Jacob Kaplan Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Rabbi
Jacob Kaplan
Office1:Chief Rabbi of Paris
Term Start1:1950
Term End1:1980
Office2:Chief Rabbi of France
Term Start2:1955
Term End2:1980
Predecessor2:Rabbi Isaïe Schwartz
Successor2:Rabbi René-Samuel Sirat
Birth Name:Jacob Kaplan
Birth Date:November 28, 1895
Birth Place:Paris, France
Death Date:December 5, 1994 (aged 99)
Death Place:Paris, France
Nationality:French

Rabbi Jacob Kaplan (November 28, 1895 – December 5, 1994) was a French rabbi who served as the Chief Rabbi of Paris from 1950 to 1980 and as the Chief Rabbi of France from 1955 to 1980.

Biography

Jacob Kaplan was born in Paris, France, to a Jewish family. He served in World War One and was later ordained as a rabbi.[1]

In 1950, Jacob Kaplan was elected Chief Rabbi of Paris.[2] Kaplan engaged in interfaith dialogue in France with leaders of other religious communities.[3] For this, he received the Légion d'honneur, France's highest civilian decoration.[4]

Kaplan retired in 1981 and died in 1994, at the age of 99.

References

  1. News: Jacob Kaplan, a French Grand Rabbi, 99 . The New York Times . December 8, 1994.
  2. Web site: 1950-11-01 . Rabbi Jacob Kaplan, French Mizrachi Leader, Is Elected Chief Rabbi of Paris . 2024-10-14 . Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  3. Book: Gross, John . After the Deportation: Memory Battles in Postwar France . 2019 . Cambridge University Press . 9781108807524 . 108–109.
  4. Web site: 1962-04-26 . Chief Rabbi of Paris Gets High Decoration from the French Government . 2024-10-14 . Jewish Telegraphic Agency.