- Uriel, Ben Zion Meir Hai
- (1880-1954)Israeli rabbi. He was born in Jerusalem. He became Hakham Bashi at Jaffa in 1912, and Rishon le-Zion in 1939. His writings include studies of Jewish law.
Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
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