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Moses (Moshe) Rosen ( 1912 – 1994 ) was Chief Rabbi of Romanian Jewry from 1948 through the entire Communist era in Romania and continued in that role until his death several years after the Romanian Revolution of 1989 .1He was born in the shtetl of Moineşti , son of a rabbi. He himself became a rabbi about 1939. In 1948 he became Chief Rabbi of Romanian Jewry, and in 1957 a member of the Romanian Parliament, representing a Bucharest constituency with a large Jewish population. In 1964 he became chairman of the Federation of the Jewish Communities of the Socialist Republic of Romania. He edited the Journal of Romanian Religious Jewry . [1] In March 1979 , Rosen and Patriarch Justinian of Romania jointly sponsored a Jewish and Orthodox Christian Dialogue in Lucerne, Switzerland. [2] A public square in Jerusalem is named after Rosen and his wife Amalia.2
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Moses Rosen (known in Hebrew as David Moshe Rozen דוד משה רוזן) (July 23, 1912 - May 6, 1994) was Chief Rabbi (Rav Kolel) of Romanian Jewry between 1948–1994 and president of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Romania between 1964-1994.He led the community in his country through the entire Communist era in Romania and continued in that role after the restoration of the democracy by the Romanian Revolution of 1989 .Since 1957 was deputee from an electoral section of Bucharest in the Romanian parliament (the Great National Assembly) during the Communist regime, and after 1989 in the democratic parliament.In the 1980s was allowed by the Romanian authorities to get also the Israeli nationality and was elected as president of the Council of the Jewish Diaspora Museum in Tel Aviv .
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Moses Rosen (known in Hebrew as David Moshe Rosen דוד משה רוזן) (July 23, 1912 - May 6, 1994) was Chief Rabbi (Rav Kolel) of Romanian Jewry between 1948–1994 and president of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Romania between 1964-1994. He led the community in his country through the entire Communist era in Romania and continued in that role after the restoration of the democracy by the Romanian Revolution of 1989 . Since 1957 was deputee from an electoral section of Bucharest in the Romanian parliament (the Great National Assembly) during the Communist regime, and after 1989 in the democratic parliament.In the 1980s was allowed by the Romanian authorities to get also the Israeli nationality and was elected as president of the Council of the Jewish Diaspora Museum in Tel Aviv .
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Moses Rosen in 1971 Moses Rosen (known in Hebrew as David Moshe Rosen , ) (July 23, 1912 – May 6, 1994) was Chief Rabbi (Rav Kolel) of Romanian Jewry between 1948–1994 and president of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Romania between 1964–1994. He led the community through the entire Communist era in Romania and continued in that role after the restoration of democracy following the Romanian Revolution of 1989 .In 1957, he became a deputy in the Romanian parliament (the Great National Assembly), a position he held through the Communist regime, and after 1989, in the democratic parliament.In the 1980s, the Romanian authorities allowed him to receive Israeli nationality and he was elected president of the Council of the Jewish Diaspora Museum in Tel Aviv .
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Romanian rabbi Not to be confused with Moishe Rosen . Moses Rosen in 1971 Moses Rosen (known in Hebrew as David Moshe Rosen , דוד משה רוזן ) (July 23, 1912 – May 6, 1994) was Chief Rabbi (Rav Kolel) of Romanian Jewry between 1948–1994 and president of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Romania between 1964 and 1994. He led the community through the entire Communist era in Romania and continued in that role after the restoration of democracy following the Romanian Revolution of 1989 . In 1957, he became a deputy in the Romanian parliament (the Great National Assembly), a position he held through the Communist regime, and after 1989, in the democratic parliament. In the 1980s, the Romanian authorities allowed him to receive Israeli nationality and he was elected president of the Council of the Jewish Diaspora Museum in Tel Aviv .
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Romanian rabbi Not to be confused with Moishe Rosen . Moses Rosen (known in Hebrew as David Moshe Rosen , דוד משה רוזן ) (July 23, 1912 – May 6, 1994) was Chief Rabbi (Rav Kolel) of Romanian Jewry between 1948–1994 and president of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Romania between 1964 and 1994. He led the community through the entire Communist era in Romania and continued in that role after the restoration of democracy following the Romanian Revolution of 1989 . In 1957, he became a deputy in the Romanian parliament (the Great National Assembly), a position he held through the Communist regime, and after 1989, in the democratic parliament. In the 1980s, the Romanian authorities allowed him to receive Israeli nationality and he was elected president of the Council of the Jewish Diaspora Museum in Tel Aviv .
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chief rabbi of romanian jewry from 1948 through the entire communist era in romania and continued in that role
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chief rabbi
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