Rabbi Isser Yehuda Unterman | |
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 Rabbi Isser Yehuda Unterman, 1964 | |
| Title | Chief Rabbi of Israel |
| Personal | |
| Born | Isser Yehuda Unterman 19 April 1886 |
| Died | 26 January 1976 (aged 89) |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Spouse | Rachel Leah Yellin |
| Children | 7, including Baruch Unterman |
| Parent(s) | Eliyahu Unterman (father) and Sheina Unterman (mother) |
| Denomination | Orthodox Judaism |
| Alma mater | Volozhin Yeshiva |
| Occupation | Rabbi, Posek |
| Jewish leader | |
| Predecessor | Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog |
| Successor | Shlomo Goren |
| Position | Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi |
| Organisation | Chief Rabbinate of Israel |
| Began | 1964 |
| Ended | 1972 |
| Other | Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv (1946–1964) |
| Yahrtzeit | 26 January 1976 |
| Buried | Mount of Olives, Jerusalem |
| Residence | Jerusalem, Israel |
| Semikhah | Rabbi Raphael Shapiro |
Isser Yehuda Unterman (Hebrew: איסר יהודה אונטרמן, 19 April 1886 – 26 January 1976) was a leader of the Mizrachi movement, the third chief rabbi of Tel Aviv, and later the third Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of the State of Israel from 1964 until 1972. He was awarded the Rabbi Kook Prize for Rabbinic Literature in 1954.[1]