Kay Feinberg, 73, the chairman of the Jewish community in Oslo, was found dead in his Oslo apartment over the weekend.
Police were called to his home after he failed to appear at several appointments.
Feinberg, a Holocaust survivor, apparently died of natural causes. There were no signs of criminal mischief in his apartment.
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