Yisrael Meir Lau

Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau (Lev Ezra Sokol)
Title	Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv Chairman of Yad Vashem
Personal
Born	Yisrael Meir Lau (Lev Ezra Sokol) (1937-06-01) 1 June 1937 (age 87) Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland
Religion	Judaism
Nationality	Israeli
Children	8 children, including David Lau
Parent(s)	Rabbi Moshe Chaim Lau and Chaya Lau
Denomination	Haredi Judaism
Other	former Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel
Residence	Tel Aviv

Yisrael (Israel) Meir Lau (Hebrew: ישראל מאיר לאו; born 1 June 1937) is a Holocaust survivor who served as the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel from 1993 to 2003. He was previously Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv, Israel. After his tenure as chief rabbi, he was appointed chairman of Yad Vashem.