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Yaakov Meir
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Rabbi Yaakov Meir | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 1856 Jerusalem, Arz-i-Filistin  Ottoman Empire |
| Died | May 26, 1939 Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine |
| Nationality |  Mandatory Palestine |
| Spouse | Rachel |
| Parent | Calev Mercado |
| Known for | First Sephardic Chief Rabbi under the British Mandate of Palestine |
| Occupation | Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Palestine |
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Yaakov Meir CBE (1856–1939), was an Orthodox rabbi, and the first Sephardic Chief Rabbi appointed under the British Mandate of Palestine. A Talmudic scholar, fluent in Hebrew as well as five other languages, he enjoyed a reputation as one of Jerusalem's most respected rabbis.
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