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Rabbis praise Popes John XXIII, John Paul II for fighting anti-Semitism

July 15, 2013

Two rabbis affiliated with the Simon Wiesenthal Center saluted Popes John XXIII and John Paul II for their work to overcome anti-Semitism, in an essay for the Los Angeles Times.

Rabbis Abraham Cooper and Yitzchok Adlerstein blame the Church for nourishing anti-Semitism in the past, but praise the two Popes scheduled for canonization for reversing that trend.

 

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