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Capers Funnye
1952–
United States
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Biography
Capers C. Funnye Jr. (; born April 14, 1952) is an African-American Conservative rabbi, Chief Rabbi of the International Israelite Board of Rabbis, who leads the 200-member Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation of Chicago, Illinois, assisted by rabbis Avraham Ben Israel and Joshua V. Salter. Born in Georgetown, South Carolina, he moved with his family to Chicago.
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