Today is the yahrtzeit of Rabbi Moses Levi Ehrenreich chief rabbi of Rome (born in Brody, Galicia, 1818; died in Rome 25th of Tevet, 1899). Through his efforts and under his direction, the Collegio Rabbinico Italiano was reopened in 1887.
Rabbi Ehrenreich was also instrumental in translating part of the Bible (Hosea, Micah, Daniel, Ezra, and Nehemiah) into Italian.
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