Avraham Hamra

Rabbi Avraham Hamra (; 1943 – 7 May 2021) was a Syrian-Israeli rabbi. He served as chief rabbi of Syrian and Lebanese Jews and was the last chief rabbi of Syria.

Upon his arrival in Israel, Rabbi Hamra settled in Holon and was appointed to the religious council. In addition to serving and leading the city's Syrian community, the rabbi frequently visited the Jewish Syrian community in New York. In the 1990s, he worked with Mossad to smuggle Jewish artifacts out of Syria. Hamra also served on the Presidium Council of the Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic States.

In December 2017, Rabbi Hamra's daughter Aliza and three of her children were killed in a house fire in Brooklyn, New York.

Rabbi Hamra Passed Away in May 2021 and is laid to rest in Israel, at the age of 78. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sent his condolences.