About Yousef Hamadani Cohen
Lived 1916 – 2014 (aged 97–98). Yousef Hamadani Cohen was an Iranian rabbi and cleric.
Yusef Hamadani Cohen ( ;1916 – 29 March 2014) was the Chief Rabbi of Iran and spiritual leader for the Jewish community of Iran (Iranian Jews) between January 1994 and 2007.
Career In August 2000, Chief Rabbi Hamadani Cohen met with Iranian President Mohammad Khatami for the first time. In 2003, Cohen and Member of Parliament Morris Motamed met with Khatami at Yusef Abad Synagogue which was the first time a President of Iran had visited a synagogue since the Islamic Revolution. For the event, Cohen led the opening of the Torah scroll ark and the recitation of prayers.
Death Cohen died after a long illness on 29 March 2014 in Tehran over Shabbat.
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Who was Yousef Hamadani Cohen?
Iranian rabbi
When was Yousef Hamadani Cohen born?
Yousef Hamadani Cohen was born in 1916 in Yazd.
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Yousef Hamadani Cohen died on 29 March 2014 in Tehran.
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Yousef Hamadani Cohen was a rabbi and cleric.
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Yousef Hamadani Cohen was Iranian.
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