Finland marked the 100th anniversary of the Helsinki synagogue. Sunday’s celebration, led by the Jewish community, was attended by President Tarja Halonen, Parliament speaker Paavo Lipponen and Israel’s tourism minister, Isaac Herzog, as well as leaders of the Islamic community and leaders of the Lutheran, Catholic and Orthodox churches.
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