Jewish Telegraphic Agency By Ben Sales New York Rabbi Marc Schneier two weeks ago met with Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa in the country’s capital city of Manama. A day earlier, the Gulf Cooperation Council, a six-state body composed of Bahrain and its neighbors, had adopted a Bahraini-sponsored resolution declaring Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group committed Continue Reading »
The Jerusalem Post Jeremy Sharon King Al Khalifa meets with New York-based rabbi in the royal palace in Manama in order to discuss regional concerns in the Middle East. The king of Bahrain has reportedly recommended that the recent designation of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization by the Gulf Cooperation Council be taken up by Continue Reading »
The Jerusalem Post By Laura Kelley Def Jam founder Russell Simmons and Rabbi Marc Schneier talk Islamophobia, anti-Semitism and why Trump won’t win presidency PASADENA, California – “It’s hard to protect your own rights if you don’t fight for the rights of others,” hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons told a session on anti-Semitism and Islamophobia Continue Reading »
Broadway World Last Sunday, January 17, 2016, the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene hosted its 3rd annual concert of Soul to Soul. The musical celebration featured Yiddish and African-American folk music intertwined to honor the late Martin Luther King Jr and the Civil Rights movement. The concert was conceived and Music Directed by NYTF Artistic Director Continue Reading »
Jewish Telegraphic Agency By Marc Schneier NEW YORK — Over the past two years, the phrase “Black Lives Matter” has embedded itself into the consciousness — and conscience — of America. The hashtag #BlackLives Matter emerged in 2013 after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin and quickly became ubiquitous Continue Reading »
Fox 5 New York By Audrey Puente Jason: This should thumbnail of video in link NEW YORK (FOX 5 NEWS) – This Sunday a very special concert will take place at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Battery Park City. Soul to Soul is a cross cultural exploration of African-American and Yiddish music presented by Continue Reading »
The Jewish Daily Forward Nathan Guttman Hours after news broke of the shooting in San Bernardino, California, a group of Muslim community leaders gathered at a press conference to deliver a harsh condemnation of the deadly attack carried out by Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik. The activists were members of the Los Angeles chapter of Continue Reading »
The Jewish Telegraphic Agency By Uriel Heilman November 23, 2015 Patriots owner Robert Kraft will be in the stands this Sunday to see if his New England Patriots can win a sixth Superbowl. But in Jewish circles, Kraft may be almost as well-known for his generosity and devotion to Jewish and Israeli causes as for Continue Reading »
NY1 Members of the city’s Jewish and Muslim communities came together over the weekend in a show of solidarity against extremism and bigotry. They gathered Sunday at the Brotherhood Synagogue in Gramercy. The annual event is sponsored by the nonprofit “Foundation for Ethnic Understanding”. “Brotherhood is still the hope of the world and it is Continue Reading »
Huffington Post By Rabbi Marc Schneier Ever since the ISIS-inspired terrorist attacks in Paris, replete with horrendous media images of remorseless killers remorselessly gunning down scores of concert goers while intoning ‘Allahu Akhbar’ (God is great), we have heard a growing drumbeat in the media by influential opinion makers that America should lead its Western allies in Continue Reading »
Saphir News By Hanan Ben Rhouma Des imams, des cadres musulmans et des militants associatifs se sont retrouvés boulevard Voltaire, à Paris, non loin du Bataclan, lundi 16 novembre, pour déposer des fleurs en hommage aux victimes des attentats terroristes trois jours plus tôt. Une trentaine de personnes, dont une grande partie sont des imams de mosquées Continue Reading »
CNN By Ben Wedeman and Pete Wilkinson (Jason: the image above should link to the video in the article) Paris (CNN)Muslim leaders gathered at a makeshift memorial in Paris on Monday to pay their respects to those killed in terror attacks and warn members of their community against joining ISIS. Several of the attackers are Continue Reading »
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