Cardinal's Funeral Will Include Special Jewish Prayer ; French Prelate Converted From Judaism

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PARIS Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, a convert from Judaism who sought to bring the faiths closer during his extraordinary life, is carrying on the mission in death with a funeral rich in symbolism that includes a Jewish prayer read by a Nazi death-camp survivor.

Jews and Roman Catholics plan to join in front of the sculpted saints of the majestic Notre Dame Cathedral today to hear the Jewish prayer, known as the Mourner's Kaddish, before the funeral Mass for the former archbishop of Paris.

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Cardinal's Funeral Will Include Special Jewish Prayer ; French Prelate Converted From Judaism

"This was his wish, to share the remembrance this way," said Arno L...

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