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Alan Zeitlin March 19, 2026   Rabbi Marc Schneier, who has worked to foster better Muslim/Jewish relations, believes the Gulf States were not surprised by Iran’s attacks on its members. Rabbi Marc Schneier, president and founder of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding with Shaikh Abdulla Bin Rashid Al Khalifa, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s ambassador to America. When Iran fired a salvo of missiles at civilian targets in the Gulf States, including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudia...

Rabbi Marc Schneier’s new work examines Martin Luther King Jr.’s expectations for Black–Jewish partnership and explores how trust between the two communities can be rebuilt through sustained cooperation rather than symbolism. By: TheJ.ca Staff February 23, 2026 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rabbi Marc Schneier are depicted in a symbolic composite image reflecting the historic and evolving alliance between Black and Jewish communities, highlighted during Black History Month and explored...

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 news of Jackson’s passing on Tuesday, I did not just mourn a global icon of the Civil Rights movement. I mourned a cherished friend. Over the course...

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 Remembrance Day. (Image: Supplied.) New York — Rabbi Marc Schneier, president of the...

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 the suspect, who has not yet been identified, intentionally and repeatedly drove a car into the main entrance of the Crown...

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 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, is a day of self-reflection and introspection. Particularly, as the...

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, a melting pot for all religions, races, and cultures, emphasizing the beauty and meaning of who he was. His words were unequivocal: “Peace for Israel means security, and we must...

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 on August 28, 1963. (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons) ByMARC SCHNEIER JANUARY 18, 2026 10:44 “The whole world must see that Israel must exist and has a...

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 NYPD to better regulate protests outside houses of worship, including synagogues. Rabbi Marc Schneier, president...

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 City’s Bryant Park on October 27, 2024. (Photo: Bingjiefu He, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0) In his first hours in office, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani rescinded...