Sephardic jeweler eyes last bastion of Ashkenazi Jewish power in France If Meir Habib succeeds in his second quest for the presidency of French Jewry’s umbrella group, it would strip the Ashkenazi elite of its last major position of communal power. JTA’s Cnaan Liphshiz reports. By Cnaan Liphshiz April 9, 2013 9:20 pm