Leading German Jewish Group Elects New Head
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A Bavarian doctor has been confirmed as the new head of Germany’s leading Jewish organization. Josef Schuster was elected Sunday after standing unopposed for the presidency of Germany’s Central Council of Jews.
The 60-year-old was born in Haifa, Israel in 1954. Since 1998, the physician has served as head of the Würzburg Jewish community and since 2010 he was a vice-president of the Central Council. Schuster has also served as head of the Association of Jewish Communities in Bavaria.
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