I knew the late reverend for decades, and saw firsthand his willingness to change, grow and reach across the divide Reverend Jesse Jackson and Rabbi Marc Schneier. Photo by Gerald Peart By Marc SchneierFebruary 19, 2026 I know that for many in our community, the name of Reverend Jesse Jackson evokes a complicated history. Yet when I received the Continue Reading »
Foundation for Ethnic Understanding president warns that efforts to detach Zionism from Jewish identity distort history and undermine the fight against antisemitism. By:TheJ.ca Staff January 29, 2026 Rabbi Marc Schneier, president of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, speaks at a public forum on Jewish identity and antisemitism. Schneier authored a new op-ed marking International Holocaust Continue Reading »
Police outside of Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn Photo by Lloyd Mitchell By Barbara Russo-Lennon New Yorkers are reacting after a man repeatedly tried to ram a car through Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn Wednesday night — an act the NYPD is investigating as a possible antisemitic hate crime. Thousands of people were gathered at the site when Continue Reading »
By Marc Schneier PUBLISHED: January 27, 2026 at 5:00 AM EST Pro-Palestinian protesters gather outside an event held by Nefesh B’nefesh, an organization that helps American Jews immigrate to Israel, at the Park East Synagogue in Manhattan on Nov. 19, 2025. (Photo by Selçuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images) International Holocaust Remembrance Day is today, Jan. 27, marking the Continue Reading »
By Rabbi Marc Schneier Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speaking from the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington in 1963. In March 1968, just weeks before his assassination, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. addressed the Rabbinical Assembly in New York. What made this so special is that it took place in this special city, Continue Reading »
MLK was clear: Anti-Zionism is antisemitism – opinion The question is not what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would say today – he already told us. The question is whether we are prepared to listen. DR. MARTIN Luther King, Jr. addresses the crowd from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, during the March on Washington Continue Reading »
By Barbara Russo-Lennon Jewish counter-protesters gather in front of Park East Synagogue as police keep demonstrators separated during a protest against a Nefesh B’Nefesh event on Nov. 19 Photo by Yoav Ginsburg/ZUM A prominent NYC rabbi expressed cautious optimism after Mayor Zohran Mamdani quietly reinstated an Adams-era executive order that he previously revoked: One that directed the Continue Reading »
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani rescinded nine executive orders that his predecessor, Eric Adams, had issued before he left office. Among the orders Mamdani rolled back were a BDS ban, and the adoption of the IHRA definition of antisemitism. By Michael Arria January 2, 2026 Zohran Mamdani at the Resist Fascism Rally in New York Continue Reading »
“Wherever anti-Zionism has been normalized, it has led to an increase of hostilities toward Israel and the Jewish people,” Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch told JNS. “I would welcome the mayor waking up one day and understanding that.” Debra Nussbaum Cohen New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Jan. 1, 2026. Credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office. Within Continue Reading »
Rabbi Marc Schneier argued that contemporary Jewish communities—particularly in the United States—possess a level of strength, visibility, and influence unparalleled in modern history, even as hostility toward Jews intensifies globally. By: Reuven Y. Epstein At a time when headlines around the world chronicle a troubling resurgence of antisemitic incidents, a Continue Reading »
BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 4. The Chairperson of the Caucasus Muslims Office, Sheikhulislam Pashazade, received a delegation led by President of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (FFEU) Rabbi Marc Schneier today, the office told Trend. Greeting the guests, Pashazade spoke about the unique multicultural lifestyle in Azerbaijan, the leading role of the Azerbaijani state in international interfaith Continue Reading »
Baku, December 4, AZERTAC Sheikhulislam Allahshukur Pashazade, Chairman of the Caucasus Muslims Board (CMB), met with a delegation led by Marc Schneier, President and Founder of the US-based Foundation for Ethnic Understanding. During the meeting, Allahshukur Pashazade emphasized Azerbaijan’s unique multiculturalism and its role in international interfaith dialogue, crediting the country’s leadership and the Caucasus Muslims Continue Reading »
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