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President Aliyev meets with Head of Foundation for Ethnic Understanding in New York

Posted on September 18, 2017

AzerNews reports that President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has met with FFEU President Rabbi Marc Schneier and a group of evangelical Christian religious leaders in NYC

President Ilham Aliyev met with chairman of US-based Foundation for Ethnic Understanding in New York

Posted on September 18, 2017

The Azerbaijan State News Agency reports that President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met with FFEU President Rabbi Marc Schneier and a group of evangelical Christian religious figures in NYC

In first, rabbi to lead Sunday’s New York City Muslim Day Parade

Posted on September 2, 2017

Times of Israel reports that FFEU President Rabbi Marc Schneier will serve as honorary grand marshal of the Muslim Day Parade

Why Anti-Semitism Remains So Important To The Alt-Right

Posted on August 29, 2017

In his latest column for HuffPost, Rabbi Marc Schneier discusses why anti-semitism remains so important to the alt-right

The Blacks and Jews Singled out in Charlottesville

Posted on August 21, 2017

In an op-ed for The Hill from FFEU President Rabbi Marc Schneier and Chairman Russell Simmons, they discuss how the African Americans and Jews were singled out in Charlottesville

Russell Simmons: President Trump’s Charlottesville response is ‘shocking’

Posted on August 19, 2017

USA Today spoke with FFEU President Rabbi Marc Schneier and Chairman Russell Simmons about President Trump’s shocking Charlottesville response

We As Jews Must Stand Up For Our Muslim Neighbors

Posted on August 9, 2017

In his latest column for The Times of Israel, Rabbi Marc Schneier discusses why we as Jews must stand up for our Muslim neighbors

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is guest at Israeli Consulate’s Ramadan Event

Posted on June 16, 2017

The JTA reports that basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons were among the guests at an event at the Israeli Consulate in Los Angeles marking the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The event was hosted by the FFEU

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Celebrates Ramadan, Breaks Fast with Israeli Consul

Posted on June 16, 2017

The Jerusalem Post reports that basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shared an iftar dinner with Consul-General of Israel in Los Angeles Sam Grundwerg. The event was coordinated by the FFEU

Populism: The French Election’s Big Winner

Posted on May 1, 2017

The FFEU’s European Director Samia Hathroubi tells Aljazeera that populism is on the rise all over Europe

Russell Simmons Talks to MG About Islamophobia, Muslim Women’s Day and the Media

Posted on March 27, 2017

Muslim Girl By Amani Al- Khatahtbeh In the spirit of our first-ever Muslim Women’s Day, I had the opportunity to have a conversation about Islamophobia and media misrepresentation with music mogul, entrepreneur, author, activist, and philanthropist Russell Simmons. Uncle Rush is the chairman of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, a partner on our #MuslimWomensDay campaign and Continue Reading »

Turning Off and Tuning Out on Top of the World

Posted on March 20, 2017

The Village Voice By Lily Koppel Jesse Israel, 32, who has already gone through a few incarnations in New York, including managing the popular band MGMT while still a sophomore at NYU, began suffering from debilitating anxiety and panic attacks in his early twenties. “I was having an identity crisis,” he said on Sunday, a Continue Reading »