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Abandoned synagogue gives shelter in Ossetian war
TSKHINVALI, Georgia - When Georgian rockets began falling on this sleepy capital of the breakaway province of South Ossetia, Zemfira Tibilova and her neighbors ran to a century-old brick synagogue.
Nations:Russia Israel Activities:2008 Georgia-Russia Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-08-22
New York imam forges close ties with city's Jews
New York's largest mosque, the Islamic Cultural Center (ICC) on East 96th Street in Manhattan, is getting applause from an unexpected quarter -- the city's influential Jewish community.
Nations:U.S. Saudi Arabia Pakistan
2008-05-16
Benedict becomes first pope to visit American synagogue
Pope Benedict XVI became the first pope to visit an American synagogue Friday, bringing greetings for the Passover holiday and accepting gifts of matzo and a seder plate. Benedict, 81, stopped briefly at Park East Synagogue on Manhattan's Upper East Side, near the Vatican residence.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 Pope Visit to U.S. Holocaust
2008-04-18
U.S. Jews and Muslims seek paths to harmony
Muslims and Jews, a tiny slice of the U.S. population, are looking for new ways to get along that could set a worldwide example for two ancient but often alienated faiths, religious leaders and experts say.
Nations:U.S.
2007-12-24
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