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First synagogue in 500 years to open in Sicily

January 12, 2017

ROME (RNS) More than 500 years after the Jews were expelled from Sicily, a tiny Jewish community will open its first synagogue in the island’s capital city of Palermo.

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Palermo Archbishop Corrado Lorefice, left, meets Rabbi Pinhas Punturello, Shavei Israel’s emissary to Sicily, Italy.  Photo courtesy of Shavei Israel

Palermo Archbishop Corrado Lorefice, left, meets Rabbi Pinhas Punturello, Shavei Israel’s emissary to Sicily, Italy. Photo courtesy of Shavei Israel

Comparative Religion Staff