Alan Gross
Cuba pardons 3,522 prisoners days before Pope Francis’ visit
By Reuters — September 12, 2015
Dissident groups say none on the list are political prisoners. Cuba released 53 political prisoners in conjunction with last December's announcement of detente with United States, engineered with the aid of Pope Francis.
Alan Gross release hailed as Hanukkah ‘miracle,’ first step in ‘normalized’ U.S.-Cuba relations
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — December 17, 2014
(RNS) The return of the aid worker may also lead to "normalizing" relations after a 54-year trade and tourism embargo with Cuba.
Jews ask pope to push for aid worker’s release in Cuba
By Tracy Gordon — March 14, 2012
WASHINGTON (RNS) The Jewish community is trying to enlist the pope to intercede on behalf of Alan Gross, the Maryland Jewish man who has been in a Cuban jail for more than two years, on his upcoming trip to the island nation. By Lauren Markoe.
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