Levy, Robert
LEVY, ROBERT
LEVY, ROBERT (1896–1996), journalist and leader of the Jewish community in Chile. Born in Strasbourg, France, Levy immigrated in the 1910s to Chile. In 1940 he took part in the establishment of the Comité Central (Central Committee) of Jewish local institutions, named afterwards Comité Representativo de las Entidades Judías de Chile. He was its secretary general from its foundation until 1983. He was also very active in many community institutions, among them the Sephardi community, the Confraternidad Judeo-Cristiana (Jewish-Christian Friendship Organization), and the Instituto Chileno-Israelí de Cultura (Chilean-Israeli Cultural Institute).
[Efraim Zadoff (2nd ed.)]
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