Father Bruno Hussar was the founder of Neve Shalom / Wahat al-Salam, which means "Oasis of Peace," an Arab/Jewish village dedicated to coexistence. Father Bruno derived the name from the book of Isaiah

Book of Isaiah

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 (32:18) "My people shall dwell in an Oasis of Peace". Born in Cairo

Cairo

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, he was an Egypt

Egypt

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ian Catholic

Catholic

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 (although Jewish by birth).

Before he founded the village, Father Bruno established the House of Isaiah in Jerusalem, a Jewish

Judaism

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-Catholic

Catholicism

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 ecumenical

Ecumenism

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 study center. For many years, he was also a leader of and the priest for the Hebrew Christians, a tiny congregation of Israel

Israel

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i Jewish converts to Catholicism.

External links

• Short Biography at the Neve Shalom web site
• Father Bruno's Dream Alive in Israel - Article at www.peacemagazine.org