László Salgó

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László Salgó

László Salgó (23 April 1910, Budapest – 24 July 1985, Budapest[1][2]) was a Hungarian rabbi and member of the National Assembly.

Life

He became a rabbi in 1935, and then became deputy rabbi and worked at the synagogue in

Order of the Flag of the Hungarian People's Republic.[6][7] He was a member of Hungary's National Assembly from 1981 through 1985. Upon the death of the rabbinical seminary's director Sándor Scheiber in March 1985, Salgó briefly assumed the directorship until his own death later that year.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Hungary's Chief Rabbi Dies". AP. July 25, 1985.
  2. ^ David Singer; Ruth R. Seldin (1 June 1987). "American Jewish Year Book". University of Nebraska Press: 272–. The only rabbi in the country was the recently ordained Daniel Meyer, aged 27, a graduate of the Budapest Jewish Theological Seminary. His wedding in … In July Chief Rabbi Laszlo Salgo of Budapest died at the age of 75. In the months prior … {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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  5. ^ "Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon 1000–1990". mek.oszk.hu.
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  7. ^ Manek, Atilla (1980-04-22). "Belpolitika – Egyház – Salgó László főrabbi kitüntetése". MTI. Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2016-05-23.

Further reading

  • A Baraita (Bp., 1932); A fővárosi zsidóság vallási élete (Új Élet Naptár, 1959)
  • Emlékek a Zsidó Gimnázium első évtizedéből (Magy. Izraeliták Orsz. Képviselete (MIOK) Évkönyv, Bp., 1970)
  • Emlékeimből (MIOK Évkönyv, 1983–84, Bp., 1984)
  • Salgó László Főrabbi Alapítvány

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