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Yaakov Bleich
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<p>Yaakov Dov Bleich (born October 19, 1964) is an American-born rabbi. He serves as Rabbi of the Kyiv synagogue in Podil since 1989. Rabbi Bleich was vice-president of the <a href="/facts/World_Jewish_Congress/GzINsfNq">World Jewish Congress</a> from 2009-2017. Bleich chose not to run for re-election as a member of the WJC Executive Committee at the WJC’s May 2021 plenary assembly. </p>