17 November 2003

Condolences for Turkish Jewish Community

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: pressroom@isfsp.org

The International Society for Sephardic Progress through its media conduit the World Sephardi News Service (WSNS) is collecting email condolences from the general public to be delivered to the Office of the Hahambashi (Chief Rabbi) of Turkey.

Condolences have been coming in since the horrendous double suicide attack on the Istanbul synagogues. Well wishes, sincere words of caring, heartfelt emotion and written tears have served to bridge the distance from fellow Jews throughout Israel and the Diaspora.

Those wanting to send their well wishes and condolences to the Turkish Jewish community may do so to Istanbul@sephardinews.com. This is an official project of the WSNS and all messages will be printed collected and forwarded to the Chief Rabbi's office in Istanbul.

May the memory of those who were lost be blessed. Baruch Dayan HaEmet, Hashem Yikom Damo.

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The International Society for Sephardic Progress (ISFSP) is a Jewish agency developed to serve the Sephardic community--the descendants of the Jews of historic Spain, Portugal, North Africa and the Levant who share both common religious and cultural bonds. Although based in the United States, the ISFSP is an advocacy organization representing Sephardim internationally. The ISFSP also functions to produce high quality Jewish educational projects which will educate the public on the rich Sephardic Jewish communities, past and present.

The ISFSP is a a non-profit organization.

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