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Shmuel Shapiro
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “french hasidic jewish internationally acclaimed singer”. Today it says “french jewish rabbi”.
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Shmuel Shapiro ( Hebrew : שמואל שפירו , born 26 January 1974) is a French Jewish rabbi , Cantor , singer, composer, and. lecturer. He formerly served as the Chief Rabbi of Meurthe-et-Moselle and Nancy , France.
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french hasidic jewish internationally acclaimed singer
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french jewish rabbi
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