An American rabbi addressed young Muslim leaders from Europe. Marc Schneier, the president of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, spoke to the overseas guests visiting the United States as part of the State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program. The young leaders in the program visit with their American counterparts.
Schneier stressed the importance of standing together and forging alliances of tolerance and understanding across ethnic communities, according to a statement released by the foundation.
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