Most of us noted with great interest the funeral rites for the born Jew, Archbishop and Cardinal Aaron Jean-Marie Lustiger, who passed away on the 5th of August. Though a controversial figure for some Jews, his deep connectedness with the people of his birth was evident and heartfelt, if frustrating.
L'havdil: France lost another famous son recently, the former Prime Minister Raymond Barre, over whom no one is reciting kaddish. Read his obituary in Jewcy entitled "Good Riddance."
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