Jean Kahn
Jean Kahn | |
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Jean Kahn in 1995 | |
| Title | President of the Council of French Jewish Institutions |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 17 May 1929 |
| Died | 18 August 2013 (aged 84) Strasbourg, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Jewish leader | |
| Predecessor | Théo Klein |
| Successor | Henri Hajdenberg |
| Position | President |
| Organisation | Conseil Représentatif des Institutions juives de France |
| Began | 1989 |
| Ended | 1995 |
Jean Salomon Kahn (17 May 1929 – 18 August 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.