Kook, Abraham Isaac, 1865-1935

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Dates:
Birth 1865-09-07
Death 1935-09-01
Gender:
Male
Yiddish, English, Hebrew,

Biographical notes:

Abraham Isaac ha-Kohen Kook was born in Latvia in 1864. In 1904 he moved to Palestine and served as rabbi of the Jewish community in Jaffa. In 1919 he became rabbi of the Ashkenazi community of Jerusalem. In 1921, when the Chief rabbinate was established, he was appointed Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Palestine, a position he held until his death in 1935. In 1924 he established his own yeshiva in Jerusalem, known as the Universal Yeshiva or Merkaz ha-Rav. The yeshiva was unique at the time because of its positive attitude to Zionism.

From the description of Poster collection, 1920-1935? (Yeshiva University). WorldCat record id: 122487657

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  • Broadsides
  • Chief Rabbinate

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  • Palestine (as recorded)