Ishak Haleva
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Ishak Haleva (27 April 1940 – 14 January 2025) was Hakham Bashi (Chief Rabbi) (Turkish: Hahambaşı) of Turkey.
Biography
[edit]Haleva was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1940. Before becoming the Chief Rabbi, he studied at Yeshiva Porat Yosef in Jerusalem.[1] Haleva was the deputy to David Asseo for seven years and became the new chief rabbi after Asseo died in 2002.[2] He was a member of the Presidium Council of the Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic States.[3]
Haleva died in Istanbul in January 2025, at the age of 84.[4]
See also
[edit]- History of the Jews in Turkey
- Jewish Museum of Turkey
- Turkey-Israel relations
- List of synagogues in Turkey
References
[edit]- ^ "HALEVA, ISAK". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ Turkey's new head rabbi weighs tradition against a volatile future Jewish News Weekly
- ^ "ARIS Rabbis – The Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic States". Retrieved 2023-07-15.
- ^ "Isak Haleva, Chief Rabbi of Turkey, dies". Bianet. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
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