Jacob Kaplan

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.

Max Warschawski and Jacob Kaplan by Claude Truong-Ngoc, 1978