David Asseo Explained
David Asseo |
Birth Date: | 1914 |
Birth Place: | Istanbul |
Death Place: | Istanbul |
Years Active: | 1961-2002 |
Known For: | Chief Rabbi of Turkey |
Chief Rabbi David Asseo (1914 – July 14, 2002) was the hakham bashi (or chief rabbi) of the Republic of Turkey from 1960 until his death in 2002.[1]
Chief Rabbi David Asseo was the second longest serving of the chief rabbis in Europe (after Moses Rosen of Romania). In his career, he spent 40 years as chief rabbi and spiritual leader of Turkey.[2] [3] His deputy of seven years, Ishak Haleva, became the new hakham bashi after his death in 2002.[4]
He was laid to rest at the Ulus Sephardi Jewish Cemetery in Istanbul.[5]
Notes and References
- http://www.sephardicstudies.org/hahambasi.html Chief Rabbis of the Ottoman Empire and Republic of Turkey
- https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A06E4D61338F936A15754C0A9649C8B63e "David Asseo, 88, of Turkey, Europe's Senior Chief Rabbi"
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080424034340/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,322690,00.html "Milestones"
- http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/20087/edition_id/409/format/html/displaystory.html "Turkey's new head rabbi weighs tradition against a volatile future"
- News: Rav David Asseo anıldı . Şalom Gazetesi . Turkish . 2013-10-29 .