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Newsweek/Washington Post Op-Ed
by Rabbi Marc Schneier and
Imam Shamsi Ali

Revealing Opinion Poll Concludes:
ISRAELIS MORE TOLERANT OF ISLAM THAN SWISS
Oppose “Swiss-style” Legislation that Would Ban Construction of Minarets on Mosques in Israel
National Religious and Ultra-Orthodox are Strongest Opponents of Banning Minaret Construction

January 7, 2010

(Jerusalem) – A survey conducted in recent days by The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (FFEU) through KEEVOON Research found that 43% of Israelis would oppose legislation banning the construction of minarets on Mosques built in Israel while 28% would support a ban, with 29% undecided. In November 2009, 57.5% of voters in Switzerland approved a referendum banning the construction of minarets on Mosques in their country. Read more...

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DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY
JANUARY 18, 2010

Jerusalem Post Op-Ed - MLK Had a Dream: Israel Included

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SHARED DREAMS: Martin Luther King, Jr. & the Jewish Community
By Rabbi Marc Schneier
Preface by Martin Luther King III
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2nd Annual
Weekend of Twinning of Mosques and Synagogues across North America and Europe
Starting November 13-15, 2009 and continuing in December

Introduction
Brochure
List of Participants

(Left to right) Rabbi Marc Schneier, President of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding,
with Mohamed Boina M'Koubou, President of the Assocation Islamique des Comores du Val-de-Marne and
Imam Toorabally Nizam Khateeb of the Mauritian Mosque in Paris, pictured at the
Jewish-Muslim Friendship Society of France Gala held in Paris on December 8, 2009.
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Jewish and Muslim profiles in courage by Menachem Z. Rosensaft

Reuters: Mosque-synagogue twinning drive crosses the Atlantic

Kosher Computing Blog: Four rabbis and two imams
The New Orleans Times-Picayune: Jews and Muslims build grassroots ties in a time of polarizing differences
New York Jewish Week: NEW:Russian Jews Meet With Muslims
Actu'com: Shabbat interreligieux: l'AJMF gange son pari

View photo collage from Twinning event

MISSION OF EUROPEAN IMAMS AND RABBIS
JULY 20-23, 2009
NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON, DC

Who’s who: European imams and rabbis

July 20, 2009 - Rabbi Marc Schneier, Russell Simmons, and Dr. Muzammil Siddiqi, President of the Fiqh Council of North America, discussing the mission of imams and rabbis prior to their visit to the United Nations. A delegation of over two dozen European rabbis and imams from 9 European nations visited the United Nations as part of an interreligious mission, hosted by The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, to forge stronger relations between Muslims and Jews and work to combat Islamophobia and anti-Semitism in the U.S. and across Europe. (Photo credit: David Karp)

July 23, 2009 - The delegation of European imams and rabbis pauses from a week-long series of meetings and events to take a photo in front of the White House. (photo Credit: Ron Sachs)
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Read the speech given at the White House by Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, Chief Rabbi of Moscow

View photo of the delegation with Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn.

View photo from the delegation's visit to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

The Foundation Premieres
2008 PSA Campaign to
His Royal Highness King Abdullah
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Russell Simmons and Jay-Z launch
The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding's International anti-Semitism/anti-Racism Public Service Announcement Campaign

Thursday, May 21, 2009 in
New York

Left to right: Imam Muhammad Shamsi Ali, spiritual leader of the Islamic Center of New York and Rabbi Marc Schneier, president of The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, greet each other after a prayer service at the Center. They joined together to condemn the alleged plot by four men who were arrested after planting what they thought were explosivies near two New York City synagogues.
Photo credit: Christina Paljusaj

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