Dear Members of the ICCJ Family,The year 2016 presents the somewhat unusual situation of almost a month interposing itself between the Christian celebration of Pascha/Easter (in the West on March 27) and the Jewish commemoration of Pesach (April 22).

The centennial of the Buber-familiy´s move to Heppenheim in March 1916 marked the end of the Martin-Buber-Jubilee. An Open House at Martin-Buber-House on Saturday, March 12th, and the opening of an art exhibition dedicated to the works of Barbara Goldschmidt nee Buber celebrated the close of the Buber-festivities starting in June 2015 with the 50th anniversary of Martin Buber´s death.

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the sudden passing of Dr. Victor Goldbloom, of Montreal, Canada, a former President of the ICCJ and one of our Honorary Presidents.

Dear Members of the ICCJ Family, our member organizations and friends:Best wishes to everyone for health and happiness in the New Year of 2016 on the common calendar!The turn of the year is a chance for reflection on the past year and for looking forward to the year ahead. In terms of interreligious relations generally, 2015 has been a year with both positive and negative features.

At a press conference on December 10, the Pontifical Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews issued a new document entitled "'The Gifts and the Calling of God Are Irrevocable' (Rom 11:29): A Reflection on Theological Questions Pertaining to Catholic-Jewish Relations on the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of Nostra Aetate (No. 4)."

Sent to our friends by members of the ICCJ Executive Board, ICCJ's International Abrahamic Forum (IAF), and ICCJ's Young Leadership Council (YLC)