Ben-Zion Meir Hai Uziel
Ben-Zion Meir Hai Uziel (Hebrew: בן ציון מאיר חי עוזיאל, born 23 May 1880, died 4 September 1953), sometimes rendered as Ouziel, was the Sephardi chief rabbi of Mandatory Palestine from 1939 to 1948, and of Israel from 1948 until his death in 1953.
Rabbi Ben-Zion Meir Hai Uziel בן ציון מאיר חי עוזאל | |
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Ben-Zion Meir Hai Uziel | |
| Personal | |
| Born | 23 May 1880 |
| Died | 4 September 1953 |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Sephardic |
| Jewish leader | |
| Predecessor | Yaakov Meir |
| Successor | Yitzhak Nissim |
| Position | Sepharadi Chief Rabbi of Israel |
| Began | 1939 |
| Ended | 1953 |
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