Francis Kalifat
French businessman and philanthropist
Francis Kalifat | |
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| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) Oran, Algeria |
| 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]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Francis Kalifat va remplacer Roger Cukierman à la tête au Crif". Le Parisien. May 27, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Francis Kalifat". CRIF. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
- ^ "FRANCIS KALIFAT DEVIENT VICE-PRÉSIDENT DU CRIF". CRIF. June 11, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
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