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Sacred Things

Protecting refugees in holy places goes back to the dawn of time.

Where does the word “sanctuary’’ come from? Think Latin and sacred space.

Also, sharing the Seder during Passover with a family of Syrian refugees; Ivanka Trump converted to Judaism, but in Israel, converting is not that simple; Evangelical Christians speak Christianese to one another; and a Syrian-American soul singer takes his music to Trump country.

(Image: Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Klezmer band members play instruments next to the walls of Jerusalem’s old city. Credit: Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images)

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Mon 17 Apr 2017 01:32GMT

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  • Sat 15 Apr 2017 04:32GMT
  • Sat 15 Apr 2017 21:32GMT
  • Sun 16 Apr 2017 10:32GMT
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  • Mon 17 Apr 2017 01:32GMT

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