The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, along with Metropolitan Elder Emmanuel of Chalcedon and Grand Protosyncellus Gregory, attended the funeral of Isak Haleva, the Chief Rabbi of the Jews of Turkey. The funeral took place on Thursday, January 16, 2025, at the Neve Shalom Synagogue in Pera.
The Ecumenical Patriarch conveyed the condolences of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and his personal sympathies to the bereaved family and the members of the Jewish Community.
Translated by Ioanna Georgakopoulou