Abraham Moshe Brener (Rabino Moises Brener) ( he, אברהם משה ברנר; died January 5, 1968) was the former

Chief Rabbi Chief Rabbi ( he, רב ראשי ''Rav Rashi'') is a title given in several countries to the recognized religious leader of that country's Jewish community, or to a rabbinic leader appointed by the local secular authorities. Since 1911, through a ...

(Gran Rabino) of

Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of t ...

, Peru. He served as the Chief Rabbi of Lima from the mid 1930s to 1962. Following his tenure, Rabbi Brener moved to New York City.

Peru

In 1935, Rabbi Brener, arrived in Lima. Initially he was not officially hired by the community, but he was an experienced mohel and shochet, as well as cantor, so he quickly took over as Rabbi. Together with the completion of the construction of its own synagogue (La Unión Israelita) in 1934, the community became an organized and official institution. Between the 1950s and 1960s, members of La Unión Israelita created three other synagogues: Malvas, Adat Israel, and Sharón. Rabbi Brener traveled to different provinces to circumcise babies, and others were circumcised at his home when they were older. Rabbi Brener served in Lima for 30 years until 1962. He retired and moved to New York, where he passed away a few years later. He was buried in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

, Israel.

Family

Abraham Moshe Brener is the father of Rabbi

Pynchas Brener Pynchas Brener (1931) is the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Caracas, Venezuela, starting in 1967. Early life He was born in Tyszowce, Poland and at the age of four emigrated with his family to Peru. He received his Bachelor of Arts and Rabbinic Ordina ...

, the former Chief Rabbi of

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

and current ambassador of Venezuela to Israel (as appointed by Juan Guaido). Abraham Moshe Brener died in New York on January 5, 1968 (4 Tevet 5728) and is buried in Israel.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brener, Abraham Moshe Year of birth missing 1968 deaths Rabbis in South America 20th-century Polish rabbis Polish emigrants Immigrants to Peru Polish emigrants to the United States