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RABBI AND KKK LEADER FIND FRIENDSHIP
2009 January 5
tags: Dialogue, Judaism, Peace and Reconciliation, Personal stories, religion and spirituality, United States of America
by sfcg
Larry Trapp, Grand Dragon of the Klu Klux Klan in Nebraska, had every intention of driving Rabbi Michael Weisser out of the state with threatening phone calls and packages. Instead, he drove the Rabbi closer to him in a quest for forgiveness and reconciliation.
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