Rabbi Meir Ashkenazi

Years: 1891–1954

Primary city: Shanghai

Biography

Rabbi Meir Ashkenazi was a Chabad rabbi and the chief rabbi of Shanghai, where he led the community through the wartime influx of Jewish refugees. He is associated with the communal leadership of Shanghai and with efforts to sustain Jewish religious life there, including the establishment of congregational institutions.

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