The Foundation is a national non-profit dedicated to strengthening relations between ethnic communities. We are committed to the belief that direct, face-to-face dialogue between ethnic communities is the most effective path towards the reduction of bigotry and the promotion of reconciliation and understanding.

 

 


Press Articles

12/11/06 Time Magazine
11/2006 Hadassah: Interview with Marc Schneier
11/20/06 New York Amsterdam News: 2006 NY Fall Benefit
11/12/06 Jerusalem Post
10/26/06 Columbia Spectator
8/03/06 Hamptons: Doing the Right Thing
5/10/06 New York Amsterdam News: 2006 LA Spring Benefit
4/27/06 Page Six
4/27/06 Rush & Molloy
2/02/06 The Jewish Sentinel: Talking Before It's Too Late
12/28/05 New York Amsterdam News: Hip Hop Mogul and Rabbi Honor
12/23/05 Dan's Paper: Ethnic Understanding Honors B. Smith
11/23/05 New York Amsterdam News: Racial Attitudes Revealed
11/18/05 Haaretz: N.Y. Rabbi Addresses Muslim High Schoolers
11/17/05 The Washington Times: Blacks, Whites View Immigration Similarly, Poll Says
11/17/05 Newsday: Reconcilable Differences
11/11/05 The Jewish Week: Prominent Push for Muslim Dialogue
10/07/05 Dan's Paper: 2005 Joseph Papp Racial Harmony Awards - Washington D.C.
08/19/05 Dan's Paper: 2005 Joseph Papp Racial Harmony Awards - Beverly Hills
08/14/05 The Hollywood Reporter: Annual Summer Benefit
07/27/05 The New York Sun: Mending Ties Between Blacks, Jews
06/30/05 Haaretz: Jewish Officials Pleased By Klansman's Conviction
JTA Daily Briefing: Group Blasts William Bennett
JTA Daily Briefing: Poll: Jews Closer to Blacks, Hispanics on Race
4/04/05 Daily News: Jews around the globe lament "loss of a great friend"
4/03/05 New York Post: Jewish People Have Lost True Friend—Rabbi Marc Schneier
  2/25/05 The International Jerusalem Post:  "Jewish Stars"
2/23/05 Haaretz: Hip Hop Star Visits Auschwitz Memorial Exhibition—Shlomo Shamir
2/14/05 Boston Herald -The Inside Track: Denzel, Kiefer reach out—Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa
2/14/05 Cleveland Jewish: News Stars to fight anti-Semitism
2/11/05 International Jerusalem Post: Ads make Jews of Beyonce and Leo — Sam Ser
00/00/05 The Jewish Advocate: Stars Shine to Stamp out The Scourge of Anti-Semitism—Molly Shaffer
2/10/05 Philadelphia Daily News - Tattbits
2/8/05 New York Daily News- Daily Dish: Understanding Celebrities—Rush & Molloy
2/04/05 The Jewish Week: Pushing A Jewish Caucus—James Besser
2/04/05 The Washington Post-Names and Faces: Congress Phat-tens Up
2/02/05 Haaretz: Interfaith Group To Host Reception On Capitol Hill—Shlomo Shamir
11/22-28/04 Crain’s New York Business: Not def to anti-Semitism—Valerie Block
7/12/04 The Washington Post: A Fine Time for Peace and Understanding—Roxanne Roberts
3/22/04 New York Post: Page Six
1/23/04 Jerusalem Post: Rabbi and rapper for rights—Melissa Radler
1/19/04 Daily News: Op-Ed: The work goes on—Rabbi Marc Schneier and Russell Simmons
1/16/04 Jewish Telegraphic Agency: Op-Ed: Blacks should fight for rights of Jews facing anti-Semitism—Rabbi Marc Schneier and Russell Simmons
11/30/03 Newsday: New D.C. Voice on Race Issues—Tamara El-Khoury
10/13/03 Washington Post: Caucus Understanding—Judy Sarasohn
10/9/03 Washington Jewish Week: D.C. office aims for ethnic harmony on Hill—Eric Fingerhut
10/9/03 JTA: Jewish group opens new office to support minority delegations—Matthew E. Berger
10/6/03 Roll Call: New Effort Links Ethnic Caucuses—Inga Beyer
10/3/03 Jewish Week: Building Ethnic Coalitions—James Besser
9/18/03 Amsterdam News: Message of strengthening Black/Jewish relations brought to South Africa
9/11/03 South Africa Cape Times: Martin Luther King tells pupils of his vision—A'eysha Kassiem
Summer 2003 Lifestyles: Marc Schneier & Russell Simmons:Teammates—Aliza Hava
5/24/03 New York Times: Letter to the Editor—Rabbi Marc Schneier and Russell Simmons
4/18/03 Forward: Songwriter Denise Rich: 'Inside of me is a Black woman'—Masha Leon
4/4/03 New York Post: Page Six—Paula Froelich
4/4/03 Daily News: Rush & Molloy: Kosher & Kangols
2/21/03 Forward: Black/Jewish Relations at the 92nd Street Y—Masha Leon
2/14/03 El Tiempo Latino: Congresistas Latinos y Judios Estrechan Lazos—Ramon Jimenez
2/13/03 Washington Jewish Week: Reaching Out to Latinos, Asians—Eric Fingerhut
