World Jewish Congress Chairman to Attend Funeral of Pope John Paulii; Available to Speak with Media April 8

U.S. Newswire › April 07, 2005

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NEW YORK, April 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Rabbi Israel Singer, chairman of the World Jewish Congress (WJC), will attend the funeral of Pope John Paul II on Friday at the invitation of the Vatican.

Rabbi Singer has been instrumental in bringing together the Jewish and Catholic communities. He has met with over 30 cardinals in the past 2 years and worked closely with Pope John Paul II to help negotiate the Church's condemnation of anti-Semitism, and the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Vatican and the State of Israel. Singer helped negotiate the removal of a convent from the grounds of Auschwitz.

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World Jewish Congress Chairman to Attend Funeral of Pope John Paulii; Available to Speak with Media April 8

Last month in Manhattan Rabbi Singer hosted an interreligious Symposium of Cardinals and Ra...

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