Ishak Haleva
Encyclopedia
Ishak Haleva is the current Hakham Bashi
(Chief Rabbi
) of Turkey
. Chief Rabbi Haleva was the deputy to David Asseo
for seven years and became the new Hakham Bashi after his death in 2002.
Hakham Bashi
Hakham Bashi is the Turkish name for the Chief Rabbi of the nation's Jewish community.-History:The institution of the Hakham Bashi was established by the Ottoman Sultan Mehmet II, as part of the millet system for governing exceedingly diverse subjects according to their own laws and authorities...
(Chief Rabbi
Chief Rabbi
Chief Rabbi is a title given in several countries to the recognized religious leader of that country's Jewish community, or to a rabbinic leader appointed by the local secular authorities...
) of Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. Chief Rabbi Haleva was the deputy to David Asseo
David Asseo
Chief Rabbi David Asseo was the Hakham Bashi of the Republic of Turkey from 1960 until his death in 2002....
for seven years and became the new Hakham Bashi after his death in 2002.
See also
- History of the Jews in TurkeyHistory of the Jews in TurkeyTurkish Jews The history of the Jews in the Ottoman Empire and Turkey covers the 2,400 years that Jews have lived in what is now Turkey. There have been Jewish communities in Asia Minor since at least the 5th century BCE and many Spanish and Portuguese Jews expelled from Spain were welcomed to the...
- Jewish Museum of TurkeyJewish Museum of TurkeyJewish Museum of Turkey is a cultural center established by the Quincentennial Foundation to inform the society of the traditions and history of Turkish Jewry. It was inaugurated on November 25, 2001...
- Turkey-Israel relations
- List of synagogues in Turkey