German army appoints first rabbi as religious counsellor in 100 years

Hungarian-born Zsolt Balla speaks of his ‘historic responsibility’ to serve Jewish soldiers

The German army has installed its first rabbi as a religious counsellor in 100 years, in a symbol of the renewal of Jewish life decades after the Holocaust.

Priests and pastors are already providing religious services to the estimated 94,000 Christians in the military.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/21/german-army-appoints-first-rabbi-as-religious-counsellor-in-100-years