abraham isaac kook, rabbi of jaffa until 1914, became chief rabbi of jerusalem in 1919. in 1921 he established the chief rabbinate for the jewish community in palestine. he remained chief rabbi until his death in 1935. in 1936 tzvi pesach frank was elected ashkenazi chief rabbi of jerusalem, and held the position until his death in 1960. yitzchak kolitz was appointed the city's ashkenazi chief rabbi in 1983. aryeh stern replaced him on october 22, 2014 after the position had been vacant for eleven years following the passing of kolitz in 2003. shlomo amar was simultaneously elected the sephardi chief rabbi.