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Argentina: Conservative rabbi killed in car crash
Jewish community in Buoenos Aires mourns death of Ariel Korob; his wife still hospitalized. Jewish Agency emissary: His reputation preceded him in the community, both as a young and talented rabbi and due to his work as a Judaism researcher
The Jewish community in Argentina is in mourning. Ariel Korob, the rabbi of the conservative community which includes hundreds of families in Bueonos Aires, was killed Sunday in a car crash.
He was survived by his wife, who is still hospitalized in serious condition, and three children.
The accident took place Sunday evening, about 1,000 kilometers from the Argentinean capital. The family members were on a private trip when the car they were traveling in collided with a truck.
Korob, 37, was killed on the spot. His funeral was expected to take place in Bueonos Aires on Wednesday.
Yoel Schwartz, the Jewish Agency emissary to Argentina, told Ynet that although Rabbi Korob was relatively young, his reputation preceded him among the Jewish community in the country, both as a young and talented rabbi and due to his work as a researcher into Judaism.
"He dealt with the science of Judaism and was also renowned for editing a monthly magazine on these issues, which was distributed across Argentina. The synagogue he served in is located in a very traditional neighborhood," he said.
'A great loss'
According to Schwartz, Rabbi Korob was known as a friendly and modest person."His friends say that he loved playing football. He was extremely diligent and invested in his community, sometimes at the expense of spending quality time with his family.
"This is a great loss for the entire Jewish community in Argentina. We foresaw a great future for him, and this is a significant loss not only to his family but to the Argentinean Jewry as well," said Schwartz.
According to estimates, there are 170,000-200,000 Jews living in Argentina today, most of them in the capital.
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