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Lesson in faith

Leaders from the Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths held a public conversation Monday night at the Temple B'Nai Israel to demonstrate their spirit of tolerance, respect and understanding for each other. the

Rev. Phil Windsor, of Westminster Presbyterian Church, said the event was “an outgrowth of the annual interfaith Thanksgiving services. The Imam approached me with the idea, and I was very enthusiastic.” Imam Abdur Rahim Muhammad was unable to attend because he had been in a motorcycle accident.

More than 70 people came to hear the interfaith discussion. Herb Sussman, the executive director of the temple, explained the rules for the audience.

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Calling on local heroes

Some of the most giving people in the world live in Cayuga County, according to the Cayuga County chapter of the American Red Cross. Across the country, only 4 percent of the population who can donate blood do so, but in Cayuga County, twice that number of eligible donors give. Because of the history of donors in Cayuga County, the New York Penn Blood Region challenged the chapter along with four other communities in New York state to raise 225 units of blood each.

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