WJC News Update – A Simchat Torah Message from WJC President Ronald S. Lauder

2017. október 10 19:52

WJC News Update – A Simchat Torah Message from WJC President Ronald S. Lauder

 

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Small blog imagedesk 20110411103849 A Simchat Torah Message from WJC President Ronald S. LauderMay all Jews see one another as equal members of one people, and respect each others’s differences just as we value and need each other’s strengths.
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