Theo Klein, president of the Representative Council of Major French Jewish Organizations (CRIF), was reelected Sunday to a second three-year term by a vote of 63-53. This was a major victory for Klein insofar as the president of CRIF can only serve two consecutive terms in office.
Klein, a 63-year-old prominent French lawyer and a member of the Board of Directors of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, won in the third round of voting. His challenger was Jean Kahn, president of the Strasbourg Jewish community.
The vote took place at the General Assembly of CRIF where some 50 organizations are represented by 125 delegates. The delegates vote on a personal basis and the ballot is secret. CRIF is the umbrella for major organizations, including the Fond Social Juif Unifie (FSJU), the Consistoire, and religious bodies.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
