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The St Petersburg Times highlights the tragedy of the Nazi Concentration Camps in it's Perspective, 'Auschwitz, evil at play' CLICK HERE to review this Opinion piece

 

 


Cardinal Lustiger of Paris passed away on Sunday, August 5, 2007. CLICK HERE to read a tribute to Cardinal Lustiger written by Ben Harris on the Jewish Telegrahic Agency website.

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The following commentary was given by Scott Simon on NPR radio, Saturday morning August 11, 2007:

"There used to be a joke in Paris, what is the difference between the chief rabbi in France and the Cardinal of Paris? The Cardinal speaks Yiddish!

Jean Marie Cardinal Lustiger was buried yesterday; he died this week of cancer. He was born almost 81 years ago to Polish parents who ran a dress shop in Paris. When the German army marched in his parents sent him and his sister into hiding with a Catholic family in Orleans. Their mother was captured and sent to Auschwitz. CLICK HERE to listen to this commentary

 

 

 

 



 

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