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New Rochelle, NY, Oct. 3, 2002 - Iona College and the American Jewish Committee will present a public screening and discussion of I am Joseph Your Brother on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 7 pm in Spellman Hall on Iona's main campus, located at 715 North Ave. in New Rochelle. Rabbi Michael Z. Cahana, senior rabbi of Temple Israel in New Rochelle, and Dr. Rosann Catalano, Roman Catholic scholar of The Institute for Christian and Jewish Studies in Baltimore, will lead a dialogue after the film. This event, part of the Iona College Shared Roots Series, is free and open to the public.

"I am Joseph Your Brother provides a rigorous analysis of the long and complex relationship between the Catholic Church and Judaism," according to Iona College Brother John G. Driscoll Professor of Jewish-Catholic Studies, Elena Procario-Foley, PhD Beginning with Pope John Paul's visit to Jerusalem in 2000, the documentary presents the formative period of this relationship and then suggests new possibilities for the future with commentary by the top international scholars active in Jewish-Catholic dialogue today. KTAV Publications in Jerusalem released I am Joseph Your Brother in 2001 with the cooperation of the United States Bishops Conference.

Founded in 1940 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers, Iona College is a private, coeducational institution of learning in the tradition of American Catholic higher education. Iona offers undergraduate degrees in liberal arts, science, and business administration, as well as Master of Arts, Master of Science and Master of Business Administration degrees and numerous post-graduate certificate programs.

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For questions or more information please contact:
Meghan Finn
Public Relations Office
Iona College, 715 North Avenue, New Rochelle, N.Y. 10801
tel: 914 633-2005 fax: 914 637-2711

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