After a long journey of bridge\u002Dbuilding, I arrived at the invitation of the Vatican to attend an audience with Pope Francis
When I presented the menorah to the Pope, I explained that as we light the menorah each day of Hanukkah, the light becomes more powerful, overtaking darkness; likewise, the more unified we are against antisemitism, hate and intolerance, the stronger our combined impact.
Finally, in 1965, under the leadership of Pope Paul VI, the Vatican released a ground-breaking “Declaration on the Relations of the Church to Non-Christian Religions,” or “Nostra aetate.” The document calls for “mutual understanding and respect” between Jews and Christians and affirms that “the Jewish people … cannot be held guilty for the death of Christ.”Article content
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