Jean Marie Lustiger
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About
French cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who was the Archbishop of Paris from 1981 until his resignation in 2005.
Before Fame
He was raised by Jewish parents but decided to convert to Roman Catholicism at age 13.
Trivia
He was awarded the Nostra Aetate Award for advancing Catholic-Jewish relations by the Center for Christian-Jewish Understanding in 1998.
Family Life
His mother died in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp during the Holocaust.
Associated With
He was elevated to the cardinalate by Pope John Paul II in 1983.
