1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="xy1HASII3S"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/18-members-named-to-jewish-community-central-body-in-turkey-seats-were-vacant-15-years">18 Members Named to Jewish Community Central Body in Turkey; Seats Were Vacant 15 Years</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/18-members-named-to-jewish-community-central-body-in-turkey-seats-were-vacant-15-years/embed#?secret=xy1HASII3S" width="600" height="338" title="“18 Members Named to Jewish Community Central Body in Turkey; Seats Were Vacant 15 Years” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="xy1HASII3S" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> The Chief Rabbinate here announced today the appointment of 18 members to the General Assembly of the Istanbul Jewish Community. The 18 seats had been vacant for 15 years. The appointments were made following approval of the candidates by the Turkish authorities. The General Assembly is an 80-member body composed of representatives of both lay […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315