France's top rabbi resigns in plagiarism scandal

  • 11 years ago
France's Grand Rabbi, the leader of the country's Jewish community, has resigned.

Gilles Bernheim left his post with immediate effect after admitting to plagiarism and lying about an academic status on his CV.

The scandal erupted last month when he was accused of using text from the late French philosopher Jean-Francois Lyotard.

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