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Fast Forward Turkish Jewish Leader Denies Snubbing Gay Israeli Envoy
(JTA) — Leaders of the Jewish community of Turkey denied complaints by a gay Israeli diplomat serving in Istanbul, who said they ignore him because of his sexual orientation. Ishak Ibrahim Zadeh, the president of the Jewish Community of Turkey, responded in a statement Thursday to the complaints leveled at him by Yossi Levi Sfari,…
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Fast Forward Istanbul Synagogue Hit By More Protests
(JTA) — For the second time in less than a week, protesters demonstrated against Israel outside a synagogue in Istanbul. The latest incident reported in the Turkish media occurred on Saturday outside the Ahrida Synagogue on the European side of the Turkish capital, in the north of the neighborhood of Fatih, which is a stronghold…
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Fast Forward Turkish Jews Condemn Anti-Israel Rally Outside Istanbul Synagogue
(JTA) — Leaders of Turkish Jewry condemned demonstrators who rallied around a synagogue in Istanbul to protest against Israel, including men who kicked the building’s doors and hurled objects at it. The Turkish Jewish Community on Twitter called the incident Thursday night outside the Neve Shalom synagogue, where several dozen men gathered with anti-Israel signs,…
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Breaking News Body of Israeli Teen Killed in Istanbul Terror Attack Coming Home
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Interior Ministry arranged the return of the body of an Israeli-Arab teen killed in a terrorist attack in an Istanbul nightclub. Lian Zaher Nasser, 19, from the Arab city of Tira, was one of 39 killed in the attack, which occurred at around 1 a.m. Saturday at the Reina nightclub in…
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Breaking News Israeli Tourist Among 39 Killed By Gunman in Istanbul Nightclub Massacre
(JTA) — At least 39 people were killed and dozens wounded in an apparent terrorist attack on an Istanbul night club, where a man was seen firing into a crowd of revellers celebrating the new year. One Israeli, 19-year-old Lian Nasser, from the Arab-Israeli city of Tira, was among the dead and her friend was…
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Fast Forward Inspirational Jewish Author Shot to Death Outside Home in Istanbul
Turkish Jewish author Beki Ikala Erikli was murdered while she stood outside her apartment building in Istanbul on Thursday. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Her killer was still on the lam as off press time, his motive unclear. Police were said to be investigating the murder, according to reports in the Times of…
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Breaking News Istanbul Jews Hold First Public Hanukkah Ceremony in Decades
Several hundred Jews in Istanbul participated in what is said to have been the city’s first public lighting of Hanukkah candles in decades. The ceremony took place on Sunday evening in Ortakoy, a neighborhood on the European banks of the Bosporus Straits. Leading the celebration was Isaac Ibrahimzadeh, the president of the Jewish Community of…
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