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In this March 19, 2017 photo, Franklin Perez, listens to a rabbi at a synagogue in Bogota, Colombia. Perez is among nine Venezuelan converts who have had a torturous journey trying to reach Israel. Franklin Perez has lived a Jewish life: he wears a skullcap, gave Hebrew names to his children and even travels three hours by road to Caracas to buy Kosher meat, when he can find it among Venezuela’s crippling food shortages. (AP Photo/Christine Armario)

In this March 19, 2017 photo, Franklin Perez, listens to a rabbi at a synagogue in Bogota, Colombia. Perez is among nine Venezuelan converts who have had a torturous journey trying to reach Israel. Franklin Perez has lived a Jewish life: he wears a skullcap, gave Hebrew names to his children and even travels three hours by road to Caracas to buy Kosher meat, when he can find it among Venezuela’s crippling food shortages. (AP Photo/Christine Armario)

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