Pope confers on Rabbi Jacob knighthood into the Order of St. Gregory the Great
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Pope confers title of knighthood on rabbi
By Patricia Bartos
7/22/2005
PITTSBURGH (CNS) -- In an honor rarely conferred on people of other faiths, Pittsburgh Bishop Donald W. Wuerl invested Rabbi Walter Jacob, rabbi emeritus of Rodef Shalom Congregation, into the Order of St. Gregory the Great.
The knighthood was granted through the late Pope John Paul II.
The ceremony in mid-June formed part of a daylong tribute to Rabbi Jacob celebrating his 50 years of service to Rodef Shalom in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood and his 75th birthday.
Rabbi Jacob, who retired eight years ago, is a native of Germany and the 18th generation of his family to enter the rabbinate.
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