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Michael Melchior
Rabbi Michael Melchior (born January 31, 1954) is an Israeli politician and Labor-Meimad member of the Knesset.
Born into a dynasty of rabbis in Copenhagen, Denmark, Melchior made aliyah in 1985. He received his rabbinical ordination from Yeshivat Hakotel in Jerusalem. He is the former Chief Rabbi for the Jewish community of Norway. He was first elected in 1999 and re-elected in 2003. Since 1999, he is the Minister of Israeli Society and the World Jewish Community. From 1999 until 2002, he was the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
He is married and has five children.
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