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Meet Jewish America’s first ambassador to Muslims
By Lauren Markoe — May 19, 2016
(RNS) Robert Silverman speaks Arabic, but it’s not language that he will rely on in his new job. “It’s the ability to see through other people’s eyes.”
Jewish leaders slam UNESCO on Western Wall
By Lauren Markoe — April 18, 2016
(RNS) Jewish and Israeli leaders said the UNESCO resolution not only champions the Palestinian view of the conflict but ignores the site's significance to Jews.
Shalom, amigo! New study sheds light on Latino Jews in US
By Lauren Markoe — April 14, 2016
(RNS) The first survey of Latino American Jews finds them distinct within both communities.
Israel set to restrict NGOs: We ask an expert about the implications
By Tobin Grant — February 5, 2016
Israel's government ready to restrict transnational advocacy -- what is that?
How King’s dream of freedom from bondage tied him to the Jewish people (COMMENTARY)
By A. James Rudin — January 18, 2016
(RNS) King linked Jewish and African American history with a compelling common image of persecution.
My synagogue colleague is a Muslim
By Jeffrey Salkin — December 14, 2015
Our synagogue has a trusted employee who is Muslim. Deal with it.
U.S. Jewish groups join recovery effort after Israeli church arson attack
By Michele Chabin — July 17, 2015
JERUSALEM (RNS) The Anti-Defamation League and the American Jewish Committee have each donated funds to the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes after an arson attack.
Ukraine monuments on mass graves recognize Jews killed in Holocaust
By Michael Scaturro — July 15, 2015
LVIV, Ukraine (RNS) New monuments to Ukrainian Jews killed by the Nazis give family members a place to visit and pay their respects, seven decades later.
Inside a dying German church, a new synagogue rises
By Sumi Somaskanda — April 17, 2015
COTTBUS, Germany (RNS) With the city’s backing and unanimous support among evangelical leaders, state officials offered to buy the church for the Jewish community and turn it into a synagogue -- the first in the State of Brandenburg since 1938.
50 years of Christian-Jewish revolution: What we can all learn (COMMENTARY)
By David Rosen — February 13, 2015
(RNS) If one religion can go from seeing another as contemptible and condemnable, to one that is respected and beloved, it can surely serve as a model for humanity at large.
Religious leaders try to cope with Islamic State attacks
By Kathryn Marchocki — September 29, 2014
(RNS) "To offer a different world view endorsed by religions, as well as governments, in the long term will go a long way to defeating its appeal to those who are looking to join them," said Antonios S. Kireopoulos of the National Council of Churches.
Presbyterians narrowly vote to divest from 3 companies involved in Israeli/Palestinian conflict
By Lauren Markoe — June 20, 2014
(RNS) The 310-303 vote marks a victory for divestment supporters both within and without the 1.8 million-member PCUSA, now the largest American church to embrace divestment as a strategy to pressure Israel to return its illegally held lands.
COMMENTARY: Pope Francis, Marc Chagall and the Jews
By Noam E. Marans — March 3, 2014
NEW YORK (RNS) Pope Francis is a devoted fan of artist Marc Chagall, and his favorite is Chagall’s “White Crucifixion,” which depicts Jesus on the cross, wrapped in a Jewish prayer shawl and encircled by scenes of endangered Jews. That tells us a lot about this pope, and the future of Christian-Jewish relations.
Jewish groups mourn death of Ariel Sharon despite differences over complex legacy
By Tobin Grant — January 13, 2014
Reactions to the news of Sharon's death by Jewish groups in the United States show widespread respect for the former war hero and statesman.
Pope Francis: Christianity is incompatible with anti-Semitism
By Alessandro Speciale — June 24, 2013
VATICAN CITY (RNS) After years of simmering tensions with Pope Benedict XVI, Jewish groups say they have a partner in Pope Francis following their first official meeting on Monday.
