" ▁in ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁this ▁attack . ▁ ▁A ▁former ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Jewish ▁Congress , ▁Israel ▁S inger , ▁reported ▁that ▁he ▁worked ▁with ▁Berg og lio ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁distrib uting ▁aid ▁to ▁the ▁poor ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁joint ▁Jewish – C atholic ▁program ▁called ▁" T zed ak á ". ▁S inger ▁noted ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁im pressed ▁with ▁Berg og lio ' s ▁mod esty , ▁remember ing ▁that ▁" if ▁everyone ▁sat ▁in ▁ch airs ▁with ▁handles ▁[ ar ms ], ▁he ▁would ▁sit ▁in ▁the ▁one ▁without ." ▁Berg og lio ▁also ▁co - host ed ▁a ▁Krist all n acht ▁mem orial ▁ceremony ▁at ▁the ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁Metropolitan ▁C athedral ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁and ▁joined ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁cler ics ▁from ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁different ▁relig ions ▁to ▁light ▁cand les ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁syn agog ue ▁ceremony ▁on ▁the ▁occasion ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁festival ▁of ▁Han uk k ah . ▁ ▁Pope ▁Francis ▁bl essed ▁the ▁corner stone ▁for ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁museum ▁devoted ▁to ▁w art ime ▁Polish ▁res cu ers ▁of ▁Jews ▁which ▁is ▁being ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁Polish ▁village ▁of ▁Mark owa ; ▁where ▁the ▁family ▁of ▁Jó zef ▁and ▁Wik t oria ▁Ul ma , ▁who ▁are ▁now ▁Serv ants ▁of ▁God ▁as ▁the ▁V at ican ▁is ▁studying ▁their ▁cause ▁for ▁sain th ood , ▁were ▁shot ▁by ▁the ▁Germ