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Angel Kreiman-Brill (December 22, 1945 – January 5, 2014) was the Chief Rabbi of Chile during the 1970s and 1980s. Kreiman-Brill was a leader in interfaith outreach and cooperation, especially with Catholicism.

Early life and education

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Kreiman was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and grew up in a secular family. He attended Morim Seminary where he received a professorship in Hebrew and Judaic Sciences in 1963.

In 1972, he became the first Rabbi to be graduated from the Latin American Rabbinical Seminary in Buenos Aires.

He obtained a Doctorate in Law from the Barranquilla Section of the Free University of Colombia, having previously graduated as a lawyer from the University of Buenos Aires.

Personal

Kreiman married Julia Susana ("Susy") Wolynski in 1969, and they had three daughters.

Career

Chile

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Kreiman arrived in Santiago, Chile, in 1972, where he served as Chief Rabbi of Chile for two decades. This period was full of challenges, particularly during the presidency of Salvador Allende (1970-73), and later, during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990). Despite the difficulties imposed by the socialist regime first, and then during the military dictatorship, Kreiman started religious equalitarian services, youth activities, summer camps, conferences, and cultural events even amidst protests.

During the dictatorship, he worked hard to support human rights; he was a founding member of the Committee of Cooperation for Peace in Chile (Comité Pro Paz), a human rights organization created in 1973 by the Christian churches together with the Jewish community to protect the life and physical integrity of people persecuted by the military dictatorship of Chile.

In 1989, he was awarded the Human Rights Award of the Chilean National Commission of Human Rights along with President Patricio Aylwin of Chile and Senator Edward Kennedy as well as the Rene Cassin Prize of International B’nai Brith for outstanding work in the field of human rights.

He was an open-minded person deep down, a fighter for equal rights, but at the same time, very traditionalist in his way—he liked to lead the ceremonies dressed according to the way the rabbis were dressed in a kittel (religious robe) as in Europe.

Argentina

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In early 1990, he left Chile, and returned to Buenos Aires, where he served as Chief Rabbi of the Templo Libertad, the Synagogue where he had celebrated his Bar Mitzvah and where, as a child, he had dreamed and decided to be a Rabbi.

In 1994, a powerful bomb shattered the AMIA building (Asociación Israelita Argentina) in Buenos Aires.). That terror attack changed his life forever. 85 victims were killed, among them was his wife Julia Susana Wolinsky.

In 1995 he returned to Chile, to the southern city of Concepción.

He was a Jewish chaplain in the Scouts of Argentina until 2012.

Israel

In 2012, Rabbi Kreiman made Aliyah where he settled in Jerusalem, a couple of blocks away from the Great Synagogue, where he was admired and acknowledged for his presence, knowledge of the liturgy and the ability to create bonds. He walked different ideological paths and enjoyed the experience. During his last year, he formally approached Orthodoxy.

Interfaith activities

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His commitment to interfaith activities was evident through his collaboration with Catholic organizations and his role as director of the International Council of Christians and Jews in Latin America, as well as international Vice President of the World Council of Synagogues.

Kreiman was close to Opus Dei, and participated in congresses in Buenos Aires and at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome. According to Kreiman, Josemaría Escrivá's teachings are strongly rooted in Talmudic traditions about work. The Talmudic concept of work, said Kreiman, is that "work is not a punishment, but man's duty, a blessing from God that allows us to fully enjoy the Sabbath and allows us to be in the image and likeness of God".

Notably, in 1998 he was invited by King Hussein of Jordan, who warmly welcomed him as an honored guest, facilitating the commencement of the Judeo-Islamic dialogue in Latin America. Thousands of people listened to his sermons all around the world. They can be found at the archives of the Hebrew University.

Death

When he was visiting Chile in 2014, he suddenly died in Rancagua (Chile). Kreiman left three daughters, Marianella, Claudia, and Marcela, and six grandchildren.

He was buried in Buenos Aires, Argentina, next to his wife Julia Susana Wolinsky.

Works

• Tesoros de La Tradicion Judia (May 1997)

References

1. l+(1945-2014).4483.0.html?L=3 "Rabbi Angel Kreiman-Brill zl (1945-2014)". International Council of Christians and Jews. 9 January 2014. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
2. ^ CEERJIR CEA; CEDIARZBAIRES (June 2014). "Despedimos a Iniciadores del Diálogo" (PDF). Boletín de Ecumenismo y Diálogo Interreligioso en la Argentina. No. 67. Buenos Aires: Comisión Episcopal de Ecumenismo, Relaciones con el Judaísmo, el Islam y las Religiones, de la Conferencia Episcopal Argentina. p. 13. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
3. ^ Lowy, Maxine (2022). Latent Memory: Human Rights and Jewish Identity in Chile. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-299-33580-9.
4. Brooke, James (July 21, 1994). "Argentina's Jews Cry for Their Torn Heart". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
5. "Ángel Kreiman: Un referente del diálogo interreligioso que hizo oír su voz" [Angel Kreiman: A leader in interreligious dialog who made his voice heard]. 7 January 2014.

• 1945 births
• 2014 deaths
• Argentine Jews
• Chief rabbis
• Chilean Jews
• Free University of Colombia alumni
• Clergy from Buenos Aires
• University of Buenos Aires alumni