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Biography of Ovadja Josef
23. Sep 1920 – 7. Oct 2013(93 years)Died in:Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital, Jerusalem District
Talmudic scholar, posek and Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel from 1973 to 1983
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Ovadia Joseph (* 23. September 1920 in Baghdad; † 7. October 2013 in Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital) was a talmudic scholar, posek and Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel from 1973 to 1983. He was 93 years old. He was married to Margalit Yosef. He had at least 1 child (1 son). He studied at Porat Yosef Yeshiva. His faith was Judaism. He was awarded the Israel Prize. He was buried at Sanhedria Cemetery.
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Born in Baghdad, Iraq
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Israel Prize
2013