Colonel Rabbi Aharon Gurevich was appointed by Russian Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar, in December 2007 as the first Chief Rabbi of the Russian Army since the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution.Jewish Chaplain for Russian Army, Nuke Fuel Delivered to Iran Israel Nation News, December 17, 2007Russian army gets 1st chief rabbi since 1917 revolution Jerusalem Post, December 17, 2007
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