Wikipedia's first sentence called it “first person chosen to the sephardi kollel leadership who was not a rabbi”. Today it says “banker”.
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Haim (or Chaim ) Aharon Valero (1846-1923) born in Jerusalem , Palestine . Son of Jacob Valero (1813-1874) who established the first private bank in Palestine: " Jacob Valero & Company " . After his brother's death in 1874, Haim became head of the family and general manager of the Valero Bank in Palestine. Haim Aharon was the first person chosen to the Sephardi Kollel leadership who was not a rabbi . He headed the Jerusalem Sephardi community for twenty five years. He served as a member of the District Council, the mixed court, and the consular courts in Jerusalem.1
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Haim Aharon Valero Haim Aharon Valero (1845–1923) was a banker, entrepreneur and a prominent figure in the Jewish community of 19th century Jerusalem .Under his direction, the Valero Bank , founded in 1848 by his father Jacob, acted as catalyst in the development of the Eretz Israel / Palestine .The bank’s capital and financial services were employed in the acquisition of land and building, helping transform Jerusalem and nearby townships from stagnation and poverty towards the modernization of the 20th century.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Haim Aharon Valero Haim Aharon Valero (1845–1923) was a banker, entrepreneur and a prominent figure in the Jewish community of 19th century Jerusalem . Under his direction, the Valero Bank , founded in 1848 by his father Jacob, acted as catalyst in the development of the Jewish community under Ottoman rule. The bank's capital and financial services were employed in the acquisition of land and building, helping transform Jerusalem and nearby townships from stagnation and poverty towards the modernization of the 20th century.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Haim Aharon Valero (1845–1923) was a banker, entrepreneur and a prominent figure in the Jewish community of 19th century Jerusalem . Under his direction, the Valero Bank , founded in 1848 by his father Jacob, acted as catalyst in the development of the Jewish community under Ottoman rule. The bank's capital and financial services were employed in the acquisition of land and building, helping transform Jerusalem and nearby townships from stagnation and poverty towards the modernization of the 20th century.
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first person chosen to the sephardi kollel leadership who was not a rabbi
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banker
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