On November 18, 2014, in Kiev, philanthropist Victor Pinchuk was awarded the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Medal of Honor by the Jewish Confederation of Ukraine for his contributions to Ukrainian-Jewish understanding and cooperation. What follows is a corrected version of my remarks at the ceremony.
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Grand Rabbi, Archbishops and Metropolitans, Presidents, Mr. Prime Minister, Mr. Ambassador, dear friends:
I am happy to have this occasion to honor Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky, in whose name you have brought us together this evening.
Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky–I am not telling you anything you don’t already know–was the primate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
