Brazilian rabbi goes viral for paying Jewish tribute to journalist and expert killed in the Amazon

In a Jewish mourning service last Friday, Rabbi Uri Lam, who leads Sao Paulo’s Beth-El temple, mentioned British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian Bruno Pereira.

Rabbi Uri Lam leads a Jewish mourning ceremony including the names of the two men killed while working on reports about threats to indigenous communities.

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ByMARCUS M. GILBAN / JTA

JUNE 23, 2022 05:26

Brazilian rabbi goes viral for paying Jewish tribute to journalist and expert killed in the Amazon

In a Jewish mourning service last Friday, Rabbi Uri Lam, who leads Sao Paulo’s Beth-El temple, mentioned British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian Bruno Pereira.

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Brazilian rabbi goes viral for paying Jewish tribute to journalist and expert killed in the Amazon

In a Jewish mourning service last Friday, Rabbi Uri Lam, who leads Sao Paulo’s Beth-El temple, mentioned British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian Bruno Pereira.

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