Gershon Burstein

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Gershon Burstein
גרשון מאיר בורשטיין
Personal life
Born
Terevan, Armenia
Religious life
ReligionJudaism

Gershon-Meir Burshtein (Modern Hebrew: גרשון מאיר בורשטיין) — is an Armenian Jew and chief Rabbi of Armenia.[1]

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

  1. ^ Peaceful coexistence and international grievances: Understanding Jewish-Armenian relations