About Lou Vorst
Lived 1903 – 1987 (aged 83). Lou Vorst was a Dutch rabbi.
Rabbi Levie "Lou" Vorst (; October 8, 1903 – July 28, 1987) was a Dutch rabbi of Rotterdam from 1946 to 1959 and chief rabbi from 1959 to 1971.
Vorst served under caretaker chief rabbi Justus Tal from Amsterdam from 1946 to 1954 and under hakham Rodrigues Pereira from 1954 to 1959. In 1959 he became chief rabbi of Rotterdam. In 1971 he emigrated to Israel.
Vorst died in Rehovot in 1987.
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Who was Lou Vorst?
Dutch rabbi (1903–1987)
When was Lou Vorst born?
Lou Vorst was born on 8 October 1903 in Amsterdam.
When did Lou Vorst die?
Lou Vorst died on 28 July 1987 in Rehovot.
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Lou Vorst was a rabbi.
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Lou Vorst was Dutch.
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