Manuel Tenenbaum (1934 – February 2, 2016) was a Uruguayan educator, historian and philanthropist. He was the author of books and articles about Jewish history. He served as the executive director of the Latin American Jewish Congress, the South American branch of the

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, from 1978 to 2007.World Jewish Congress mourns passing of Manuel Tenenbaum, 2 February 2016
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Early life

Manuel Tenenbaum was born in 1934 in

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, Uruguay. His parents were Jewish immigrants from

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Career

Tenenbaum was an educator. According to ''

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'', he was the "director of a secondary school in Montevideo, on the faculty of the Jewish teachers’ seminary and a college professor." Additionally, he was the author of several articles and books on

Jewish history Jewish history is the history of the Jews, and their nation, religion, and culture, as it developed and interacted with other peoples, religions, and cultures. Although Judaism as a religion first appears in Greek records during the Hellenisti ...

, including ''Talmud y derecho''. Tenenbaum served as the president of the Uruguay chapter of

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from 1972 to 1974. He went on to serve as the inaugural president of the Latin American Jewish Youth Council. He served as the president of the Central Jewish Committee of Uruguay from 1976 to 1978. He served as the president of the Latin American Jewish Congress, the

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n branch of the

, from 1978 to 2007.

Death

Tenenbaum died on February 1, 2016, in Montevideo, Uruguay, where he was buried. He was eighty-one years old.

Works

References

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