduction. Amber Meindinger pleaded guilty to the same offenses but received a sentence of 40 to 80 years in prison. Peggy Darlene Miller received a sentence of 35 to74 years in prison.

It is reported that the Prosecution was seeking a death sentence for Knight, Smyrnes, and Meindinger, but Meindinger didn’t receive a death sentence after she decided to plead guilty in court.

The police did not accuse Masters and Miller of participating in the entire act of torture and murder of Jennifer. However, the evidence from the confessional tapes suggests that they were part of the meetings in which the whole ordeal was planned. They had also voted for Jennifer to be murdered.

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SMYRNE / SMYRNA - now IZMIR - TURKEY

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"Paysage de Smyrne", Jean Lurçat, 1924. Oil on canvas.

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APOCALYPSE 2

 Commentaires : L'église d'Éphèse représente le pouvoir de l'esprit et de ses pensées.

La véritable intelligence est guidée par la sagesse divine, enseignée par Jésus dans la Sainte Bible. Ainsi, nous ne sommes pas manipulés et nous ne manipulons pas vers le mal. Certains ont enseigné qu'un cerveau inoccupé ou occupé par le mal est l'atelier du diable.

Notre première attitude doit être de penser, mais de penser comme Dieu et Jésus pensent !

Jésus veut que notre intelligence soit utilisée pour nous corriger !

C’est la première charité : s’aimer soi-même et aimer les autres comme Jésus nous aime.

L'église de Smyrne représente le pouvoir de voir et d'entendre.

La sagesse divine est avertie et enseignée par eux. Ses enseignements proviennent de la lecture de la Bible et d'autres livres ou sermons divins.

Il faut aussi faire attention aux intuitions de nos anges gardiens !

Ils aident également à éliminer les mauvaises informations.

L’Église de Pergame représente notre capacité à parler.

Ainsi, pour notre propre bien et celui des autres, nous ne devons dire que de bonnes choses, conformément aux enseignements de Jésus.

L’épée à double tranchant est la langue de notre bouche. Vos paroles éliminent les mauvaises choses dans les domaines spirituel et matériel.

Vos actions doivent avoir lieu aux moments appropriés.

L'Église de Thyatire représente notre cœur.

Le sentiment du véritable amour se reflète en lui. Plus nous aimons comme Jésus, plus notre cœur devient actif, heureux et puissant.

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( Jésus a dit : ) Ne crains en aucune manière ce que tu vas souffrir… Sois fidèle jusqu’à la mort et je te donnerai la couronne de vie. Apocalypse 2. 10

➡ Lettres aux assemblées : Smyrne (2)

Lecture proposée : Apocalypse 2. 8-11

La vie, le message et le martyre de Polycarpe, évêque de Smyrne, nous sont rapportés dans des écrits du 2e siècle. Polycarpe refusait d’adorer César et encourageait les chrétiens à rester fidèles à Jésus Christ, leur seul Seigneur. Finalement son témoignage lui a coûté la vie. Un jour de fête, la foule frénétique fit chercher Polycarpe et le pressa de choisir : adorer César ou mourir.

“J’ai servi Christ pendant 86 ans, répondit-il, et il ne m’a jamais causé de tort. Comment puis-je renier mon Roi ? Il m’a sauvé !” Ces paroles excitèrent la colère de la foule qui rassembla des fagots pour le brûler. Avant de mourir, il exprima cette prière à Dieu : “Je te remercie, toi qui dans ta miséricorde m’a trouvé digne de vivre ce jour et cette heure afin que je fasse partie des martyrs…”

Cet événement nous aide à comprendre le message de Jésus à l’église de Smyrne : “Ne crains en aucune manière ce que tu vas souffrir”. Jésus prend totalement en charge ceux qui souffrent pour lui. Il les encourage : “Sois fidèle jusqu’à la mort et je te donnerai la couronne de vie”. Ces paroles nous interpellent, même si beaucoup d’entre nous ne risquent pas leur vie à cause de leur foi.

Notre liberté devrait nous inciter à être toujours plus attachés et fidèles au Seigneur. Toutefois ce message s’adresse aussi aux églises persécutées de tous les temps, et de notre 21e siècle. Avons-nous remarqué que Smyrne est l’une des deux seules églises parmi les sept, à qui Jésus ne fait aucun reproche ?

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