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Thursday, August 14, 2014
Florence’s Jewish, Muslim reps appeal for interfaith dialogue
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleRepresentatives of the Jewish and Muslim communities in Florence, Italy, along with the city’s mayor, appeal for interfaith respect and dialogue at “this dramatic moment of Middle East conflict.”
The city’s chief rabbi, Joseph Levi, and Imam Izzedin Elzir met Tuesday with Mayor Dario Nardella, and the three issued a joint statement expressing their concern for “entire Christian, Jewish and Muslim communities” at risk today in the region.
“We pray to the Lord of all humanity to guide the religious leaders of our communities in the service of all humanity, staving off any form of hatred for others who are different from ourselves, any temptation to evoke and again manipulate ancient forms of anti-Semitism, anti-Christianity and Islamophobia.”
–JTA
The Times of Israel Community.