Yisrael Meir Lau
Yisrael Meir Lau · Arts & Literature
Holocaust survivor who served as Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel.
1937, Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland
Israel · Poland
Yisrael Meir Lau is recognized among Israeli contributors to Arts & Literature — Holocaust survivor who served as Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel.
Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, the 38th generation in an unbroken family chain of rabbis, is a Holocaust survivor who was liberated from Buchenwald as a boy of seven after his father was murdered at Treblinka. He rebuilt his life in Israel and served as Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel from 1993 to 2003, later chairing the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial council. His memoir and testimony made him one of the most prominent living voices of Holocaust survival.
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Source: IMDb (Jewish Actors list)
Holocaust survivor who served as Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel.
Source: IMDb (Jewish Actors list)
