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I'm writing something for which I need a capsule biography of him. So far, about all I know is:

  • He is the father-in-law of (יבלח"ט) R. Ovadiah Yosef.
  • He was an important figure in the Syrian Jewish community in Jerusalem.
  • He passed away on 19 Tammuz 5741.

Anyone know where else I can find useful information?

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I don't know about the reliability of familytrees.genopro.com/RaymondM/…, and it doesn't have much info, but it may help some. It indicates some other family members' names and dates. (To find the rishon l'tziyon, follow the hyperlinks through Zhiya and Margalit.) – msh210♦ Sep 26 '11 at 3:08
@msh210, thanks. However, it doesn't have R. Avraham's own dates. – Alex Sep 26 '11 at 19:06
there's a picture of Ovadya Yosef with his father-in-law in this publication: sephardiclegacy.com/pdf/June2010Yosef.pdf – Menachem Nov 1 '11 at 3:16
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He wrote a book about of divrei Torah on parachat hachavoua. I think it's entitled Vayaan Avraham or Vayomer Avraham. Maybe there is a biography as introduction.

Bli neder, I will check it this Chabbat in my shul.

Chabbat chalom.

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It's Vayomer Avraham. I think I looked in it and didn't find anything, but I don't recall; so yes, if you find anything, that would help. – Alex Mar 16 at 16:08
@Alex, sorry for the delay. I had a look on the first volume and there is a little biography at the beginning (approx. 6 pages). – allced Apr 25 at 8:38
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