David Sharbani

David Sharbani (Hebrew: דוד שרבני; born August 16, 1920) was the former Sephardic Chief Rabbi (Gran Rabino) of Colombia. He served as the Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Colombia from the early 1950s to 1978. Following his tenure, Rabbi Sharbani moved to Miami, Florida. David Sharbani died in Miami on August 6, 1985.^[1] He was 64 years old.

Early life

Kabbalist, Hakham Yehoshua Sharbani and Masuda Sharbani. the Sharbani family originated from Iraq and has a long line of prominent rabbinic figures. David's parents immigrated to Israel from Baghdad, Iraq in 1903. Rabbi Sharbani studied in famous Porat Yosef Yeshiva

alongside many illustrious and prominent Sephardic figures.

Colombia

David Sharbani was the first

Bogota, Colombia in 1952.^[2] Rabbi Sharbani was connected with great Rabbinic leaders of the world including Rabbi Moshe Feinstein.^[3]

Rabbi Sharbani served as a support to the hostages^[4] held during the 1980 Dominican Republic Embassy siege in Bogotá in Bogota, 1980, by M-19 guerrillas.^[5][6]

Publications

Rabbi Sharbani published a

Holocaust survivor and Colombian

cartoonist Peter Aldor.

References

1. ^ www.myheritage.com https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10002-34763702-/david-sharbani-in-us-social-security-death-index-ssdi?indId=externalindividual-0083b143a60616bcd89f3953cf2adc25&auth=aa83b68aa8d27c8df14a4ca13b142fdc&callback_token=LzddaDXfwtwZKt63oIFcnTOQoB9lD2vYYZOywMA9&mrid=aeeb372c7ef1f44b77557482e1e719c9. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. ^ "#CiudadVirtual Bogotá judía - Origen de las seis sinagogas históricas de Bogotá". YouTube.
3. ^ "Bidspirit - Portail de ventes aux enchères en ligne Israélien | participation gratuite". Bidspirit.
4. ^ "The Jackson Sun from Jackson, Tennessee on April 4, 1980 · 24". Newspapers.com. 4 April 1980.
5. ^ "Guerrillas Hold Envoys In Colombia". Washington Post.
6. ISBN 9781452409672
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