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Today is Holocaust Memorial Day.
This year marks the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
Pray with us using this prayer from @CCJUK.🙏
ALT An image featuring a text titled "A Prayer for Holocaust Memorial Day".
The prayer reads:
Eternal God, we come before You to remember the victims of the Holocaust.
We lament the loss of the six million Jews who were killed in the Holocaust, the millions of other victims of Nazi persecution, and victims of all genocides.
As we remember and lament all those whose lives have been lost, help us to work for a better future today.
We pray for a day when all shall be free to live in peace, unity and love.
Amen.
CCJ welcomes the appointment of the Rt Revd and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally DBE as the next Archbishop of Canterbury and looks forward to working with her on interfaith dialogue and building a more just and harmonious society.
CCJ hopes that, as CCJ President and successor of one of CCJ's founders, the new Archbishop will continue to be a courageous voice against antisemitism -- and supporter of strong relations between Christians and Jews, and indeed people of all faiths.
The attack on the synagogue in Manchester on the holiest day in the Jewish year is horrifying. Our thoughts are with all affected: the victims first and foremost, the Jewish community in Manchester in particular and around the UK, and all who responded quickly and bravely
It seems security staff "intervened to keep a great deal of people safe"
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham reacts to attack at a synagogue in the city
Follow live updates: bbc.in/3IEFKDA
We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Pope Leo XIV. Pope Leo XIV spoke of bridge building and dialogue – values which resonate deeply with our vision and values at CCJ. In this new period of leadership, we send our prayers and best wishes to all within the Catholic Church.
Today we mourn the death of His Holiness Pope Francis.
In his last address, on Easter Day, he spoke of 'love triumphing over hatred', that ‘peace is possible’ and of his concern for antisemitism.
His teaching, humanity and compassion resonated deeply with our work in CCJ.
Today, Holocaust Memorial Day, @CottrellStephen welcomed guests into Lambeth Palace for a @CCJUK event to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
@bishopSarahM joined survivors and guests in lighting a candle to remember those that lost their lives.
Today is Holocaust Memorial Day.
This year marks the 80th anniversary since the liberation of the Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau.
Pray with us using this prayer from the Council of Christians and Jews, @CCJUK . 🙏
ALT An image featuring a text titled "A Prayer for Holocaust Memorial Day".
The prayer reads:
Eternal God, we come before You to remember the victims of the Holocaust.
We lament the loss of the six million Jews who were killed in the Holocaust, the millions of other victims of Nazi persecution, and victims of all genocides.
As we remember and lament all those whose lives have been lost, help us to work for a better future today.
We pray for a day when all shall be free to live in peace, unity and love.
Amen.
This is not yet goodbye! - but thank you for your profound and sincere commitment to interfaith dialogue. Looking forward to your leadership of our work as President in the coming year.
An honour to be at Parliament today with the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, and other faith leaders and politicians, including the Faith Minister, Lord Khan.
We are delighted to have received repeat funding from @WesthillCharity for our Campus Leadership Programme. Thanks to their support, our Campus Leaders are making a tangible impact on interfaith relations at university campuses across the UK: westhillendowment.org/counci…
#InterFaithWeek=every week! Last Thursday our Chair Bishop Sarah Bullock was delighted to bring together Rabbi Josh Levy and Rabbi Charley Baginsky, Co-Leads of Progressive Judaism (& Reform Judaism & Liberal Judaism) and Bishop Paul Rochester, Gen Sec of the Free Churches Group
As Inter Faith Week begins, our Campus Leaders are preparing to host their interfaith events nationwide. This year events will be held in St Andrews, Edinburgh, Durham, Sheffield, Nottingham, and Warwick.
A variety of events are taking place including, dinners, quizzes, lectures, panel discussions and more. We look forward to sharing more about these events and how they’ve encouraged dialogue and community building on university campuses #interfaithweek
Thank you, @SaraRad67 . Tragically, this work of education is needed today more than any other time since the Holocaust. Thank you being a partner in it!
I attended the joint @CCJUK & @shofarbymenorah 25th inspiring, thoughtful, educational and uplifting annual Holocaust education day. Speakers included 2nd generation @stuartferster_ who told the story of how his father survived five concentration camps.