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- ↑ Roger Peyrefitte, The Jews. A Fictional Venture Into The Follies Of Antisemitism. Bobbs-Merrill: New York City, 1965, p. 330-331.
- ↑ His son Pierre Kahn wrote a book on his father, published by l'Académie de marine. Cited by Susan Zuccotti. The Holocaust, the French, and the Jews, p.358, note 2.
- 1 2 Susan Zuccotti. The Holocaust, the French, and the Jews, p.358, note 2.
- ↑ After his death, in February 1967, Baron Alain de Rothschild, previously president of the Consistoire de Paris, succeeded him as president of the Consistoire Central. See, Arnold Mandel, 1968, p. 452, in "Western Europe".
- ↑ He participated to a ceremony at the Synagogue of Fontainebleau. See, La Synagogue de Fontainebleau. With a photo of Louis Kahn holding a Sefer Torah.
- ↑ "L'Univers israélite". gallica.bnf.fr. 1922-07-07. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- 1 2 "Marcelle SCHRAMECK". www.janinetissot.fdaf.org. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
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- ↑ See, Vichy: Un passé qui ne passe plus.
