Francis_Kalifat

Francis Kalifat

Francis Kalifat

French businessman and philanthropist

"Kalifat" redirects here. For the Swedish TV series, see Caliphate (TV series).

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.

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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

  1. [1]
    "Francis Kalifat va remplacer Roger Cukierman à la tête au Crif". Le Parisien. May 27, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Francis Kalifat". CRIF. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  3. [3]
    "FRANCIS KALIFAT DEVIENT VICE-PRÉSIDENT DU CRIF". CRIF. June 11, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2016.


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