Sadqa Hussein (Hebrew: צדקה חוצין; in Ashkenazi Hebrew: Tzadka Chutzin; Arabic: صدقا حسين, February 3, 1876 – February 17, 1961) was a Sephardi dayan, mohel, and spiritual leader to the Iraqi Jewish community in Iraq and Israel. He taught thousands of students in Baghdad, and led the Iraqi expatriate community in Jerusalem. He was the founder and rosh mesivta of the Shemesh Sedaqah Synagogue in the Geula neighborhood of Jerusalem.
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3 February 1876 Ashkenazi Hebrew: Tzadka Chutzin; Arabic: صدقا حسين, February
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17 February 1961 (aged 85) Jerusalem, Israel
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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