German Jewish leader to rest following heart attack

15 March 2006

March 15, 2006

The Central Council of Jews in Germany has announced that its president Paul Spiegel would not make any public appearances until June. The 69-year-old had suffered a heart attack in early February followed by an infection and a pneumonia. He would remain under medical supervision to avoid further complications and take some rest, the statement said. In 2000, Spiegel had succeeded Ignatz Bubis as leader of Germany's Jewish community.

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