Photo credit / rights: Moshe Pridan / Israel Government Press Office — public domain (Israel)
1896–1981 · Rabbinic Leadership
Yitzhak Nissim
Permanent ID · IJHDA-PER-0024
Briefing
Baghdad-born rabbi who later served as Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel and maintained strong intellectual links to Babylonian and Sephardi rabbinic traditions. Yitzhak Nissim (1896–1981) 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
- 1896–1981
- Field
- Rabbinic Leadership
- Permanent ID
- IJHDA-PER-0024
Source
Photo credit / rights: Moshe Pridan / Israel Government Press Office — public domain (Israel)
Suggested citation
Iraqi Jewish Heritage Library & Digital Archive, “Yitzhak Nissim,” IJHDA-PER-0024, Accessed 14 August 2026. https://iraqdiplomaticdoor.com/heritage/people/yitzhak-nissim/