Rabbis Group writes to the Pope, thanks for the outstretched hand. "We are comforted by the fact that she has extended her hand to the Jews of the whole world, and in particular to those of Israel, in this moment of great suffering", they write.

The letter, which was reported on the front page of L'Osservatore Romano, is signed by Jehoshua Ahrens (Frankfurt/Bern), Yitz Greenberg (Jerusalem/New York) and David Meyer (Paris/Rome)