Manuel Tenenbaum
{{Short description|Uruguayan educator}}
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Manuel Tenenbaum (1934 – February 2, 2016) was a Uruguayan educator, historian and philanthropist. He was the author of books and articles about Jewish history. He served as the executive director of the Latin American Jewish Congress, the South American branch of the World Jewish Congress, from 1978 to 2007.[http://www.worldjewishcongress.org/en/news/world-jewish-congress-mourns-passing-of-manuel-tenenbaum-zl-2-2-2016 World Jewish Congress mourns passing of Manuel Tenenbaum, 2 February 2016]
Early life
Manuel Tenenbaum was born in 1934 in Montevideo, Uruguay.{{cite news|title=Manuel Tenenbaum, Latin American Jewish Congress Head for 30 Years, Dies at 81|url=http://www.haaretz.com/jewish/news/1.701189|accessdate=February 3, 2016|work=Haaretz|date=February 3, 2016}} His parents were Jewish immigrants from Poland.{{cite news|title=Manuel Tenenbaum, Latin American Jewish Congress Head for 3 Decades, Dies |url=http://forward.com/news/breaking-news/332800/manuel-tenenbaum-latin-american-jewish-congress-head-for-3-decades-dies/|accessdate=February 3, 2016|work=The Forward|date=February 3, 2016}}
Career
Tenenbaum was an educator.{{cite news|title=Manuel Tenenbaum, Latin American Jewish Congress head for 3 decades, dies|url=http://www.jta.org/2016/02/03/news-opinion/world/manuel-tenenbaum-latin-american-jewish-congress-head-for-3-decades-dies|accessdate=February 3, 2016|work=Jewish Telegraphic Agency|date=February 3, 2016}} According to Haaretz, he was the "director of a secondary school in Montevideo, on the faculty of the Jewish teachers’ seminary and a college professor." Additionally, he was the author of several articles and books on Jewish history, including Talmud y derecho.
Tenenbaum served as the president of the Uruguay chapter of B'nai B'rith from 1972 to 1974. He went on to serve as the inaugural president of the Latin American Jewish Youth Council. He served as the president of the Central Jewish Committee of Uruguay from 1976 to 1978. He served as the president of the Latin American Jewish Congress, the South American branch of the World Jewish Congress, from 1978 to 2007.
Death
Works
- {{cite book|last=Tenenbaum|first=Manuel|title=Talmud y derecho|publisher=Facultad de Derecho, Universidad de la República : Fundación de Cultura Universitaria|location=Montevideo, Uruguay|date=2005|isbn=9789974205642|oclc=183928358}}
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Category:Uruguayan people of Polish-Jewish descent
Category:20th-century Uruguayan historians
Category:Historians of Jews and Judaism
Category:Uruguayan philanthropists
Category:Burials at Cementerio Israelita, La Paz
Category:20th-century philanthropists
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