Meir Just

Meir Just (1908 9 April 2010) was the Chief Rabbi of Amsterdam, Netherlands. [1] Just served as a spiritual leader for the Dutch Jewish community for more than 45 years, until his death in 2010.[2]

Just was born in 1908[3] in Vizhnitz, Bukovina (now Vyzhnytsia, Ukraine)[4] in 1908 to rabbi Nisan Just, chief composer for Vizhnitz dynasty and gabbai of the late Vizhnitser Rebbe. Just died at his home in Amsterdam on 9 April 2010, at the age of 101.[2] His memorial service was held at the Raw Aron Schuster Synagogue in Amsterdam and he was buried in Israel.[2]

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