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Jewish Journal By: Rabbi Marc Schneier March 31, 2022 A view of the Beth Israel Synagogue in Izmir, Turkey, in 2010. (Wikimedia Commons) Change is happening fast in Turkey, and countries from Europe to the Middle East and the US are taking note. On the brink of international isolation not so long ago, we have seen President Recep Tayyip Erdogan usher in a far-reaching geopolitical recalibration in recent months, including several actions that have required real leadership at a time when the world...

The Times of Israel By: Tal Schneider March 11, 2022 Marc Schneier, an influential and controversial rabbi to American celebrities and Gulf sheikhs alike, describes his role in bringing Herzog and Erdogan together From left, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Israeli president Isaac Herzog and Rabbi Marc Schneier, at a reception in Ankara, Turkey, on March 9, 2022. (Courtesy: Marc Schneier) As far as rabbis go, Marc Schneier is no stranger to the royal courts and sheikhdoms of the Arab world’s...

Hurriyet By: Mohammed Kafadar March 09, 2022 Rabbi Schneier, who came to Ankara within the scope of Israeli President Herzog’s visit to Turkey, said that the development of relations with Israel would make a positive contribution to Turkey-US relations. President of the USA-based Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, Rabbi Marc Schneier, answered the questions of the newspaper Hürriyet before the two-day visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Turkey, Which Will Begin Today. Schneier, who...

Daily Sabah By: Meryem Ilayda Atlas March 08, 2022 Turkey and Israel’s flags in this undated photo. (Shutterstock File Photo) Israeli President Herzog’s visit to Turkey is expected to not only mend ties between the two countries but also have positive repercussions for the region and improve Turkey-U.S. relations, according to a key representative of the American Jewish community Israeli President Isaac Herzog will pay a historic visit to Turkey on March 9-10 where he will meet with President...

Newsweek By: Derrick Johnson and Rabbi Marc Schneier President and CEO of the NAACP; President of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding February 01, 2022 You may wonder why the president and CEO of the NAACP and a prominent New York rabbi are joining forces for Black History Month. The answer is simple: Today, our communities are facing increased discrimination, violence and prejudice. These are the same threats which Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., together with Black and Jewish activists, fought...

Jewish Journal By: Aaron Bandler January 20, 2022 It began like any other Saturday morning for the synagogue, at least the type of Saturday morning to which the Jewish community has become accustomed in the age of COVID-19. “I’m grateful to be alive.” Those were the words that concluded Congregation Beth Israel Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker’s Facebook post after he was held hostage for 11 hours inside the synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, that he has been part of since 2006. The situation had the Jewish...

Israel Today By: Yossi Aloni January 19, 2022 “This is another expression of the change that the Middle East is undergoing towards Jews and Israel” In another sign of rapprochement between Saudi Arabia, the State of Israel and the Jewish world, the Saudi newspaper Arab News recently appointed Rabbi Marc Schneier as a regular columnist. Rabbi Schneier is the first rabbi to write for any Saudi newspaper as a regular columnist. Arab News is the leading English-language newspaper published in Saudi...

The Jerusalem Post By: Jerusalem Post Staff January 17, 2022 Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, head of the Pittsburgh synagogue that was targeted in a deadly antisemitic attack in 2018, expressed his support for the Beth Israel synagogue following a hostage crisis. Rabbi Jeffrey Myers of the Tree of Life synagogue walks after speaking to reporters on October 29, 2018(photo credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP) Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, head of the Tree of Life synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh,...

Ynet By: Itamar Eichner January 09, 2022 Arab News, the leading Saudi newspaper published in Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf, has appointed senior Orthodox Rabbi Marc Schneier as a regular columnist for the paper. “This is another expression of the change that the Middle East is undergoing towards Jews and Israel,” the rabbi told Ynet. Another sign of the rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and the State of Israel and the Jewish world: The respected Saudi newspaper, “Arab News”,...

AZERTAC January 7, 2022 Israeli “i24 News” TV channel has broadcast a program highlighting a genuine friendship between the Jewish and Azerbaijani peoples. Speaking at the program, President of the US-based Foundation for Ethnic Understanding Rabbi Marc Schneier emphasized that Azerbaijan, which hosts the largest Jewish community among the Muslim countries, is a model of tolerance among all nations. He noted that more than 8,000 Jews live in Azerbaijan, adding that along with representatives of...