MELCHIOR, MICHAEL — (1954– ), rabbi and Israeli politician. Born in Copenhagen, the son of Chief Rabbi Bent Melchior, Melchior studied in Israel at Yeshivat ha Kotel after high school. He was ordained in 1980 and in the same year became the first chief rabbi of Oslo … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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MELCHIOR, MARCUS — (1897–1969), chief rabbi of Denmark. Born in Fredericia of an old Danish family, Melchior received his rabbinical diploma in 1921 from the Hildesheimer Seminary. He served as rabbi in Tarnowice, Poland (1921–23), in Beuthen, Germany (1925–34),… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Melchior, Marcus — (1897–1969) Chief rabbi of Denmark. Under Nazi occupation in World War II, the Danish people made heroic efforts to save their six thousand Jews, who had lived in the country for generations in freedom and equality. In October 1940, the Danish … Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
Marcus Melchior — (1897 – 1969) was acting chief rabbi of Denmark in 1943 at the time of the rescue of the Danish Jews. Marcus Melchior came from a prominent Jewish family in Denmark. After a few years as rabbi in Germany, 1934 he became rabbi for the Jewish… … Wikipedia
DENMARK — DENMARK, kingdom in N.W. Europe. It was the first of the three Scandinavian countries where Jews were permitted to settle. The first arrivals were invited by King Christian IV, who, on Nov. 22, 1622, at the request of his Jewish mintmaster… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
NORWAY — NORWAY, kingdom in N. Europe. Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, when Norway and denmark were united, most general regulations concerning the Jews of Denmark also applied in Norway. However, according to the Norwegian Legal Code promulgated… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Chief Rabbi — Chief Rabbinate redirects here. See also Chief Rabbinate of Israel. Chief Rabbi is a title given in several countries to the recognized religious leader of that country s Jewish community, or to a rabbinic leader appointed by the local secular… … Wikipedia
OSLO — OSLO, capital of Norway. When the law of 1814 prohibiting the admission of Jews to Norway was revoked in 1851, a Jewish community began to develop in Oslo; it acquired land for a cemetery in 1869 and was officially established in 1892 with 29… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Naser Khader — Member of the Danish Parliament for Brønshøjkredsen In office November 20, 2001 – September 15, 2011 … Wikipedia
