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Shalom Ben-Chorin, considered one of the
great thinkers of Judaism in the German language, died in Jerusalem at the
age of 85. Born in Munich as Fritz Rosenthal, Ben-Chorin made
Aliyah when the Nazis came to power. Following the war, he was instrumental
in establishing a Jewish-Christian dialogue with Germans. He also organized
the first German-Israeli youth exchange. In 1958 he founded Jerusalem's
Har-El congregation, Israel's first Reform synagogue. His son Tovia
later served as rabbi of Har-El before becoming spiritual leader of
Congregation Or Chadash in Zurich.
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