The 23rd annual international prayer breakfast in honor of israel will be held May 11 in Memphis.

Embattled former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore and a survivor of the Nazi death camps will participate in it as featured speakers.

It is being organized by Bill McAteer, the founder and president of the Religious Roundtable.

He says the event has three main purposes, which are to "honor Israel, pray for the peace of Jerusalem, and to allow Bible-believing Christians to express their unconditional love for God's ancient people."

And McAteer says the prayer breakfast will also recognize Mrs. Nina Katz, a Holocaust survivor who spent several years of her young life in Nazi concentration camps. Katz will be representing all survivors, as well as the victims.

McAteer says, "we honor the Holocaust survivors." This among the foremost reasons for the annual gathering. As believers gather to pray for the peace of Jerusalem, he hopes the event will help them understand the importance of expressing their love for the Jewish people.