Gershom Sizomu

Gershom Sizomu
Honorable
Personal details
Born
Gershom Sizomu

(1969-02-18) 18 February 1969 (age 55)
Abayudaya, Uganda
CitizenshipUganda
Residence(s)Abayudaya, Uganda
Alma materIslamic University In Uganda
American Jewish University
OccupationTeacher, rabbi, politician
Known forChief rabbi of Uganda, politics
Capt. Jon Cutler, a chaplain and the religious affairs director for Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, walks with Rabbi Gershom Sizomu at the Moses Synagogue, Abayudaya
Capt. Jon Cutler, a chaplain and the religious affairs director for Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, walks with Rabbi Gershom Sizomu at the Moses Synagogue, Abayudaya

Gershom Sizomu (born 1969) is a Ugandan rabbi serving the Abayudaya, a Baganda community in eastern Uganda near the town of Mbale who practice Judaism. Sizomu is the first native-born black rabbi in Sub-Saharan Africa.[1] He is also the first Chief Rabbi of Uganda.[2] Sizomu is a member of the Ugandan Parliament.

  1. ^ "Over 250 Africans convert to Judaism in Uganda," Jerusalem Post, 16 July 2008[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1215331079553&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull[permanent dead link]