Derech Emet:
Rav Soloveichik taught -
That returning a lost object to a Jew is a fulfillment of Hashavat Aveida, but returning a lost object to a non-Jew is a fulfillment of Kiddush HaShem, which is one of the highest and loftiest of all mitzvot.
SOURCE: Halakhic Positions of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik by R.Aharon Ziegler 2014/5/15
EXPLANATION:
In other words, returning a lost object to a Gentile could be even more important than returning a lost object to a Jew.
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Background:
Rabbi Joseph Ber Soloveitchik [born 1903 CE, died 1993 CE] served as Rosh HaYeshivah of RIETS, Yeshivah University,
Kol Tuv,
RRW
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