A sensation was caused here today among Jews and non-Jews when a Catholic priest was converted to Judaism.
The priest, whose name is Joseph Sumina, adopted the Jewish name of Abram ben Abram, which is usually given to converts to Judaism. He is twenty-nine years old and has been residing in Lublin, Poland.
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