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Isak Haleva, Turkey’s chief rabbi and face of Jewish minority, dies at 84

JL;DR SUMMARY Chief Rabbi Isak Haleva, representing Turkey's Jewish community since 2002, passed away at age 84. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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LadinoJewish CommunityTurkeyInterfaith DialogueSephardic JudaismTurkey Israel RelationsChief RabbiIsak HalevaHahambaiSynagogue Bombings

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Istanbul, Turkey
"Chief Rabbi of the Jewish community in Turkey Isak Haleva, at right, speaks with the Mufti of Istanbul Rahmi Yaran during a July 2016 event in Istanbul."
Israel
"Officials from the United States and Israel who had developed relationships with Haleva said he would be missed."

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