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WASHINGTON (RNS) The Jewish community is trying to enlist the pope to intercede on behalf of Alan Gross, the Maryland Jewish man who has been in a Cuban jail for more than two years, on his upcoming trip to the island nation. By Lauren Markoe.
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Faith,
Leaders & Institutions
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Christian - Catholic, Judaism
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alan gross, catholic, cuba, jail, jewish, pope, vatican
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