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In an historic appearance, Rabbi Marc Schneier, President of The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, was a featured speaker along with Dr. Muhammed Yunus, the Nobel Peace Prize winner, on Sunday, March 9, 2008 at the national dinner of the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) which took place at the Manhattan Penthouse on Fifth Avenue in New York City. In his address, Rabbi Schneier applauded the landmark statement by leading Muslim intellectuals entitled, "A Call to Peace, Dialogue and Understanding between Muslims and Jews". Rabbi Schneier affirmed the necessity of participating in this dialogue, stressing the significance of this welcome opportunity of standing together and forging alliances of tolerance and understanding between Muslim Americans and Jewish Americans that can serve as a paradigm for the rest of the world. Rabbi Schneier also announced two major initiatives that The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding will be spearheading this year including a public service announcement featuring Rabbis denouncing Islamphobia and Imams denouncing anti-Semitism, which will be broadcast nationally. In November 2008, The Foundation is facilitating a National Day of Twinning between mosques and synagogues across America which will focus on joint social action programs between the Muslim American and Jewish American communities.
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