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Archimandrite Emile Shoufani

Archimandrite Emile Shoufani is a Melkite Catholic priest. Abouna Emile Shoufani is known as "Le Curé de Nazareth" ("The Parish Priest of Nazareth").

Pilgrimage"of knowledge and understanding" to Auschwitz

As part of Archimandrite Emile Shoufani's “Memory for Peace” project, a 260 member group - 125 Israeli Arabs: 25 Christians, 100 Muslims and 135 Jews participated in the four-day pilgrimage.
They were joined by 200 Frenchmen and Belgians, 140 of whom were Arabs (half Christians and half Muslims), as well as 100 journalists.
The pilgrimage was on May 26 - 28 2003.

Arabs and Jews Undertake Pilgrimage of Reconciliation to Auschwitz Interview with Father Shoufani of Nazareth, Organizer of the Initiative ZENIT - The World Seen From Rome, Code: ZE03052620, Date: 2003-05-26

JERUSALEM, FEB. 5, 2003 (Zenit.org).- It was big news in Israel: Father Emile Shoufani, an ethnic Palestinian of Israeli nationality, is organizing a pilgrimage "of knowledge and understanding" to Auschwitz.

The Greek-Melkite rite priest, director of St. Joseph's School in Nazareth, made his proposal for 150 Christian Arabs, 150 Jews and 150 Muslim Arabs.

If he cannot find enough Muslim Arab pilgrims, Father Shoufani will invite 150 Muslims of France, where he is well known, in part for his book "Le Curé de Nazareth" ("The Parish Priest of Nazareth").

In statements published today in the Italian newspaper Avvenire, Father Shoufani said that with "the Palestinian intifada, almost a total break has been created between the Israeli and Arab peoples. It is necessary to break the cycle of violence and hatred, and to rebuild a climate of trust."

Explaining why he decided on the pilgrimage to the site of the Nazi death camp in Poland, he said: "I think that such a step could help. It is a trip to get to know a place in which the Jewish people lived a reality that has not been understood, and on which many of their reactions today depend."

Code: ZE03020503

http://www.zenit.org/senglish/send_friend/index.phtml?sid=30997

Painful journey to the past, Liz Carney, BBC Radio 4's Reconciling Histories, 5 June 2003 20:00 - 20:30PM

Globe of Witnesses To Ask Nothing in Return: Father Emile Shoufani's Theology By Jonathan Reiber

Books

Archimandrite Emile Shoufani has written many works.
Also, two compilations of Archimandrite Emile Shoufani's interviews were published in France by Albin Michel.

• Le Curé de Nazareth (The Parish Priest of Nazareth) (1998)
• Comme un veilleur attend la paix (2002).

Awards

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's Prize for Peace Education in 2003

English
UNESCO prize for peace education awarded to Fr. Emil Shufani (Israel)
2003 UNESCO Prize for Peace Education award ceremony
French
Le prix UNESCO de l'éducation pour la paix 2003 est attribué au Père Emile Shoufani (Israel)
Le prix UNESCO de l'éducation pour la paix 2003 est attribué au Père Emile Shoufani (Israel)

Benedictine Abbey Hagia Maria Sion (Dormiton Church) on Mount Zion in Jerusalem's Mount Zion Award in 2001

Mount Zion Award, 2001 Benedictine Abbey Hagia Maria Sion (Dormiton Church) on Mount Zion in Jerusalem

Japanese Buddhist Niwano Prize

Japanese Buddhist Niwano Prize Goes To Palestinian Priest Sts. Peter and Paul Melkite Catholic Church, Please click on Resource Center in the left hand index.
Within the Resource Center, then click on the name of the article.

Contact

Abouna Emile Shoufani's e-mail is almutran@rannet.com or almutran@rannet.com.
Abouna Emile Shoufani's address is:
P.O.Box 99:
Nazareth 16100

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