First Orthodox Rabbis Ordained In Germany Since WWII
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MUNICH, GERMANY - Rabbi Josef Sitruk, head of the Conference of European Rabbis, hands over a diploma to Rabbi Avraham Radbil and Rabbi Zsolt Balla during an ordination at the 'Ohel Jakob' Synagogue. The two graduates of a new Berlin rabbinical program, had been ordained in the first ordination of homegrown Orthodox rabbis in postwar Germany.
The Local:
Two Orthodox rabbis were ordained in Munich on Tuesday for the first time in more than 70 years. Jewish leaders called the event a "small miracle" that proved Jewish life has returned to Germany despite the Holocaust.
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First Posted: 7/3/09 Updated: 5/25/11