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SWC Associate Dean Rabbi Abraham Cooper Appears on Indonesia's Q TV

SWC ASSOCIATE DEAN, RABBI ABRAHAM COOPERAPPEARS ON INDONESIA'S Q-TV



Simon Wiesenthal Center associate dean, Rabbi Abraham Cooper recently met with religiousleaders in Jakarta, Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim country. In addition, Rabbi Cooper is believed to be the first American Jewish leader to appear on Indonesian television. A programentitled, "Tolerance Between Religions: Wujud Rahmatan lil Alamin (Manifesting Blessings for All of Nature)" was broadcast Q TV.

Pictured are: Dr. Komaruddin Hidayat, Rector of Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University in Jakarta (4thfrom right); Father Muji Sutrisno, S.J., professor at Dwiyakara College of Philosophy, (far left); Soegang Sarjadi, founder and owner of the television station); Rabbi Cooper and C.Holland Taylor Chairman, LibForAll Foundation (far right).

Rabbi Cooper's visit was coordinated by C. Holland Taylor, Chairman of the LibforAll Foundation, which is an nonprofitorganization working to reduce religious extremism and discredit the use of terrorism worldwide. It was established in 2003 by Mr. Taylor, an author and entrepreneur and former presidentof Indonesia and world-renowned religious statesman, Kyai Haji Abdurrahman Wahid.

Rabbi Cooper also visited with Former Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid at his Jakarta home. Themeeting covered issues ranging from terrorism to religious pluralism. Mr. Wahid, currently heads the largest Muslim group in the country that boasts over 45 million members. Also picturedat Left is C. Holland Taylor, LibForAll Foundation.

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