Gabriel Davidovich is the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Argentina. He is based at the AMIA Jewish center, where he has led the community since 2013. In February 2019, he was violently assaulted in an anti-Semitic attack at his Buenos Aires home. The assailants broke nine of his ribs, affecting a lung, and left him disfigured.[1] The attackers restrained his wife and took money before fleeing.[2]

Investigators are examining whether the attack on Davidovich may have been ordered in revenge for a rabbinical ruling.[1]

Buenos Aires Police have apprehended five suspects believed to be linked to the attack.[3]

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  1. ^ a b AFP and TOI staff. "Investigators probe if Argentine rabbi attacked for annulling marriage – report". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
  2. ^ Davidovich, Joshua. "Argentina chief rabbi severely beaten in 'anti-Semitic' home invasion". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  3. ^ staff, T. O. I. "Three more arrested in violent assault on Argentina's chief rabbi". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2019-04-16.