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Weingarten has been rabbi of the "Migwan" Liberal community in Basel and the city of Dresden since August 2019. There, he took over the office of his predecessor Alexander Nachama. Today, Weingarten supports Jews who have left the Haredi communities to get integrated in a life outside of the
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