Zvi Eliezer Alonie
| Rabbi Zvi Eliezer Alonie | |
|---|---|
| Position | Rabbi |
| Synagogue | Jewish community Zagreb Synagogue |
| Began | 2006 |
| Ended | 2008 |
| Predecessor | Rabbi Kotel Da-Don |
| Successor | Rabbi Luciano Moše Prelević |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
29 June 1951 Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Denomination | Orthodox Judaism |
| Residence | Zagreb |
Rabbi Zvi Eliezer Alonie (born 29 June 1951, in Tel Aviv) is an Israeli rabbi who previously served as a rabbi of the Zagreb Jewish community in Croatia.[1]
Alonie was born in Tel Aviv on 29 June 1951. His parents were German-born Holocaust survivors of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Alonie spent his childhood in Pardes Hanna-Karkur and finished high school education in Netanya. He studied veterinary medicine in Berlin, Germany. While in Berlin Alonie graduated at the Beth midrash "Or Zion". Upon his return to Israel he was drafted in the Israel Defense Forces. He completed military service with the Officer rank. In 1988 Alonie moved to Miami, United States where he opened the chain of restaurants and cafes. After his father death in 1994 he returned to Germany. There he accepted his orthodox roots. While in Germany he started the rabbinic studies with the Berlin rabbi Avraham Daus. In 1999/2000 Alonie graduated as the Master of Rabbinic Studies. His degree was confirmed by the Chief Rabbi of Israel Mordechai Eliyahu. Alonie has been serving with the Mainz Jewish community from 2001. In 2006 he moved to Zagreb where he was elected rabbi of the Zagreb Jewish community upon his request, after he noticed that the current rabbi contract has expired. On that position Alonie replaced the rabbi Kotel Da-Don whose contract was not extended by the presidency of the Zagreb Jewish community.[2][3] In 2006 Alonie was pushed and verbally attacked by a group of skinheads in downtown Zagreb.[4] Alonie was rabbi of the Zagreb Jewish community until 2008 when he was replaced by rabbi Luciano Moše Prelević.[5]
Alonie is married and has three daughters.[2][3]
References
- ↑ (Croatian) "Židovske općine prosvjeduju zbog promjene protokola u Jasenovcu". www.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. Archived from the original on 19 June 2010.
- 1 2 Plamenko Cvitić (6 March 2006). "'Bogu me okrenuo moćni uragan'" [I was turned to God by the powerful hurricane] (in Croatian). Nacional. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- 1 2 (Croatian) Ha-Kol (Glasilo Židovske zajednice u Hrvatskoj); Zora Dirnbach; Novi zagrebački rabin Zvi Eliezer Alonie; stranica 7, 8, 9; broj 93, ožujak / travanj 2006.
- ↑ "Croatian Parliament Passes Law on Hate Crimes Following EJC Request". www.eurojewcong.org (in Croatian). European Jewish Congress.
- ↑ Željko Rogošić (23 March 2008). "Luciano Moše Prelević - tri života novog zagrebačkog rabina" [Luciano Moše Prelević - three lives of the new Zagreb rabbi] (in Croatian). Nacional. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.