Meanwhile, Mormon apostles joined Jewish leaders at the Mount of Olives cemetery in Jerusalem to commemorate the 1841 prayer by a Mormon leader dedicating Jerusalem as a place for the Jewish people.
He worked as a federation leader, chaired a world survivors' group and negotiated with the Mormon Church over its practice of posthumously baptizing Holocaust victims.
Born Jews, they were baptized in the Mormon church and believe in Jesus. But they still celebrate Hanukkah and Passover, and are proud of their Jewish identity.