RELIGION UNDER ATTACK - Religious Leaders' Response

"Amid rising attacks on places of worship, how religious leaders are responding" PBS NewsHour 4/30/2019

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SUMMARY:  The deadly California synagogue shooting is the latest in a series of attacks that raise profound questions about keeping sacred spaces safe.  Judy Woodruff talks to the Islamic Center of Greater Cincinnati's Shakila Ahmad, Rabbi Devorah Marcus from Temple Emanu-El of San Diego, Ted Elmore of the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention, and Bishop Eugene Sutton of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland.

IRAN - The Jewish Minority

"Despite tension between Iran and Israel, Iran’s Jewish minority feels at home" PBS NewsHour 11/27/2018

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SUMMARY:  Jewish people have called Iran home for nearly 3,000 years.  The Trump administration and U.S. ally Israel often depict the Iranian government as composed of anti-Semitic radical Islamists bent on destroying Israel.  But within Iran, many of the estimated 15,000 Jews say they're safe and happy living in the Islamic Republic.  Reza Sayah takes a rare inside look at life for Iran's Jewish minority.