Important mission of B nai B rith International in solidarity and support to the State of Israel itongadol.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from itongadol.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Over 120 distinguished Jewish leaders, from 50 countries and a corresponding group of more than one hundred young Israelis gathered in Jerusalem for a meeting with Israel’s President Isaac Herzog as part of the World Jewish Congress’ Jewish Leadership Bridge for the Future. Herzog warmly welcomed the group, declaring, “The Jewish people throughout the globe our Jewish diaspora have contributed immensely to this nation building project that is Israel.”
Herzog said that "we are gradually losing points of contact with one another, losing our connection to the binding story that keeps us whole as one nation."
Four Israeli families who have been fighting to see their children for eight and a half years met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Dec. 21, 2022. Two young men are still alive, kidnapped by Hamas. Two others died, but their bodies were not returned, thus preventing a proper burial, one of the Jewish mitzvahs. Three are Jews, and one is Muslim. / Vatican MediaVatican City, Jan 8, 2023 / 03:00 am (CNA).When, during his Christmas Urbi et Orbi message, Pope Francis once again launched the appeal for peace in the Holy Land, he probably had in his eyes the testimonies of four Israeli families who have been fighting to see their children for eight and a half years. Two young men are still alive, kidnapped by Hamas. Two others died, but their bodies were not returned, thus preventing a proper burial, one of the Jewish mitzvahs. Three are Jews, and one is Muslim.Pope Francis met these four families on the sidelines of the pope s general audience on Dec. 21. The Pope listened to one f.