Francis Kalifat | |
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| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) |
| Education | Lycée Hoche |
| Alma mater | University of Paris-Sud |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, philanthropist |
Francis Kalifat (born 1952) is a French businessman and philanthropist. He is the president-elect of the Conseil Représentatif des Institutions juives de France, the umbrella organization for Jewish organisations in France.
Early life
Francis Kalifat was born in 1952 to a Jewish family in Oran, French Algeria. [1] [2] He moved to Paris in 1962, at the end of the Algerian War. [2] He grew up in Trappes, followed by Versailles. [2]
Kalifat was educated at the Lycée Hoche. [2] He graduated from University of Paris-Sud. [2]
Career
Kalifat started his own business, a shoe company, at the age of 22. [2] He still runs the company. [1]
Other activities
Kalifat volunteered for the Betar as a teenager. [1]
Kalifat joined the CRIF in 1984. [2] He was elected as its treasurer in 2002, [2] and as its vice president in 2013. [3] Kalifat was elected as the president of the CRIF in May 2016. [1] During his tenure, he wants to ban Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) in France. [1]
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Francis Kalifat | |
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| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) |
| Education | Lycée Hoche |
| Alma mater | University of Paris-Sud |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, philanthropist |
Francis Kalifat (born 1952) is a French businessman and philanthropist. He is the president-elect of the Conseil Représentatif des Institutions juives de France, the umbrella organization for Jewish organisations in France.
Early life
Francis Kalifat was born in 1952 to a Jewish family in Oran, French Algeria. [1] [2] He moved to Paris in 1962, at the end of the Algerian War. [2] He grew up in Trappes, followed by Versailles. [2]
Kalifat was educated at the Lycée Hoche. [2] He graduated from University of Paris-Sud. [2]
Career
Kalifat started his own business, a shoe company, at the age of 22. [2] He still runs the company. [1]
Other activities
Kalifat volunteered for the Betar as a teenager. [1]
Kalifat joined the CRIF in 1984. [2] He was elected as its treasurer in 2002, [2] and as its vice president in 2013. [3] Kalifat was elected as the president of the CRIF in May 2016. [1] During his tenure, he wants to ban Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) in France. [1]
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