France's Grand Rabbi -- the country's leading Jewish religious figure -- on Thursday resigned with immediate effect, after admitting to plagiarism in his books.
Gilles Bernheim last week acknowledged the unattributed copying and later acknowledged that a claim on his CV that he was awarded a prestigious philosophy academic status was not true.
In the wake of the scandal, dozens of members of the Central Israeli Consistory of France met in Paris Thursday to discuss the issue in an emergency session, which Bernheim also attended.
"He recognised his faults, apologised and gave explanations," Sammy Ghozlan, vice president of the consistory, told AFP, adding Bernheim had decided to give up his duties as Grand Rabbi.
The 60-year-old had come under increasing pressure as the scandal grew, and his spokesman resigned Wednesday without giving a reason. Full story...
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Gilles Bernheim last week acknowledged the unattributed copying and later acknowledged that a claim on his CV that he was awarded a prestigious philosophy academic status was not true.
In the wake of the scandal, dozens of members of the Central Israeli Consistory of France met in Paris Thursday to discuss the issue in an emergency session, which Bernheim also attended.
"He recognised his faults, apologised and gave explanations," Sammy Ghozlan, vice president of the consistory, told AFP, adding Bernheim had decided to give up his duties as Grand Rabbi.
The 60-year-old had come under increasing pressure as the scandal grew, and his spokesman resigned Wednesday without giving a reason. Full story...
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