Yisrael Meir Lau
1937
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photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Israel
languages spoken, written or signed: Hebrew
educated at: Kol Torah, Ponevezh Yeshiva, Knesses Chizkiyahu
occupation: rabbi, non-fiction writer
award received: Knight of the Legion of Honour, Israel Prize, Rabbi Kook Prize for Rabbinical literature, honorary doctor of the Bar-Ilan University, Katz Award, Presidential Medal of Distinction
position held: Chief Rabbinate of Israel, Chief Rabbi, chairman of Yad Vashem
Yisrael Meir Lau (Hebrew: ישראל מאיר לאו; born 1 June 1937) is a Holocaust survivor who served as the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel from 1993 to 2003. He was previously Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv, Israel. After his tenure as chief rabbi, he was appointed chairman of Yad Vashem. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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