Cantor Jacob Katz, suing the Consistoire Juif for damages in the amount of 100,000 francs, has lost his case, according to the verdict announced yesterday.
Cantor Katz sued the Consistoire for damages after he had been dismissed from his post for marrying a non-Jewess. The cantor claimed that she had adopted the Jewish faith.
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