Washington - Rabbi Bruce Lustig of the Washington Hebrew Congregation, His Eminence Théodore Cardinal McCarrick, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, and Imam Talib Shareef, President of the Nation's Mosque, Masjid Muhammad in Washington received, on Tuesday, the Alawite wissam of commander rank during a ceremony marking the completion of revamping of Jewish cemeteries in Morocco, held at the US Senate under King Mohammed VI patronage.
Washington – Rabbi Bruce Lustig of the Washington Hebrew Congregation, His Eminence Théodore Cardinal McCarrick, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, and Imam Talib Shareef, President of the Nation’s Mosque, Masjid Muhammad in Washington received, on Tuesday, the Alawite wissam of commander rank during a ceremony marking the completion of revamping of Jewish cemeteries in Morocco, held at the US Senate under King Mohammed VI patronage.
Rabbi Lustig, Archbishop Emeritus McCarrick and Imam Shareef received the royal wissam by endowments and Islamic affairs minister Ahmed Toufiq, Morocco’s ambassador in Washington Rachad Bouhlal and HM the King’s roving ambassador Serge Berdugo respectively.
In a speech on the occasion, Bouhlal lauded the benevolent actions by the recipients as well as their unwavering commitment to inter-faith dialogue, inviting them to come to Morocco to witness what has been done to promote the values of coexistence.
In this regard, he underlined that restoring the Jewish cemeteries is a noble gesture by King Mohammed VI and a way “to embrace our Hebrew heritage as stipulates the Moroccan constitution.
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