Gary Krupp of Pave the Way with
representatives of
Communion and Liberation
Communion and Liberation is a
fifty-year-old program initiated in Italy, which involves Catholic
high school and college students throughout 75 countries, including
United States. This program promotes establishment of meeting
facilities, where the students can gather after normal classes and
participate in an array of activities. Communion and Liberation also
offers vacations, where groups from all over the country come to meet
and share experiences. In cooperation with the Israeli Consulate
General in New York, Communion and Liberation, and Human Adventure
Corporation, Pave the Way has initiated a program that includes Jewish
youth organizations, to join in cooperative sessions with the Catholic
groups, where cultural and religious qualities can be shared and
mutually celebrated. The Israeli government will supply speakers to
answer questions about Israel. We are hoping to invite many of these
students to come to Israel and enable Jewish lifestyle and culture to
be shared with Catholic children, around the world.
We are initiating the program in New
York with plans to expand through the US, and then other Nations
involving the Consular offices of the Israeli government, convenient
to each locality. We are extremely excited about the positive prospect
of this project and the dividends it will pay in promoting
understanding and tolerance into the next generation of children. The
first event will be hosted by the Israeli Consulate with over 100 C &
L high school and college students.
Pave the Way has initiated the
inclusion of the State of Israel as a participant in the annual C & L
weeklong event in Rimini, Italy. Described as a state fair including
cultural exchanges, athletics and religion, this one week long event
draws all most 1 million visitors including Heads of State and
religious leaders from all over the world. Israel's participation will
enhance tourism. Ambassador Ben-Hur plans to bring the Israeli
Minister of Tourism together with the Palestinian Minister of
Tourism for future meetings.
Israel Ambassador to the Holy See H.E. Ambassador
Oded Ben-Hur at the Rimini Meeting August 2005, for the first time
ever.
