New Jersey Jewish News By Debra Rubin http://njjewishnews.com/article/32510/students-and-faith-groups-pledge-to-stand-up-for-the-other#.WkKNglWnHcv Campus, state, and religious leaders stood up at Rutgers University to support each other against a torrent of hateful actions against religious and ethnic communities triggered by fears of terrorism and a divisive election season. The Stand Up for the Other Rally, held Nov. 1 at the Continue Reading »
HuffPost By Patrick Burnett October 27, 2016 The 2016 presidential campaign has left many Americans shaken to their very core. More than half of Americans have reported this election being, at minimum, “a somewhat significant source of stress.” Meanwhile, women who have come forth recounting sexual assaults committed by one of the candidates are now being both Continue Reading »
The Washington Jewish Week speaks with the FFEU’s Walter Ruby about the ‘Spread Hummus Not Hate’ rally
HuffPost (French) By Marc Cheb Sun October 5, 2016 Une nouvelle attaque terroriste commise au “nom de l’islam”. Depuis le 11 septembre 2001, en Occident ou en Orient, ces attentats ensanglantent le monde. Et ils éclaboussent tous les musulmans. En France comme ailleurs, les citoyens musulmans sont pris entre deux feux: une tentative de rapt de leur Continue Reading »
Jewish Telegraphic Agency Washington – Ten U.S. Muslim leaders, including both Muslims in Congress, urged Hamas to return to Israel the remains of two soldiers. “In the name of Almighty God the most merciful and compassionate, we appeal to you on the basis of humanity and charity to release the remains of Hadar Goldin and Continue Reading »
The Washington Post By Rabbi Marc Schneier and Russell Simmons Today marks the 25th anniversary of the Crown Heights riots, perhaps the worst day in the history of Jewish-black relations. On Aug. 19, 1991, a Jewish driver accidentally struck and killed a black child in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The tragedy touched off three days of anti-Jewish Continue Reading »
Huffington Post By Rabbi Marc Schneier In the wake of a series of horrific terrorist killings in Europe over the past two weeks in France, Germany and elsewhere — starting with the horrifying mass murder of 84 people in Nice at Bastille Day celebrations by a petty-criminal-turned-apparent-jihadist-warrior who ran over people with a truck, followed Continue Reading »
Uproxx Elisabeth Brier Very few celebrities have been meek in voicing their political leanings in 2016. Another A-lister using their star power to advocate for their particular presidential preference is mogul and activist Russell Simmons. Sitting down with Yahoo News, the founder of Def Jam Recordings asserted his views on Republican nominee, Donald Trump. The 58-year-old entrepreneur Continue Reading »
The Hill By Rabbi Marc Schneier In the wake of a series of horrific terrorist killings in Europe over the past two weeks in France, Germany and elsewhere — starting with the horrifying mass murder of 84 people in Nice at Bastille Day celebrations by a petty-criminal-turned-apparent-jihadist-warrior who ran over people with a truck, followed Continue Reading »
New York Daily News By Rabbi Marc Schneier and Russell Simmons On the day after the horrific massacre at the Pulse nightclub, the presumed Republican candidate for President, Donald Trump, used the occasion to make the claim that Muslim refugees fleeing life-threatening violence in countries like Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan are “trying to take over Continue Reading »
Variety By Andrew Barker Variety’s Philanthropist of the Year carries Buddhist serenity to his struggle for rapid change in a world he sees in ‘perfect order’ Celebrity Activism. It’s a phrase that rarely fails to raise hackles — and the specter of fashionable attachments to causes that accomplish more for the repute of the celebrity Continue Reading »
The Jewish Voice More than 100 Muslim and Jewish leaders and interfaith activists came together to celebrate the Republic of Azerbaijan, on March 16th, 2016 in Washington DC. The group was welcomed to Washington by the Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Elin Suleymanov. Among those at the event praising Azerbaijan for its contribution to Continue Reading »
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