Historic Meeting for Vatican, Israel; Chief Rabbis Seek Pope's Support Against Terrorism, Anti-Semitism FINAL Edition
PUBLISHED CORRECTIONS: A Jan. 17 Religion article incorrectly identified Israel's chief rabbis. Yona Metzger is the chief rabbi of Ashkenazi Jews of Eastern European origin, and [Shlomo Amar] Amar is the chief rabbi of Sephardic Jews of Iberian origin. (Published 1/22/ 04) Holding a historic fi...
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Published in | The Washington post |
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Format | Newspaper Article |
Language | English |
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Washington, D.C
WP Company LLC d/b/a The Washington Post
17.01.2004
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Summary: | PUBLISHED CORRECTIONS: A Jan. 17 Religion article incorrectly identified Israel's chief rabbis. Yona Metzger is the chief rabbi of Ashkenazi Jews of Eastern European origin, and [Shlomo Amar] Amar is the chief rabbi of Sephardic Jews of Iberian origin. (Published 1/22/ 04) Holding a historic first meeting at the Vatican with Pope John Paul II, Israel's chief rabbis asked the Roman Catholic pontiff Friday to join in the fight against a rising tide of terrorism and anti-Semitism. Amar, chief rabbi of Ashkenazi Jews of Eastern European origin, and Yona Metzger, chief rabbi of Sephardic Jews of Iberian origin, came to Rome at the invitation of the Vatican to attend a Concert of Reconciliation along with the pope, Vatican officials and other Jewish and Muslim representatives. |
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ISSN: | 0190-8286 |