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Rabbi Yaakov Meir | |
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Born | 1856 Jerusalem, Arz-i-Filistin Ottoman Empire |
Died | May 26, 1939 Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine |
Nationality | Mandatory Palestine |
Spouse | Rachel |
Parent | Calev Mercado |
Known for | First Sephardic Chief Rabbi under the British Mandate of Palestine |
Occupation | Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Palestine |
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Yaakov Meir CBE (1856–1939), was an Orthodox rabbi, and the first Sephardic Chief Rabbi appointed under the British Mandate of Palestine. A Talmudic scholar, fluent in Hebrew as well as five other languages, he enjoyed a reputation as one of Jerusalem's most respected rabbis.