A large crowd attended the funeral ceremony in Istanbul for Bensiyon Pinto , honorary and former leader of the Turkish Jewish Community , who passed away last week at the age of 85. Pinto had been hospitalized for COVID-19 and was battling multiple illnesses. A ceremony was held at Ashkenazi Jewish Community Cemetery on Sunday with the attendance of community leaders and members, Pinto ’s family, Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, former prime minister Tansu Çiller and other dignitaries . Izak Haleva , chief rabbi of the community and himself infected with COVID-19, attended the funeral via videolink...