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Tuesday, February 8, 2005
Understanding celebrities
Denzel Washington, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ricky Martin and Beyoncé
Knowles are joining forces to fight anti-Semitism. They'll all tape spots
for Russell Simmons' Foundation for Ethnic Understanding,
Simmons' co-founder told us. "It's an international
campaign," said Rabbi Marc Schneier. "We're going into
production in March, and they will air in different countries around
the world." And Kiefer Sutherland
has agreed to make a public-service announcement promoting understanding
of Muslims after his hit show, "24," was criticized for depicting
a Muslim family as a terrorist sleeper cell. Meanwhile, Israeli Consul
Arye Mekel and several major Jewish groups got some props from Sudanese
rep Mohamed Yahya, a Muslim, the other night at the launch of
the Sudan Refugee Children's Education Project to help orphaned and
vulnerable Sudanese children. "All my life, I was
taught that Jews are the enemy," Yahya said. "But when I came
here I saw that you are a passionate, kind and supportive people."
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