U.S. RABBIS VISIT DUBROVNIK

DUBROVNIK, Aug 17 (Hina) - Dubrovnik County Prefect Jure Buric and Dubrovnik Mayor Vido Bogdanovic on Sunday received the head of the Christian-Jewish Understanding Centre from the Sacred Heart University in Fairfield in the U.S, Rabbi Jack Bemporad, and the Centre's founder, Rabbi Joseph Ehrenkranz. Prefect Buric and Mayor Bogdanovic acquainted the two guests with the situation in Croatia's southern-most county and in Dubrovnik, especially concerning reconstruction, the results of this year's tourist season and the resurgence of tourism in this part of Croatia. Rabbi Ehrenkranz explained his Centre dealt with the establishment of better relations between Jews and Catholics, but other religious communities as well. He and his friend had arrived to Croatia with the aim to contribute to the achievement of permanent peace in these areas. The two guests from the States also visited the Dubrovnik synagogue, where they held talks with the head of the Jewish community of Dubrovnik, Bruno Horovic. (hina) ha 171325 MET aug 97