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Nechemia Berman was the Chief Rabbi of Uruguay. Born in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, he served as Rabbi of

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Ashkenazi Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...

Community (Comunidad Israelita del Uruguay) from 1977 until 1993. This position has always been considered as Chief Rabbi of the entire Uruguayan Jewish community. Berman was buried in Jerusalem in 1993.

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