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   TELEGRAM FOR THE DEATH OF TULLIA ZEVI   
      
   VATICAN CITY, 24 JAN 2011 (VIS) - The Holy Father, through Cardinal Secretary   
   of State Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B., has sent a telegram of condolence to Renzo   
   Gattegna, president of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities, for the death   
   of Tullia Zevi, author, journalist and former president of the Union, who died   
   on Saturday at the age of 91.   
      
   "Having learned the news of the death of Tullia Zevi", the telegram reads, "the   
   Supreme Pontiff spiritually participates in the mourning of her relatives and   
   of the Jewish communities in Italy. He gives assurances of his prayers and   
   recalls her exalted moral profile and authoritative contribution to the   
   development of values of democracy, peace and freedom in Italian society, and   
   to sincere and profound dialogue between Jews and Christians".   
   TGR/VIS 20110124 (140)   
      
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