The British Chief Rabbinate Conference today unanimously endorsed the nomination by the Chief Rabbinate Committee of Dr. Jacob Herzog, deputy director general of Israel’s Foreign Ministry, as Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the British Commonwealth. Dr. Herzog, who succeeds Chief Rabbi Israel Brodie who is retiring, accepted the nomination last week when a delegation of the Chief Rabbinate Committee called on him in Jerusalem.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
