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Can Jews and Muslims get along? 60 imams and rabbis meet in Washington to try

Posted on September 24, 2014

The Washington Post By Lauren Markoe Frustrated by dangerously high tensions between Jews and Muslims in the Holy Land, 60 imams and rabbis gathered Sunday (Nov. 23) to hatch concrete plans to bridge the gulf between their communities, minus the kumbaya. The “2014 Summit of Washington Area Imams and Rabbis,” its organizers hope, will be Continue Reading »

Ron Burkle donated $100k at Baptist Church During Visit

Posted on September 19, 2014

Page Six By Stephanie Smith Billionaire Ron Burkle was a big spender the first time he visited a Baptist church with Sean Combs. The Yucaipa Cos. chief was honored at the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding’s (FFEU) 25th anniversary party Tuesday night at Russell Simmons’ Hollywood home, where Combs presented Burkle with the International Humanitarian Award. The music mogul Continue Reading »

Perkembangan Islam di Amerika Luar Biasa

Posted on September 4, 2014

Republika By Casilda Amilah REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – Agama Islam berkembang pesat di Negeri Paman Sam, Amerika. Imam besar Masjid New York, Shamsi Ali mengatakan rasa ingin tahu masyarakat Amerika menjadi salah satu faktor Islam meningkat di Negara ini. Berikut video lengkapnya. View Original Segment Here

Israel-Gaza Conflict Puts Interfaith Relations To The Test

Posted on July 31, 2014

Huffington Post By Jaweed Kaleem When a group of Arab college students visiting New York met last week for a Ramadan iftar, they were greeted with an unexpected keynote speech. Rabbi Marc Schneier, head of The Hampton Synagogue on Long Island and the leader of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, an interfaith-oriented nonprofit, had come Continue Reading »

Interview Mit Moussa Al-Hassan Diaw

Posted on July 14, 2014

Islam iQ „Antisemitismus kein Teil unserer Geschichte und soll es auch nicht werden.“ Wir sprachen mit Moussa Al-Hassan Diaw, der sich aktiv in der „Foundation for Ethnic Understanding“ (FfEU) engagiert, über die jüdisch-muslimischen Beziehungen in Europa und wie diese weiter ausgebaut werden könnten. Moussa Al-Hassan Diaw ist Diplom Pädagoge und Doktorand am Institut für Islamische Continue Reading »

50 Years After the Civil Rights Act, Our Journey Continues

Posted on July 2, 2014

Huffington Post By Rabbi Marc Schneier Rabbi Schneier with Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-SC) at the Congressional Reception Two weeks ago, as the nation marked the 50th Anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, a unique ceremony took place in the US Capitol, commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the 1964 Freedom Rides Summer and honoring Continue Reading »

Rabbi Marc Schneier, Russell Simmons, and FFEU honored at Congress for 25 years of leadership in Black-Jewish relations

Posted on June 26, 2014

The Yeshiva World As the nation marked the 50th Anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, a unique ceremony took place in the US Capitol, commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the 1964 Freedom Rides Summer and honoring the 25th Anniversary of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (FFEU). The ceremony paid tribute to three civil rights Continue Reading »

Rabbi Marc Schneier, Russell Simmons, & FFEU Honored By Congress (PHOTOS)

Posted on June 26, 2014

Global Grind https://youtu.be/4kKTg4iIJsw As the nation marked the 50th Anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, a unique ceremony took place in the US Capitol, commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the 1964 Freedom Rides Summer and honoring the 25th Anniversary of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (FFEU). The ceremony paid tribute to three civil rights Continue Reading »

Abbas: Holocaust ‘ugliest crime’ of modern history

Posted on April 27, 2014

Al Arabiya Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday called the Holocaust “the ugliest crime humanity has known in modern history,” a rare acknowledgment by an Arab leader of Jewish suffering during the Nazi genocide.Abbas also said he felt compassion for the victims and their families. Some 6 million Jews perished in the Nazi genocide during Continue Reading »

Palestinian President Abbas: Holocaust a ‘Heinous Crime’

Posted on April 27, 2014

TIME Magazine By Sam Frizell   Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday called the Holocaust “the most heinous crime” of modern history. “[W]hat happened to the Jews in the Holocaust is the most heinous crime to have occurred against humanity in the modern era,” Abbas said in a meeting with the American rabbi Marc Schneier, Continue Reading »

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Palestinian leader denounces Holocaust as ‘heinous crime’

Posted on April 27, 2014

Los Angeles Times By Batsheva Sobelman and Kathleen Hennessey At a time when the Middle East peace process appears stymied, Israel received an unexpected olive branch when Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas denounced the Holocaust and expressed sympathy with its victims. But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu labeled the comments a play for public opinion Continue Reading »

Abbas calls Holocaust ‘heinous crime’

Posted on April 27, 2014

Jewish Telegraphic Agency JERUSALEM (JTA) — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called the Holocaust “the most heinous crime to have occurred against humanity in the modern era.” The statement, made in advance of Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Yom Hashoah, was published Sunday by Wafa, the official Palestinian news agency. It also featured a call Continue Reading »