Gabriel Davidovich is the

Ashkenazi Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...

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 ...

of Argentina. He is based at the

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Jewish center, where he has led the community since 2013. In February 2019, he was violently assaulted in an anti-Semitic attack at his

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home. The assailants broke nine of his ribs, affecting a lung, and left him disfigured. The attackers restrained his wife and took money before fleeing. Investigators are examining whether the attack on Davidovich may have been ordered in revenge for a rabbinical ruling. Buenos Aires Police have apprehended five suspects believed to be linked to the attack.

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