1/31/03 Jewish Week: Group Focusing on Jewish-Hispanic Relations—James Besser
1/31/03 Jewish Sentinel: We Shall Overcome: Jews and Blacks Join in Honoring King's Legacy—Walter Ruby
1/22/03 The Washington Times: Inside the Beltway: Understanding America—John McCaslin
1/21/03 Newsday: Many Ways to Pay Tribute—Martin Evans
1/17/03 Forward: Stars Shine on Black-Jewish Dialogue, but is that All?—Alana Newhouse
12/16/02 JTA: National Groups Aim to Build Latino-Jewish Political Coalitions—Mica Rosenberg
12/6/02 Forward: Sean Combs Gives Brafman a Good Rap
11/29/02 New York Post: Page Six—'Dragon'-maker Craves Jewel—Richard Johnson
11/20/02 Amsterdam News: Benefit to Build Bridges—Yvonne Delaney
6/20/02 New York Post: Peace in D.C.—Neal Travis
5/7/02 New York Post: Rap it up—Neal Travis
1/21/02 Daily News: What King Teaches Us in the Age of Terrorism—Rev Calvin O. Butts & Rabbi Marc Schneier
11/28/01 Amsterdam News: Racial Harmony Awards Presented—Herb Boyd
8/16/01 Boston Globe: Blacks, Jews Found to still Have Rifts—Jamal E. Watson
8/16/01 Daily News: Race Woes Called the Same as in '91—Owen Moritz
8/15/01 JTA: Jews Soothe Tensions over Slave Reparations—Michael J. Jordan
8/10/01 The Jerusalem Post: Black, Jewish Congressmen Unite Over UN Racism Parley—Melissa Radler
7/21/01 Newsday: Building Racial Bonds—Denise Bonilla
5/23/01 Newsday: Learning They Have a Dream In Common—Paul Wiesenthal
5/11/01 The Forward: Political Ties Pitting Jews Vs. Hispanics—Rachel Donadio
3/9/01 New York Jewish Week: Building Latino-Jewish Coalitions—James D. Besser
3/9/01 Jewish Telegraph Agency: Jews, Latinos Seek to Build Common Agenda—Sharon Sambler
3/9/01 New York Daily News: Hispanics major player in future of city, nation—Juan Gonzalez
3/9/01 New York Jewish Week: Fighting For Everybody's Rights—Tim Boxer
3/4/01 New York Times: Sunday Styles—Bill Cunningham
1/19/01 New York Jewish Week: We Have A Dream
1/15/01 New York Times: Inspired By King, Students Share a Dream—Dianne Cardwell
1/12/01 New York Post: Rappin' the Torah -- Neal Travis
1/12/01 Jewish Exponent: Cooperation Not Conflict
1/10/01 Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles: At L.A. Event, Black, Jewish Teens Are Exhorted To Find Common Ground—Mike Levy
11/23/00 New York Amsterdam News: A Night Of Understanding—Florence Anthony
11/12/00 New York Post: Sunday Styles-Praise Them—Bill Cunningham
4/14/00 New York Jewish Week: Celebrating Dr. King—James D. Besser
1/14/00 New York Jewish Week: They Had A Dream—Sandee Brawarsky
1/12/00 Baltimore Jewish Times: Rabbi Examines Jews Relations With Dr. King
1/9/00 Jewish Telegraph Agency: Martin Luther King's relationship with Jews detailed in a new book—Debra Nussbaum Cohen 
11/11/99 New York Amsterdam News: Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks on African-American and Jewish relations—Sarah Kanter
Fall 99 World Jewish Congress News and Views: Civil Rights Struggle Commemorated
11/5/99 New York Jewish Week: Jackson Upbeat On Black-Jewish Ties—Adam Dickter
11/4/99 Yeshiva University Today: Conference at YU explores Black-Jewish Relations
6/20/99 New York Jewish Week: Blacks, Jews And The Freedom Rides
3/7/99 New York Amsterdam News: Blacks and Jews: New Dialogue for a New Era—Eric Williams
5/1/98 New York Jewish Week: Mixed Messages On Blacks And Jews—Adam Dickter
4/28/98 Jewish Telegraph Agency: Poll of Jews, Blacks Yields Mixed Numbers—Rebecca Segall
2/27/98 New York Jewish Week: Blacks And Jews Cooperating, Study Says—Adam Dickter
2/27/98 Jewish Telegraph Agency: Study: Cooperation Defines Status of Black-Jewish Ties—Rebecca Segall
3/7/97 New York Jewish Week: Rebuilding a Partnership—Eric J. Greenberg
3/5/97 New York Newsday:Jews, Blacks Eye-to-Eye—Martin C. Evans
1/17/97 New York Jewish Week: Blacks and Jews Rebuilding Trust—Stewart Ain

 

 

 

 

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The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding was founded in 1989 by Rabbi Marc Schneier and the late Joseph Papp.
We are committed to the belief that direct, face-to-face, dialogue between leaders of ethnic communities is
the most effective path toward the reduction of bigotry and the promotion of reconciliation and understanding.

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