Building. bridges of understanding. The Latin American Jewish Congress in the inter-faith dialogue

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1 The Latin American Jewish Congress in the inter-faith dialogue

2 "Love your neighbor as yourself" (Leviticus 19:18)

3 At the Latin American Jewish Congress we believe that inter-faith dialogue builds bridges which approach us in the similarities, preserving the differences of our own identity. Together with our brothers of different faiths we combat prejudice, intolerance and fundamentalism, to make a contribution to the construction of coexistence. Latin American Jewish Congress holds an intense agenda of dialogue between religions, participating in conferences, meetings and projects, to show the way to reach Peace. 3

4 Relationship with the Catholic Church bridges with the Catholic Church The president of the Latin American Jewish Congress (LAJC) Jack Terpins greets Pope John Paul II at the Vatican. LAJC director Claudio Epelman greets Pope Benedict XVI at the opening of the V General Conference of CELAM, Brazil. 4

5 Relationship with the Catholic Church LAJC president Jack Terpins together with Pope Benedict XVI 5

6 Relationship with the Catholic Church bonds Latin American Episcopal Conference and Latin American Jewish Congress Latin American Jewish- Catholic Dialogue Meeting, held in Mexico between September 9th and 10th, 2008 Jack Terpins, LAJC president with Raymundo Damasceno Assis, CELAM president Catholic and Jewish participants of the meeting. Cardinal Odilio Scherer (Sao Paulo), Rabbi Marcelo Polakoff, Cardinal Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez (Santo Domingo), Cardinal Jorge Urosa (Caracas), Claudio Epelman, Father Sidney Fones (CELAM Deputy Secretary-General) 6

7 International Committee of Catholic-Jewish Liaison Latin America Participants of the meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina Cardinal Walter Kasper and Rabbi Marcelo Polakoff in Budapest, Hungary - Year 2008 Saul Gilvich and Claudio Epelman met the Archbishop of Montevideo, Monsignor Nicolas Cotugno. Relationship with the Catholic Church The LAJC secretary general Saul Gilvich and Rabbi Henry Sobel with the Archbishop of Santiago de Chile, Cardinal Francisco Errazuriz. The chairman of the WJC Governing Board Eduardo Elsztain greets the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio. Rabbi Guillermo Bronstein and Claudio Epelman with the Archbishop of Lima, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani. 7

8 Relationship with Muslims World Conference on Dialogue Madrid

9 Rabbi Marcelo Polakoff giving a speech in the Seventh Doha Conference of Inter-faith Dialogue, Doha, Qatar Rabbi Michel Schlesinger, Sheikh Mohammad Moughraby and Claudio Epelman in Sao Paulo, Relationship with Muslims Joint celebrations of Ramadan and Rosh Hashana Jews and Muslims held a celebration at Argentina's Foreign Ministry, Celebration held in Cordoba, Argentina, 2008 Celebration at the Government House in Cordoba, Argentina,

10 Religions for Peace Participation in the Religions for Peace meeting in Washington, 2007 Alejandro Donzis in the Assembly of Religions for Peace, Japan, Ioni Shalom with Kyoichi Sugino, Director of Religions for Peace in Costa Rica,

11 What is the Latin American Jewish Congress? The Latin American Jewish Congress is the regional branch of the World Jewish Congress, which brings together Jewish communities and organizations of the Latin American continent. Actively works as part of the Civil Society against anti-semitism, discrimination and xenophobia, strengthening ties with other faiths and fighting for human rights. 11

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