Yonathan Arfi

Yonathan Arfi (born 14 April 1980) is a French CEO and activist. A member of the Conseil Représentatif des Institutions juives de France (CRIF, "Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions") since 2002, he was elected as vice-president on 4 February 2014, and ran for president in 2022. On 26 June 2022, he succeeded Francis Kalifat as president of the CRIF.

Biography Yonathan Arfi was born in Toulouse to a Sephardic Jewish family of Algerian and Moroccan descent.Yonathan Arfi élu nouveau président du Conseil représentatif des institutions juives de France. ouest-france.fr.

Early life Arfi spent his childhood in the Yvelines. He was a member of the Éclaireuses et éclaireurs israélites de France ("Jewish Guides and Scouts of France"), and obtained his degree at HEC Paris.

Fight against antisemitism in France From 2003 to 2005, Yonathan Arfi was president of the Union des étudiants juifs de France (UEJF, "Union of French Jewish Students").Le président de l'UEJF (Union des étudiants juifs de France) Yonathan Arfi pose le 30 mai 2005 au Zénith à Paris, lors de la soirée "Rire contre le racisme" organisée par SOS Racisme et l'UEJF. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP) (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP via Getty Images). gettyimages.com.Zvi Jonathan Kaplan, Nadia Malinovich. The Jews of Modern France: Images and Identities, 2016, p. 329.

He was a member of the CRIF's executive office in 2007,Yonathan Arfi membre du Bureau Exécutif du CRIF. akadem.org. then vice president from 2014 to 2022.Young Leaders Attend ADL’s National Leadership Summit; Apply today to become a 2016–2017 Robert B. Sturm Leadership Fellow! mountainstates.adl.org. June 6, 2016.

As the leader of the association, he began a protest against Dieudonné.

As the vice-president of the CRIF, he took a public stand against Marine Le Pen, condemning antisemitic graffiti at Paris Nanterre University.

He protested against statements made by Éric Zemmour.Yonathan Arfi (vice-Psdt du CRIF): notre responsabilité est de « nous mettre en travers » des propos de Zemmour. revuecivique.eu.

Yonathan Arfi participated in the Alliance Israélite Universelle (AIU, "Universal Israelite Alliance") as a member of the board of directors. He was also a member of the Oeuvre de secours aux enfants (OSE, "Children's Aid Society").Responsibility and Hope for a World in Conflict. Featured Panelists. Yonathan Arfi is. xavier.edu.

Shortly after his election as president of the CRIF and following a controversy about an Avignon fresco of Jacques Attali,Fresque polémique à Avignon : "Il y a une banalisation de la parole antisémite", dénonce le nouveau président du Crif. laprovence.com. 27 juin 2022. he denounced the worrying rise of antisemitism in France and spoke on the difficulty of being Jewish in current French society during an interview with France Inter.Yonathan Arfi : "Nous vivons dans une période où il y a une banalisation de la parole antisémite". radiofrance.fr.Yonathan Arfi, nouveau président du CRIF: "Il n'est pas aussi simple d'être juif dans la société française aujourd'hui". radiofrance.fr.Ben Cohen. Jews in France Facing ‘Unprecedented Political Threat,’ Warns Newly-Elected Community President Yonathan Arfi. algemeiner.com. June 27, 2022.

President of the Conseil représentatif des institutions juives de France On 26 June 2022, Yonathan Arfi was elected president of the Conseil Représentatif des Institutions juives de France (CRIF, "Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions") and served a 3-year term.Yonathan Arfi est élu en tant que nouveau président du CRIF. fr.timesofisrael.com.Yonathan Arfi nouveau président du Conseil représentatif des institutions juives de France. efigaro.fr. 26 juin 2022.Yonathan Arfi succède à Francis Kalifat à la présidence du CRIF. tribunejuive.info. 26 juin 2022.Benoît Fauchet. Yonathan Arfi, jeune président du Crif mais militant de longue date contre l’antisémitisme. la-croix.com. 27 juin 2022.

Professional life Yonathan Arfi directs a group of companies active in business consulting.Yonathan Arfi. verif.com.

Family He is the younger nephew of French swimmer and Holocaust survivor Alfred Nakache. He has four children.

Publications

Yonathan Arfi, Paul Bernard, Jean-Yves Camus, Amar Dib, Alain Finkielkraut, Natacha Polony, Yazid Sabeg, Dominique Schnapper, Dominique Sopo, Pierre-André Taguieff, Michel Wieviorka, Les Enfants de la République. Y a-t-il un bon usage des communautés ?, Union des étudiants juifs de France/Éditions de La Martinière, 2004

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