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| Germany to ordain 'first' rabbis | Germany to ordain 'first' rabbis |
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| A group of rabbis is being ordained in Germany for the first time since World War II and the destruction by the Nazis of its Jewish seminaries. | A group of rabbis is being ordained in Germany for the first time since World War II and the destruction by the Nazis of its Jewish seminaries. |
| More than 100,000 Jews now live in Germany but there is a dearth of rabbis - there are only around 25 of them serving 100 congregations. | More than 100,000 Jews now live in Germany but there is a dearth of rabbis - there are only around 25 of them serving 100 congregations. |
| For years the country has had to rely on rabbis imported from abroad. | For years the country has had to rely on rabbis imported from abroad. |
| Three Jewish graduates from the Abraham Geiger College in Potsdam are to be ordained in Dresden. | Three Jewish graduates from the Abraham Geiger College in Potsdam are to be ordained in Dresden. |
| The ordination is taking place in Dresden's new synagogue which was rebuilt after the fall of the Berlin Wall. | The ordination is taking place in Dresden's new synagogue which was rebuilt after the fall of the Berlin Wall. |
| The last seminary, the Berlin-based College of Jewish Studies, was destroyed by the Nazis in 1942. | The last seminary, the Berlin-based College of Jewish Studies, was destroyed by the Nazis in 1942. |
| It's a triumph of the good in humanity over the evil of [the Nazi] period Malcolm MatitianiFuture rabbi href="/1/hi/world/europe/5344814.stm" class="">Ordinations highlight tensions One of the future rabbis, Malcolm Matitiani, has been studying in Germany for the last five years. | |
| After his ordination he is planning to go back to his synagogue in Cape Town. | After his ordination he is planning to go back to his synagogue in Cape Town. |
| He said he hoped the ordinations would help reintroduce Judaism to Europe and revive Jewish life. | He said he hoped the ordinations would help reintroduce Judaism to Europe and revive Jewish life. |
| "It's a triumph of the good in humanity over the evil of [the Nazi] period," he said. | "It's a triumph of the good in humanity over the evil of [the Nazi] period," he said. |
| The Jewish community in Germany had some 600,000 registered members before the Holocaust and the war. | The Jewish community in Germany had some 600,000 registered members before the Holocaust and the war. |
| Thanks to an influx of Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union, Germany has the fastest-growing Jewish population in Europe. | Thanks to an influx of Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union, Germany has the fastest-growing Jewish population in Europe. |
| Community leaders are hoping that the ordinations in Dresden will pave the way for more home-grown rabbis. | Community leaders are hoping that the ordinations in Dresden will pave the way for more home-grown rabbis. |