Gershon Garelik

Rabbi Gershon Mendel Garelik is a Chabad rabbi, who has served as a chief rabbi of Milano, Italy for more that 25 years. He is also head of Chabad institutions in Milan. [ [http://www.jewishagency.org/JewishAgency/English/Home/About/Press+Room/Press+Releases/2004/December27+2004.htm Jewish Agency Conference Schedule 2005] ] [ [http://www.chabad.org/centers/default.asp?aid=117862 Merkos L'inyonei Chinuch - 770] ] He is also an active Beit Din head in that city. [ [http://www.jewishagency.org/JewishAgency/English/Home/About/Press+Room/Press+Releases/2004/December27+2004.htm Directory of Beit Dins] ] He is active in the Rabbinical Center of Europe and is chairman of that organisation's executive committee. [ [http://ejpress.org/article/news/12116 "French Minister receives Jewish award in European Parliament", Yossi Lempkowicz, December 6, 2006] ] He previously served as chairman of the RCE. [ [http://www.ejpress.org/article/news/4814 "Barroso praises Jewish contribution to EU", Yossi Lempkowicz, EJP, December 22, 2005] ]

His daughter Shterna Garelik married Rabbi Hillel David Krinsky, son of Rabbi Yudel Krinsky. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9502EEDA1139F93BA35757C0A967948260 "Marriage announcement for Hillel David" Krinsky, New York Times, April 8 1981] ]

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