Alain Goldmann Explained

Alain Goldmann
Birth Date:1931 9, df=y
Birth Place:Strasbourg, France
Death Place:Paris, France
Nationality:French
Occupation:Rabbi
Education:Israelite Seminary of France
Office:Chief Rabbi of Paris
Term Start:1981
Term End:1994
Predecessor:Rahamim Naouri
Successor:David Messas

Alain Goldmann (14 September 1931 – 4 September 2022) was a French rabbi.[1]

Biography

Goldmann completed his rabbinical studies at the Israelite Seminary of France. He became rabbi of Bordeaux and of the in the 20th arrondissement of Paris. Later, he was the rabbi of the in the 15th arrondissement of Paris. From 1981 to 1994, he was Chief Rabbi of Paris.

He represented the French rabbinate at the Comité consultatif national d'éthique and at the Conference of European Rabbis. In 2009, he became a member of the Commission nationale consultative des droits de l'homme, where he co-signed a minority opinion against same-sex marriage in Switzerland.[2]

Alain Goldmann died in Paris on 4 September 2022, at the age of 90.[3]

Decorations

Notes and References

  1. News: 6 September 2022. Décès d'Alain Goldmann, ancien grand rabbin de Paris, à l'âge de 91 ans. French. The Times of Israel. 7 September 2022.
  2. Web site: Avis sur le projet de loi ouvrant le mariage aux couples de personnes de même sexe. 14 January 2013. Commission nationale consultative des droits de l'homme. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20220404215649/https://www.cncdh.fr/sites/default/files/13_01_24_avis_mariage_des_couples_de_personnes_de_meme_sexe_0.pdf. 4 April 2022.
  3. News: Dolbois. Maëlys. 5 September 2022. Mort de l'ancien Grand rabbin de Paris : Alain Goldmann est décédé à 91 ans. French. Actu.fr. Paris. 7 September 2022.