Gershon-Meir Burshtein (
Modern Hebrew: גרשון מאיר בורשטיין) — is an Armenian Jew and chief
Rabbi
A rabbi () is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi – known as '' semikha'' – following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form o ...
of
Armenia.
Peaceful coexistence and international grievances: Understanding Jewish-Armenian relations
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Biography
In 1991, he was among the initiative group that organized the Jewish religious community of Armenia.
In 1995, he returned to Armenia as the chief rabbi of Armenia, envoy of the Lubavitcher Rebbe and representative of the international charitable foundation "Or Avner". With sponsorship, he purchased a building for the Jewish Religious Community Center of Armenia “Mordechai Navi”, named in memory of the destroyed Yerevan synagogue.
In 2012, he called on Israel to recognize the Armenian genocide.
References
External links
Chief Rabbi of Armenia condemns attacks against Christian priests in Jerusalem
The Chief Rabbi of Armenia called another attack on a synagogue in Yerevan a provocation
The world stands on two legs - one in Israel, the other in Armenia
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Living people
Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries
Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidim
Year of birth missing (living people)