Paul Schwartz (politician)

Paul Schwartz at his Jewish community office, Bucharest, Romania

Paul Schwartz (born 1 April 1940, București) is the current president of the Jewish Community of Bucharest, Romania.[1] He is also the current vice-president of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Romania, holding two mandates with the first starting in 2005.[2]

Married since 1980 and having a son (Andrei Iosef Schwartz - Steering Committee member of the Jewish Diplomatic Corps), Paul Schwartz has been a mechanical engineer and developer of numerous trade patents for the former 23 August factory in Bucharest (renamed "FAUR" after the Romanian Revolution of 1989).[3][4]

In 2009, Paul Schwartz was decorated by the President of Romania, Traian Basescu, becoming a Knight of the Order of Industrial and Commercial Merit.[5]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.agerpres.ro/media/index.php/comunicate/item/196897-Comunicat-de-pres-Federaia-Comunitilor-Evreieti-din-Romania.html
  2. ↑ http://www.9am.ro/stiri-revista-presei/2005-09-23/aurel-vainer-noul-presedinte-al-comunitatii-evreiesti.html
  3. ↑ http://www.fcer.jewishfed.ro/public_html/downloads/alegericeb/flyer2.pdf
  4. ↑ http://www.jewishfed.ro/fcer/public_html/downloads/realitatea/RE404-405.pdf
  5. ↑ http://lege5.ro/Gratuit/gezdqnjwgi/decretul-nr-1457-2009-privind-conferirea-unor-decoratii



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