The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, co-founded by its President, Rabbi Marc Schneier, is renowned as the global address for building Muslim-Jewish relations and the national address for strengthening the historic Black-Jewish alliance in the United States. Rabbi Schneier is an international figure at the forefront of interfaith diplomacy and interreligious advocacy.
The Foundation’s programs include:
The Foundation has outlined several objectives for this initiative including intensive relationship building with the major Muslim organizations and a network of Imams and Rabbis across the globe.
The Foundation has outlined several objectives for this initiative including intensive relationship building with the major Muslim organizations and a network of Imams and Rabbis across the globe.
The Foundation builds solidarity between the Black and Jewish communities to repair divisions and erosions of trust. Through educational initiatives and the promotion of public dialogue, the Foundation encourages people to speak out against all forms of racism and bigotry.
The Foundation facilitates dialogue and understanding between American Evangelical Christian leaders and Muslim leaders from the United States and around the world. The aim of this initiative is to strengthen Evangelical-Muslim relations by combating falsehoods and negative stereotypes while promoting better interactions between both communities.
The Foundation convenes this annual event which brings together thousands of Muslims and Jews in scores of cities in more than 30 countries, usually in November or December. Mosques and Synagogues, Muslim and Jewish student groups, young leadership bodies and women’s organizations ‘twin’ with each other in cities around the world to hold events focused on celebrating commonalities between the two faith traditions. Together, they show their support in combatting Islamophobia and Anti-Semitism by performing acts of social service together in recognition of the common moral imperative in both Islam and Judaism to help those in need.
The Foundation coordinates and facilitates many such events. Participation in the Season of Twinning allows grassroots Jewish and Muslim organizations around the world to meet, learn from each other, and form personal friendships.
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