Meldola de Sola
Rev. Meldola de Sola | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | Aaron David Meldola de Sola 22 November 1853 Montreal, Province of Canada |
| Died | 29 April 1918 (aged 64) |
| Spouse |
Katherine Samuel (m. 1887) |
| Parent |
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| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Orthodox Judaism |
| Jewish leader | |
| Predecessor | Abraham de Sola |
| Successor | Raphael H. Melamed |
| Position | Rabbi |
| Synagogue | Congregation Shearith Israel |
| Began | 1882 |
| Ended | 1918 |
| Buried | Spanish and Portuguese Congregation Cemetery, Montreal |
Aaron David Meldola de Sola (Hebrew: אהרן דוד מלדולא די סולה; 22 November 1853 – 29 April 1918) was the first native-born Canadian rabbi. He succeeded his father Abraham de Sola as leader of the Shearith Israel synagogue in Montreal upon the latter's death in 1882.