Alfredo Goldschmidt

Alfredo Goldschmidt (; born August 4, 1945) is the Chief Rabbi (Gran Rabino) of Colombia.

Early life Rabbi Goldschmidt was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to German Jewish immigrants, Herman and Else Goldschmidt. He studied in New York at Yeshiva Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch while attaining a degree in psychology at City College of New York. He further studied to become a rabbi in the United States, at Yeshivas Ner Yisroel, of Baltimore, between 1962 and 1968. He returned to Argentina as the director of a religious school (Colegio Integral Rabino Iosef Caro) where he served for seven years.

Colombia In 1973 the Jewish community of Bogotá was looking for a rabbi. return to Judaism and seek conversion.

Goldschmidt is involved in various Kashrut efforts in Colombia. He also teaches numerous Torah classes, and engages in singing and music through the use of his accordion.

Awards and Recognitions Rabbi Goldschmidt was awarded the Prize for Exemplary Educator of the Diaspora, from The World Council of Torah Education in 2021. He received his award in Jerusalem on October 23, 2022, in the presence of Jerusalem's mayor Moshe Lion and Rishon LeZion Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem Shlomo Moshe Amar.