Friday, December 26, 2008
This is just a quick link to follow -- an "aside." These are links to interesting things that, for one reason or another, I didn't place into a full posting. Click the link to visit the full article. Go to the blog index for a regular listing of posts.
JTA: Rome's mayor favors giving Gilad Shalit citizenship - '...During a public menorah-lighting ceremony Sunday, Mayor Gianni Alemanno said the proposal, put forward by Rome Jewish Community President Riccardo Pacifici, seemed like "an excellent idea." Alemanno added that he wanted to extend the honor "to give a sign of solidarity to the Jewish community."'