French Minister of Justice Rene Meyer and representatives of other Ministries, as well as representatives of the Cahotlic and Protestant churches in France, this week-end attended the induction of Paris Chief Rabbi Jacob Kaplan who succeeds the late Rabbi Julian Weil. Also attending the ceremony were Maurice Fischer, Israel Minister to France, and representatives of the municipality.
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