Cooperation rather than conflict “is the dominant theme between African- Americans and Jews,” according to a recent study. The 55-page report released by The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding documents hundreds of instances of cooperation. According to Rabbi Marc Schneier, president of the New York-based organization, the media prefers to report on conflict, creating false perceptions that relations between Jews and blacks are in a state of decline.
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