Rabbi
Marc Schneier
is a leading personality and spokesperson for
the Jewish community. The Forward, in its annual survey of
Jewish leaders, named Rabbi Schneier one of the 50 most prominent
Jews in the United States, and Newsweek Magazine named him one of
America's top 50 rabbis.
As President and Founder of The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (FFEU) and as one of the leading voices in the field of intergroup and race relations, reconciliation and understanding, Rabbi Schneier is at the forefront of strengthening ties among the Jewish, African-American, Latino and Asian-American ethnic communities, as well as promoting dialogue and cooperation among the Jewish, Muslim, and Christian faith communities. He has been honored by the United States Congress and the State of Israel as an advocate for human and civil rights and religious and ethnic tolerance. In 2009, Rabbi Schneier was inducted into the Martin Luther King Jr. Board of Preachers at Morehouse College in Atlanta and in 2008 was among the religious leaders who led delegates in prayer to kick off the Democratic National Convention in Denver. Rabbi Schneier has represented the American Jewish community at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s (SCLC) 50th annual and the NAACP Centennial conventions, at the national dinner of the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) and the national convention of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), at the 40th anniversary commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and at the World Conference on Dialogue convened by King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.
