The Union of Rabbis of Latin America and of Mexico announced plans today to establish a seminary in Israel to train rabbis, teachers and ritual slaughterers for Latin American Jewries. Rabbi A.M. Hershberg, president of the Latin American organization, said Chief Rabbi Jacob Fink of Argentina will be dean of the new seminary.
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