Shliach to Serve as Chief Rabbi to Hungarian Military

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Rabbi Shlomo Koves, Shliach in Budapest, Hungary, was appointed by the Defense Minister to serve as the Chief Military Rabbi of the Hungarian Army.

The head of the Defense Department spoke warmly of the Shliach, and his acquaintence with him in the past two years. “He is patriotic, noble, dedicated and the title fits him.”

Rabbi Koves said that he is honored greatly by the appointment, and stands ready to serve Jews in the Armed Forces with all their needs.

3 Comments

  • GILAD BEN TSUR

    is rabi koves a relative of mine?
    my father’s name was koves gyorgy (gyuri) born 1923 in PARKANY
    thouthern Slovakia. his father’s name was koves leopold (KHON before switching to KOVES.
    part of his family was in LEVA (levice) Slovakia.