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French Jewish community leader
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Place of birth
Strasbourg, Unterelsaß, Alsace-Lorraine, France
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Strasbourg, Unterelsaß, Alsace-Lorraine, France
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84 years
Education
University of Strasbourg
University of Strasbourg
Awards
Commander of the National Order of Merit
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
honorary doctorate of Haifa University
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Biography
Jean Salomon Kahn (May 17, 1929 – August 18, 2013) was a French Jewish community leader, human rights activist, and lawyer. Kahn served as the President of the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions in France (CRIF) from 1989 to 1995, as well as the CRIF's vice president from 1983 to 1985. He later served as the President of the European Jewish Congress and the Vice President of the World Jewish Congress. Kahn also headed the Central Consistory of France from 1995 to 2008.
Kahn was born on May 7, 1929. He received a law degree from the University of Strasbourg and passed the bar in 1953. Kahn died on August 18, 2013, in Strasbourg, France, at the age of 84.
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