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Mount Zion Award
The Mount Zion Award for reconciliation was founded in
1986 by Wilhelm Salberg, a Catholic priest from Essen (Germany), who died
in 1996.
The Award has been presented biannually since 1987 to individuals and
institutions who make an outstanding contribution to the enhancement of
dialogue between the different religions and cultures in the Holy Land
and of mutual understanding between Jews, Christians and Muslims.
October 28th was chosen as the fixed date for the presentation
of the Award because of the publication of "Nostra Aetate" on
October 28th 1965 by the Second Vatican Council. With this extraordinary
"Declaration concerning the relationship of the Church towards the
non-christian religions" the Catholic Church adopted a new attitude
based on respect towards Judaism, Islam and other religions.
Up to now, the recipients of the Mount Zion Award are:
1987 |
a) Dr. Mahmoud Abassi, ShefarŽam / Israel |
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b) Sr. Rose-Therese Sant, Jerusalem |
1989 |
David Grossman, Mevasseret Zion / Israel |
1991 |
Elisheva Hemker, Haifa + Nahariya / Israel |
1993 |
Dr. Kirsten Stoffregen-Pedersen ("Sr. Abraham"), Jerusalem |
1995 |
a) Elias und Heyam Jabbour, Shefar`Am / Israel |
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b) Yeheskel und Dalia Landau, Ramle + Jerusalem |
1997 |
a) Sumaya Farhat-Nasser, Birseit |
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b) Yitzhak Frankenthal, Jerusalem |
1999 |
a) Shmuel Toledano, Jerusalem |
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b) Ass`ad Araidy, Maghar |
2001 |
a) Kifaya Jadah |
b) Reuven Moskovitz |
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c) Emil Shoufany |
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2003 |
a) Rami Nasser ed-Din, Jerusalem |
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b) Keren Assaf, Tel Aviv |
2005 |
Dr. David Rosen |
Speech by Abbot Benedikt Lindemann OSB at the presentation of Mount Zion Award 2005
Speech in honour of Rabbi David Rosen by Walter Cardinal Kasper
Contact and further Information:
Mount Zion Foundation
Vizepräsidentin Prof. Dr. Verena Lenzen
Institut für jüdisch-christliche Forschung
Kasernenplatz 3
Postfach 7455
CH 6000 Luzern 7
Switzerland
Phone +41-41-228-6098
Fax. +41-41-228-7227
Dormition Abbey
Mount Zion
P.O.B. 22
91000 Jerusalem / Israel
Phone +972-2-5655-330
Fax. +972-2-5655-332
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