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 Central Rabbinical Congress Of USA And Canada To Hold Prayer Vigil, Announces Asra Kadisha’s Lazar SternAt 2:00 p.m., prayer vigil in front of Spanish Consulate calls for end to desecration of graves of JewishancestorsWHERE: In front of the Spanish Consulate. 150 East 58th Street New York, NY 10017WHEN: Monday December 1, 2008 at 2:00 p.m.Rabbi Isaac Gluck, executive director of the CRC, spoke of the disappointment of his group that the SpanishGovernment had sanctioned the excavations of Jewish cemeteries, most recently that in Toledo.“We are saddened that the Spanish government chose to commemorate its debt to history by the brutalexcavations of Jewish cemeteries,” said Rabbi Gluck. Rabbi Gluck pointed out the much of the Jewish people stemmed from Jews living in Spain, prior to the Inquisition in 1492. ”These are our ancestors, our sages, and our scholars. We pray that the Spanish authorities will put an end to these practices, and join us in seeking a new relationship,” he concluded.To arrange a pre-event or post-event interview, contact Lazar Stern of Asra Kadisha at 845-783-9626.