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Isak Haleva, Turkey’s chief rabbi and face of Jewish minority, dies at 84
by Jesse OrineComments Off on Isak Haleva, Turkey’s chief rabbi and face of Jewish minority, dies at 84
ISTANBUL — Turkey’s Jewish community is mourning after Isak Haleva, chief rabbi since 2002, died at 84 on Tuesday. Haleva was the 35th person to hold the title of Hahambaşi, by which the chief rabbis of both the modern Turkish Republic and the Ottoman empire have been known since the position was established after the […]
Nearly half the globe has ‘elevated levels’ of antisemitic beliefs, ADL survey finds
by Jesse OrineComments Off on Nearly half the globe has ‘elevated levels’ of antisemitic beliefs, ADL survey finds
Nearly half of adults around the world have “elevated levels of antisemitic attitudes,” the Anti-Defamation League reported in its latest global survey of anti-Jewish beliefs. In addition, the survey found that one-fifth of the world has not heard of the Holocaust. About half accept the Holocaust’s historical truth. Known as the Global 100, the survey […]