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Archbishop Dolan and Rabbi Posner
Posted on 20. Feb, 2010 by admin.
In the spirit of Inter-Faith friendship and good will, Archbishop Dolan at the Fourth Sunday of Advent (December 20) joined Rabbi Posner the Senior Rabbi of Temple Emanuel in Manhatten who lit the fourth candle on the Advent Wreath in St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Likewise the Archbishop lit the Menorah for the first night of Hanukah [...]
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Germany and Auschwitz
Posted on 20. Feb, 2010 by admin.
Germany is donating $87 million to a new endowment for Auschwitz-Birkenau to preserve barracks, gas chambers and other evidence of Nazi crimes at the former death camp. “This is an expression of our historical responsibility,” said German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle. The camp draws about one million visitors a year
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Rabbis Hail New Archbishop
Posted on 20. Feb, 2010 by admin.
Archbishop Timothy Dolan was welcomed by the New York Board of Rabbis Park Avenue Synagogue. Rabbi Joseph Potasnick, NYBR executive vice president and Rabbis Cosgrove and Kermaier of Park Avenue Emanu-El Synagogue warmly welcomed the Archbishop and wished him well in his new assignment. The Archbishop laughed and smiled many times during the ceremony. He [...]
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REZSO KASZTNER’S FILM
Posted on 20. Feb, 2010 by admin.
The film, Killing Kasztner: The Jew Who Dealt With Nazis, is a two hour film which ventures not only into the dark chambers of the SS, but also of wartime Zionist efforts and the politics of 1950s Israel. Kasztner was a member of a rescue committee trying to evacuate Jews in Budapest, Hungary. He negotiated [...]
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POPE BENEDICT XVI VISIT
Posted on 20. Feb, 2010 by admin.
The Pope will visit the Roman synagogue on January 17. Pope Benedict will be the second Pope to visit the Roman synagogue. The January date will be his third visit to a synagogue. He met with Jewish community leaders during his trips to Colgone in 2005 and New York in 2008.
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NAZI WAR CRIMINALS
Posted on 20. Feb, 2010 by admin.
The United States leads the world in convicting Nazi war criminals during the past eight years. The Department of Justice reported that it has deported 61 persons. It also has prevented 180 individuals implicated in World War II crimes from entering the United States. Countries like Norway, Sweden, Australia, Austria, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania and Ukraine [...]
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