COHEN, Rabbi Haim. Minister of Religion. Born in Tangier, Morocco, 6th March, 1932, son of Yamin Cohen (Deputy Chief Rabbi of Tangier) and Simmy Cohen. Educated at the Lycee Francais and the Rabbinical Seminary. Rabbinical diploma conferred on him by Rabbi Jacob Toledano (late Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv and former Minister of Religion in Israel). Came to South Africa 1956. Rabbi of the Paarl Hebrew Congregation, C.P. Formerly Rabbi of the Spanish and Portuguese Jewish Congregation, Johannesburg. Married Ziporah Meyerson 6th December, 1959; two daughters. Add.: Minister's Residence, New Breda Street, P.O. Box 358, Paarl.
Biographies extracted and digitised by Dr Jeremy Hodes from the South African Jewish Yearbook 1929 edited by Morris De Saxe and South African Jewry, 1967-68 edited by Leon Feldberg. Use the page, label or search box to find the information you are seeking.
Sunday, 17 December 2023
Cohen, Haim
COHEN, Rabbi Haim. Minister of Religion. Born in Tangier, Morocco, 6th March, 1932, son of Yamin Cohen (Deputy Chief Rabbi of Tangier) and Simmy Cohen. Educated at the Lycee Francais and the Rabbinical Seminary. Rabbinical diploma conferred on him by Rabbi Jacob Toledano (late Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv and former Minister of Religion in Israel). Came to South Africa 1956. Rabbi of the Paarl Hebrew Congregation, C.P. Formerly Rabbi of the Spanish and Portuguese Jewish Congregation, Johannesburg. Married Ziporah Meyerson 6th December, 1959; two daughters. Add.: Minister's Residence, New Breda Street, P.O. Box 358, Paarl.
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