Archive: April 2022

Reconciliation with Turkey works

Posted on April 20, 2022

Ynet By: Itamar Eichner April 20, 2022 Israel’s leading newspaper features a profile of Rabbi Schneier. “The events on the Temple Mount were the first test since the reconciliation between Israel and Turkey began and I am glad we were successful. Erdogan is committed today to resolving disputes through diplomatic channels. It is an authentic, Continue Reading »

Russia-Ukraine war: Plight of Crimean Tatars foreshadows more war crimes

Posted on April 19, 2022

The Jerusalem Post By: Rabbi Marc Schneier April 19, 2022 The Crimean Tatars, largely Muslims, trace their history in the Ukrainian peninsula back many centuries, most of which are marked indelibly by Russian oppression. Each day brings us new horrors from the front lines in Ukraine as Russia’s aggression intensifies, with the names of Bucha Continue Reading »

Rabbi Marc Schneier’s comments on I24 about the new dynamic between the Arab and Muslim world and Israel

Posted on April 19, 2022

FFEU President Rabbi Marc Schneier discussed with i24NEWS the new dynamic between the Muslim/Arab World and Israel.

Ramadan Has Lessons For Us All

Posted on April 1, 2022

When I was growing up in New York’s Jewish community, Ramadan was far from my consciousness. I knew little of its meaning for billions of Muslims around the world, much less the spiritual significance of the rituals.

Herzog’s visit to Ankara shows strong US-Turkey ties: US rabbi

Posted on April 1, 2022

Daily Sabah By: Daily Sabah with AA April 1, 2022 Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett may visit Ankara after Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu’s visit to Tel Aviv, says Rabbi Schneier A prominent leader of the Jewish community in the United States, Rabbi Marc Schneier, commenting on the developing relations between Turkey and Israel, said that Continue Reading »

US rabbi says Israeli president’s visit to Turkiye shows strong Washington-Ankara ties

Posted on April 1, 2022

Anadolu Agency By: Betul Yuruk April 1, 2022 Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett may visit Ankara after Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu’s visit to Tel Aviv, says Rabbi Schneier NEW YORK  Rabbi Marc Schneier, a prominent leader of the Jewish community in the US and former schoolmate of Israeli President Isaac Herzog who assisted in his Continue Reading »

A Changed Turkey Can Be a Benefit to All

Posted on March 31, 2022

Jewish Journal By: Rabbi Marc Schneier March 31, 2022 Change is happening fast in Turkey, and countries from Europe to the Middle East and the US are taking note. On the brink of international isolation not so long ago, we have seen President Recep Tayyip Erdogan usher in a far-reaching geopolitical recalibration in recent months, Continue Reading »

A Changed Turkey Can Be A Benefit To All

Posted on March 23, 2022

Change is happening fast in Turkey, and countries from Europe to the Middle East and the US are taking note.

Pope Francis greets Dr. Al Issa

Saudi Arabia – The True Champion of the Interfaith Model

Posted on November 8, 2021

Five years ago, the very notion of Yeshiva University, the pre-eminent institution of higher Jewish learning in the US, honoring the secretary general of the Makkah-based Muslim World League would have been met with stupefaction or downright indignation.

Newcastle United Fans Celebrating

Saudi Arabia Investing in Coexistence As Much As Sport

Posted on October 20, 2021

Nelson Mandela, one of the true heroes of our modern age, declared only a few years after his long incarceration ended: “Sport can create hope, where once there was only despair. It is more powerful than governments in breaking down racial barriers. It laughs in the face of all types of discrimination.”

Rabbi Schneier and Al Sharpton

Black-Jewish Leadership To Condemn Anti-Semitism In New York

Posted on December 29, 2019

Rev. Al Sharpton, founder of the National Action Network, has put together a group of African American clergy and civil rights leaders to meet with Rabbi Marc Schneier, president of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, to condemn the horrific attacks on Jews in the New York Metropolitan Area over the past few weeks.

Hundreds to attend conference at Wheaton College to advance evangelical-Muslim dialogue

Posted on October 31, 2019

According to the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, ‘Evangelical Christian and Muslim relations is the greatest interreligious challenge in America today.’”