Photo credit / rights: Context photograph: Porat Yosef Yeshiva, Jerusalem — public domain
1899–1983 · Rabbinic Leadership
Yaakov Mutzafi
Permanent ID · IJHDA-PER-0026
Briefing
Baghdad-born rabbi and kabbalist whose life linked Iraqi rabbinic traditions with later Sephardi religious institutions in Jerusalem. Yaakov Mutzafi (1899–1983) is remembered here for contributions to rabbinic leadership and for a life connected to the history and cultural memory of Iraqi Jewry.
Record details
- Dates
- 1899–1983
- Field
- Rabbinic Leadership
- Permanent ID
- IJHDA-PER-0026
Source
Photo credit / rights: Context photograph: Porat Yosef Yeshiva, Jerusalem — public domain
Suggested citation
Iraqi Jewish Heritage Library & Digital Archive, “Yaakov Mutzafi,” IJHDA-PER-0026, Accessed 14 August 2026. https://iraqdiplomaticdoor.com/heritage/people/yaakov-mutzafi/