Rabbi Ben-Zion Meir Hai Uziel בן ציון מאיר חי עוזאל | |
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Personal | |
Born | 23 May 1880 |
Died | 4 September 1953 |
Religion | Judaism |
Nationality | Mandatory Palestine, Israel |
Denomination | Sephardic |
Jewish leader | |
Predecessor | Yaakov Meir |
Successor | Yitzhak Nissim |
Position | Sepharadi Chief Rabbi of Israel |
Began | 1939 |
Ended | 1953 |
Ben-Zion Meir Hai Uziel (Hebrew: בן ציון מאיר חי עוזיאל, born 23 May 1880, died 4 September 1953), sometimes rendered as Ouziel, was the Sephardi chief rabbi of Mandatory Palestine from 1939 to 1948, and of Israel from 1948 until his death in 1953.