Preciado Bakish

Preciado Bakish was a Sephardic Jewish rabbi active in Bulgaria. He served as the Chief Rabbi of Bulgaria and was a prominent member of the Zionist Movement.

Biographical elements

Born in 1828 at Sofia to a Sephardic Jewish family. He died in Jerusalem at the age of 82. He was named Chief Rabbi of Bulgaria and Av Beit Din He participated in the First Zionist Congress held on 29, 30 and 31 August 1897 to Basel along with three other delegates from Bulgaria and some 200 other members from around the world. These activities have created difficulties and Rabbi Preciado Bakish was not maintained in his functions as Chief Rabbi of Bulgaria after 1900.