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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
World Sephardi Leader
to Speak
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for Special Beth Achim Program
Rabbi Solomon Gaon,
head of the association of
the Sephardic Congrega-
tions of the British Com-
monwealth and Rhodesia,
will speak on behalf of the
Sephardic Community of
Greater Detroit and Cong.
Beth Achim, 8 p.m. Oct. 25
at Cong. Beth Achim.
Rabbi Gaon will speak on
"Influence of Sephardic
Tradition in Jewish Life."
The public is invited.
President of the Union of
Sephardic Congregations of
the U.S. and Canada, Rabbi
Gaon has served as director
of Yeshiva University's
Sephardic studies program
since 1964.
In 1976, he was ap-
pointed to the univer-
sity's professorial chair
in Sephardic studies.
He was ordained at Jews'
College, London, in 1948.
He was spiritual leader of
the Spanish and Portuguese
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RABBI SOLOMON GAON
Synagogue in London from
1944 to 1949 and that year
was appointed chief rabbi of
the Sephardic Congrega-
tions of the British Com-
monwealth. In 1978, Dr.
Gaon was elected haham
(head) of the World
Sephardi Federation.
In 1978 Dr. Gaon was ap-
pointed to the Maxwell R.
Maybaum Memorial Chair
in Talmud. and Sephardic
Codes at. Rabbi Isaac Elcha-
nan Theological Seminary,
an affiliate -of Yeshiva Uni-
versity. He is the institu-
tion's first Sephardic rosh
yeshiva.
T'chiyah Family Education
Program to Begin Oct. 21
Cong. T'chiyah will begin
Dr. Gaon served at RIETS its family education pro-
as visiting professor of prac- gram 9:30 a.m. Oct. 21 at
the synagogue, 1035 St. An-
tical rabbinics in 1962.
Abroad, Dr. Gaon has toine, Detroit.
Children's programs, for
served as honorary prin-
cipal of Montefiore Col- youth age 6-12, will meet
lege, vice president of the 9:30 a.m. Sundays and will
-Jewish Associa- include singing, prayers,
Anglo
tion, ice chairman of the Hebrew and other topics of
nical Commission Jewish interest. There is a
Rabbi
of Great Britain, deputy charge for the 28-week
president of Jews' Col- term.Rabbi Hayim Schloss
lege, head of the commu- of the Midrasha-College of
nity of British Sephardic Jewish Studies will teach a
Jewry and vice president course for adults on "His-
of the World Sephardi tory and Practice of the Sid-
dur" 10 a.m. Sundays.
Federation.
Dr. Gaon was president of There is a charge.
A conversational He-
the American Society of
Sephardic Studies from
El Al's first projects in-
1968 to 1971 and in 1968 of- cluded bringing thousands
ficiated and delivered the of Jewish refugees to their
main address at the dedica- new land. In 1950, "Opera-
tion of the first synagogue tion Magic Carpet" airlifted
consecrated in Spain since 45,000 Yemenite Jews to Is-
Ferdinand and Isabella's rael. A similar airlift, "Op-
expulsion of the Jews in the eration Ali Baba," brought
15th Century.
Jews from Iraq in 1951.
He is the author of several
books and scholarly arti-
cles.
I WITH THIS AD -
In 1969, Dr. Gaon was
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awarded an honorary doc-
toral degree by Yeshiva
University at its 38th an-
nual commencement.
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