Eight rabbis and imams from the Middle East and Africa are meeting to discuss cooperation between Judaism and Islam. The group meeting Sept. 14-16 in Florence, Italy, forms the Executive Committee of the World Congress of Imams and Rabbis for Peace, which was founded in January.
Power the news that matters to you. Before 2025 ends, help JTA's independent, award-winning newsroom document Jewish history in real-time.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.