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Rita Semel, beloved civic and interfaith leader, passes away at 104
Rita Semel, a longtime San Francisco civic and interfaith leader credited with helping build bridges among religious communities across the Bay Area, died on Wednesday. She was 104. The San Francisco Interfaith Council described Semel as "matriarch of interfaith relationships in San ...
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Rita Semel, a longtime San Francisco civic and interfaith leader credited with helping build bridges among religious communities across the Bay Area, died on Wednesday. She was 104. The San Francisco Interfaith Council described Semel as "matriarch of interfaith relationships in San ...
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According to Local News Matters’s source item, Rita Semel, beloved civic and interfaith leader, passes away at 104, Rita Semel, a longtime San Francisco civic and interfaith leader credited with helping build bridges among religious communities across the Bay Area, died on Wednesday. She was 104. The San Francisco Interfaith Council described Semel as “matriarch of interfaith relationships in San Francisco,” saying their former chair and founder had been “the heartbeat and soul” […] The post Rita Semel, beloved civic and interfaith leader, passes away at 104 appeared first on Local News Matters .
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