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Michael Melchior
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli politician and labor-meimad member of the knesset”. Today it says “jewish leader”.
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Michael Melchior (born January 31 , 1954 ) is an Israeli politician and Labor-Meimad member of the Knesset . Born into a dynasty of rabbis in Copenhagen, Denmark , Melchior made aliyah in 1985 . He received his rabbinical ordination from Yeshivat Hakotel in Jerusalem . He is the former Chief Rabbi for the Jewish community of Norway . He was first elected in 1999 and re-elected in 2003 . From 1999 until 2002, he was the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. He is married and has five children.1
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israeli politician and labor-meimad member of the knesset
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jewish leader
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