In conjunction with the World Jewish Congress (WJC) and the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (FFEU), under the presidency of WJC United States chair Rabbi Marc Schneier, will be hosting 28 imams and rabbis from ten European countries from 20-23 July. Many of the participants have been involved in similar efforts in their home countries.
 
The purpose of the forum will be to introduce European imams and rabbis to the pioneering work that FFEU has been doing over the past two years to strengthen Muslim Jewish relations in North America, and to facilitate a dialogue between the visiting European imams and rabbis and their counterparts in the United States who have been active in the field.

The delegation of imams and rabbis will spend two days in New York, where they will join together with North American counterparts as well as American experts in the field of inter-ethnic and interfaith relations. While in New York, the delegation will meet with prominent political, civic and religious leaders, and be hosted by the United Nations and Ellis Island. They will then travel to Washington, where they will be received by Jewish and Muslim members of Congress and visit an exhibit at the US Holocaust Museum. 

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