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...Pope John Paul in a white robe and Chief Rabbi Elio Toaff in a prayer shawl, stood side by side in Rome's main synagogue for a moment of silent prayer. Then they joined in an enthusiastic embrace. The throng of 1,000 people packed into the ornate synagogue, 40 of whom were survivors of Nazi death camps, burst into thunderous applause. Some wept openly...
...Vatican, the Jewish catacombs will soon be turned over to Italy's Jewish community, which will eventually open them to visitors. "We have long wanted them placed under our Jewish communities because they represent an extremely important period of Jewish history," says Rome's chief rabbi, Elio Toaff, "a transition period when Christianity was evolving out of Judaism...
...length for children and adults. Both catacombs feature memorial stones carved with Greek or Latin inscriptions (Hebrew was apparently reserved for religious rites). Reads one: "Here lies Pe-gaianos, the scribe and lover of the Law." Both catacombs are relatively well preserved, "thanks to the Vatican," says Rabbi Toaff. And thanks to the Jewish custom of not burying precious objects with the dead. Knowing that fact, vandals of the Middle Ages paid less attention to Jewish tombs than to those of wealthy pagans and Christians...