Jean Kahn

Jean Kahn ( born May 17, 1929 in Strasbourg, † August 18, 2013 ) was a French lawyer and human rights activist. He was 1991-1995 President of the European Jewish Congress.

Life

Kahn was a member of the Jewish Scouts in their youth. He studied law at the University of Strasbourg. After graduation, he was admitted to the bar in 1953. In court, he denied lawsuits against, inter alia, Jean -Marie Le Pen, president of the right-wing populist / extreme-right Front National. He then worked in the family's textile company.

In 1969 he was active as an official in the Jewish community in Strasbourg and later took over duties in the department of Bas- Rhin. From 1989 to 1995 he was president of the Conseil des institutions représentatif juives de France. From 1991 to 1995 he was also President of the European Jewish Congress ( EJC ) and Vice President of the World Jewish Congress. From 1995 to 2008, he stood before the Consistoire central israélite.

In the early 1990s he was active as a mediator in the former Yugoslavia and was active as a human rights activist against racism and xenophobia. He was, inter alia, President of the French governmental organization National Commission consultative des droits de l' homme.

Kahn was married and had two children.

Awards (selection)

  • Member of the Legion of Honour ( Grand Officer )
  • Ordre national du Mérite ( Commander )
  • Federal Cross of Merit ( Grand Cross )
  • Honorary Doctor of the University of Haifa

Prix ​​Jean Kahn

In his honor, awarded by the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia in 2003 the Prix Jean -Kahn against racism and discrimination in Europe.

Human rights defender Legal science Jean-Marie Le Pen National Front (France) Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Eldred Tabachnik Michel Friedman Integrated Authority File
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