Ishak Haleva
Chief Rabbi Ishak Haleva
Ishak Haleva (born 1940 in Istanbul, Turkey) is the current Hakham Bashi (Chief Rabbi) (Turkish: Hahambaşı) 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.[1]
See also
- History of the Jews in Turkey
- Jewish Museum of Turkey
- Turkey-Israel relations
- List of synagogues in Turkey
References
- ↑ Turkey's new head rabbi weighs tradition against a volatile future Jewish News Weekly
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