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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 533

David I. Klein

Turkish chief rabbi Isak Haleva gives a speech in front of the Beth Israel Synagogue in Istanbul, November 15, 2006, during a commemoration ceremony to mark the first anniversary of suicide bombings against two Istanbul synagogues, in a wave of attacks that left 60 people dead in the space of a week. (MUSTAFA OZER / AFP)
January 17, 2025, 5:41 pm
Isak Haleva, Turkey’s chief rabbi and face of its Jewish minority, dies at 84
Serving since 2002, Haleva had warm ties with local and visiting dignitaries and leaders, even as the country went from being Israel’s ally to one of its staunchest critics
By David I. Klein
Thousands demonstrate against Israel amid the ongoing war in Gaza, in Istanbul, Turkey, January 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
May 16, 2024, 7:54 am
Turkey’s sudden ban on trade with Israel is already affecting Jews in both countries
From kosher food to construction materials, Israel has long relied on Turkish goods, many of which were supplied by Jewish businesses now suffering after the halt to exports
By David I. Klein
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli (2nd-R) and Tourism and Antiquities Minister Ahmed Issa (3rd-R) touring around the newly-restored 19th century Jewish synagogue of Ben Ezra in Coptic Cairo on August 31, 2023. (Photo by Egypt's Prime Minister Office / AFP)
December 22, 2023, 3:52 pm
Historic synagogue creates tension between Egypt’s government and few remaining Jews
The antiquities ministry has exerted control over the 1,200-year-old house of prayer it paid to renovate. Now the tiny community fears it doesn’t respect their ownership of the site
By David I. Klein
A woman walks along a building whose facade is covered with Stars of David painted during the night, in the Alesia district of Paris, on October 31, 2023. (Geoffroy Van der Hasselt/AFP)
December 2, 2023, 1:13 am
As antisemitism spikes across Europe, more fingers are pointing at Russia
As the Israel-Hamas war rages, sources claim Russians stoking an already tense situation – a strategy used by the country’s security services against the West since the Cold War
By David I. Klein
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at a pro-Palestinian rally, in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, October 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
October 30, 2023, 5:14 pm
‘Jews not allowed’: As Erdogan praises Hamas, antisemitism rages in Turkey
Jewish community has seen rise in antisemitic incidents since October 7 massacre: Izmir synagogue defaced on Saturday with ‘Murderer Israel’; calls to revoke Jews’ citizenships
By David I. Klein and Matt Hanson
Rabbi Gilberto Ventura leads the Jewish community of Catania in a recent service. (David I. Klein/JTA)
June 20, 2023, 6:57 am
With 1st rabbi in 500 years, Sicily’s Jews fight for mainstream Jewish acceptance
Despite decades of grassroots work, a community descended from Jews forced into hiding during the Spanish Inquisition fights an uphill battle against local religious bureaucracy
By David I. Klein
Evan Gershkovich, a Moscow correspondent at the Wall Street Journal, has been arrested in Russia and charged with espionage. His colleague Shayndi Raice is calling on Jews to place an empty seat at their seder table as a gesture of support. (Photo of Gershkovich: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images/JTA; #FreeEvan image via Twitter/JTA)
April 4, 2023, 4:15 am
Colleague of Jewish reporter jailed in Russia calls to set place for him at Passover
Rabbis, other journalists join call for Jews to leave symbolic empty space at Seder for Evan Gershkovich, charged with espionage in high-profile international incident
By David I. Klein
Congolese politician leader Moise Katumbi, speaks during a press conference held at his lawyer's office in Paris, France, June 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Ariane Grosset)
March 31, 2023, 6:09 pm
Bill that would bar Congo’s only Jewish politician from presidency resubmitted
Overseas Jewish leaders decry proposal to require candidates have two Congolese parents, which would disqualify Moise Katumbi from running because his father was a Greek Jew
By David I. Klein
Zoya Cherkassky-Nnadi provided the illustrations for “For Our Freedom,” the first Ukrainian-language version of the Passover Hagaddah. (Courtesy/Project Kesher via JTA)
March 30, 2023, 4:27 am
The first Passover Haggadah in Ukrainian marks a community’s break with Russia
Holiday text undergoes complex translation as Ukraine’s Jews continue to forge a separate identity, a process hastened by Russia’s invasion
By David I. Klein
Panelists speak at the Summit of European Jewish Leaders in Berlin on March 26, 2023. (Courtesy of the JDC via JTA)
March 29, 2023, 9:00 pm
Israeli tensions spill over into Berlin at summit of European Jewish leaders
As Jews with strong ties to Israel, communities on the continent express frustration with its eroding democratic values and policies that affect them even in their own countries
By David I. Klein and Toby Axelrod
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, with British Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, during a meeting with leaders of the UK Jewish community, November 5, 2017. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
March 24, 2023, 8:41 am
As Netanyahu flies to London, UK chief rabbi calls for ‘Jewish unity’ around world
‘Jewish unity is not only a noble aspiration. It is a sacred responsibility — for politicians, leaders, activists and for us all,’ writes Ephraim Mirvis
By David I. Klein
King Boris of Bulgaria, wearing civilian dress, left, with Adolf Hitler and Joachim Von Ribbentrop, right, when he paid a visit on May 14, 1941, at Hitler's Rolling headquarters. (AP Photo)
March 17, 2023, 11:26 am
Why Bulgarian Jews skipped an official ceremony marking their rescue from the Nazis
Officials marked 80 years since Tsar Boris III stopped the deportation of the country’s 48,000 Jews; they didn’t mention the 11,000 whose murder by Nazis his government facilitated
By David I. Klein
Uskudar American Academy is one of Istanbul's most prestigious private schools. (Wikipedia via JTA)
March 16, 2023, 7:38 pm
Students at Istanbul school perform Nazi salute in soccer game against Jewish school
Students from Üsküdar American Academy, considered one of city’s most elite, deliver the gesture at game as a taunt following goals by Ulus team; Turkish authorities taking action
By David I. Klein
29 November 2022, North Rhine-Westphalia, Essen: Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger (FDP), antisemitism commissioner of North Rhine-Westphalia, informs herself about the situation on site after the attack on the former rabbi's house at the Old Synagogue and talks to representatives of the local Jewish Community. (Roland Weihrauch/Getty Images via JTA)
March 15, 2023, 9:10 am
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard responsible for German synagogue shooting, officials say
Ramin Yektaparast, an Iranian biker gang leader, suspected by US and German intelligence of operating on behalf of IRGC in November 2021 attack
By David I. Klein
An engraving depicts Ancona, Italy, where local Jews used to celebrate multiple version of Purim. (DEA/A. Dagli Orti/De Agostini via Getty Images/JTA)
March 7, 2023, 5:36 am
Sarajevo Jews celebrate a second Purim. For centuries, they weren’t alone
For many of the 900 or so Jews in Bosnia, this week will be the first of two annual Purim celebrations; Jews in Italy, Spain, Maghreb region have similar customs
By David I. Klein
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