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JUNE 8, 2010 – We, the leaders of The Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding (CJCUC), are distressed over the decline of Christians throughout the Middle East. In the last 50 years, the Christian populations in the region have dropped significantly in every country except Israel. This trend has accelerated in the last 10 years.   Read More

The following tribute was read at a public memorial service for Sister Rose at the Newark New Jersey Cathedral on September 13, 2006   Read More

David Blewett is Sister Rose Thering’s successor as Executive Director of the National Christian Leadership Conference for Israel. This tribute was read at Sr. Roses’ funeral on May 9, 2006, by Dr. Richard Lux, Vice President of the NCLCI Executive Committee.  Read More

Pivotal Figure
THE WOMAN BEHIND ‘NOSTRA AETATE’
Judith Banki  Read More

The following letter was written by Moshe Aumann, retired Israeli diplomat, in Sister Rose Thering’s memory and sent to the Jerusalem Post:  Read More

Dr. Rose Thering, O.P. (1920-2006)
NCLCI Board of Directors Vice President (1978-1988, 1995-2006)
NCLCI Executive Director: 1988 – 1995  Read More

At a recent Executive Committee meeting of the National Christian Leadership Conference for Israel (NCLCI) in Washington, D.C., most of one day was spent discussing the current situation in Israel and, as expected, we had committee members on both sides of the debate. Some thought the peace process had gone too far and was endangering Israel’s security. Others felt that the peace process had not gone far enough and was on the verge of collapse, a situation that would endanger Israel’s security. Some felt that the construction at Har Homa was unnecessary and provocative; others felt that due to the critical housing shortage in Jerusalem the construction is necessary and no more provocative than any other action that demonstrates Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem. However, no one questioned the Israeli government’s legal right to build at Har Homa.   Read More