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Yosef ben David Renassia (Hebrew: רבי יוסף גנאסיא; November 19, 1879–July 7, 1962) was a Jewish rabbi, soldier, translator, educator, writer, preservationist, and dayan from the Jewish community of Constantine. He served for many years as the chief rabbi of Constantine and worked in various educational roles until 1962. In 1962 he fled Algeria for Israel but before leaving he preserved many Constantine Jewish works of literature.