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  • April 2008

    • Pope Makes History With Visit to US Synagogue

      New York Times  |  Apr 19, 08 5:14 AM CDT

      Pope Makes History With Visit to US Synagogue

      (Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI became the first pontiff to ever set foot inside an American synagogue with his visit to New York's Park East Synagogue yesterday, the New York Times reports. Benedict, presented with matzo, a Seder plate and a Passover prayer book, spoke to the congregation of "building bridges of friendship" but didn't touch on any thorny issues. More »

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      Catholic Church  • Pope Benedict XVI  • Judaism  • Pope Benedict's US visit  • Passover  • synagogue  • matzo

  • March 2008

    • Anti-Semitism on the Rise: Report

      Reuters  |  Mar 14, 08 3:15 AM CDT

      Anti-Semitism on the Rise: Report

      (Newser) - Over 60 years after the Holocaust, anti-Semitism is on the rise worldwide, warns a State Department report. US embassies across the globe have noted that attacks on Jewish people, their property and institutions have risen in the last ten years. In 2006 more than 100 synagogues were vandalized, hundreds of Jewish people were attacked, and a young French Jew was kidnapped, tortured and murdered, Reuters reports. More »

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      Iran  • Israel  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • State Department  • Holocaust  • Jews  • anti-Semitism  • synagogue

  • August 2007

    • Berlin Synagogue Reopens

      BBC  |  Aug 31, 07 10:10 AM CDT

      Berlin Synagogue Reopens

      (Newser) - Germany’s largest synagogue has re-opened its doors after a major restoration, welcoming political leaders and Holocaust survivors to its unveiling. Built over 100 years ago, the Berlin temple was burned on Kristallnacht but the structure survived Nazism, Communism and decades of neglect. Architects re-created the original appearance with the use of just three historical photographs, the BBC reports. More »

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      Germany  • Holocaust  • Berlin  • Judaism  • Communism  • restoration  • Nazism  • synagogue  • Kristallnacht

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