Foundation for Ethnic Understanding

Rabbi Marc Schneier and Russell Simmons are the chairman and president of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, an organization dedicated to fighting intolerance and promoting understanding between ethnic communities. The FFEU was founded in 1989 for the purpose of restoring the historic alliance between African and Jewish Americans which reached its strongest point during the American Civil Rights Movement. The FFEU has become the international address for Muslim-Jewish relations. Muslim-Jewish Programming takes place in over 30 countries and on all six populated continents through their signature program “The Weekend of Twinning.” The FFEU is working to understand, and improve relations between Latinos and Jews.

The Weekend of Twinning is an annual initiative organized by The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding(FFEU),in cooperation with the World Jewish Congress and the Islamic Society of North America, that encourages Muslims and Jews, Mosques, and Synagogues, Imams and Rabbis, to hold joint programming with the goal of building ties of communication, reconciliation, and cooperation between Muslims and Jews.

Location

1 East 93rd Street, Suite #1C
New York, NY 10128