Orthodox Jewish Man from New York Killed in Turkey; Community Seeks Return of Body

Jewish New Yorker murdered in Turkey while on photography trip

Yitzchak Eliyashiv, 45, is believed to have been murdered by the host he was staying with.

Jewish-American photographer murdered while on vacation in Turkey

The Upper West Side's Congregation Heichal Moshe seeks immediate repatriation of body of Yitzhak Alishayiv, a custodian at the synagogue, after he was murdered by a bed and breakfast owner in Turkey.

Orthodox Jewish Man from New York Killed in Turkey; Community Seeks Return of Body

NEW YORK – An Orthodox Jewish man from New York City was brutally stabbed to death while vacationing in Turkey, and his grief-stricken community is now fighting through red tape to bring his body home for a proper Jewish burial. Yitzhak “Igor” Alishayiv, 46, a quiet, soft-spoken janitor from the Upper West Side of Manhattan, […]