The Ribbons of Hope Project organized by the Prepare New York Coalition was well received by New Yorkers this weekend. Over 20,000 ribbons were tied to the movable memorial, with more to come. Follow the links below to see press coverage of the event. For more information go to PrepareNY.com. NY1 Read more
Rabbi Joseph Potasnik speaks with Huffington Post Religion correspondent, Jaweed Kaleem, about the importance of religious expression during 9/11 anniversary activities: “Many people would understandably prefer to see a presence of clergy, but priority must be given to families of victims — that is the overriding concern,” said Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, executive vice president of Read more
Posted on NY1 By: Shazia Khan An interfaith ceremony this weekend will once again transform a part of the Hudson River into a memorial for those killed in the September 11th attacks. NY1′s Shazia Khan filed the following report. With the 10th anniversary of September 11th just days away, the Interfaith Center in Morningside Heights Read more
via Newsday.com Published: June 30, 2011 4:53 PM By MARIA ALVAREZ maria.alvarez@newsday.com To commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11, 5,000 walkers from across the city, Long Island and New Jersey are expected to walk to Ground Zero in a symbolic gesture of healing. Dubbed the “mega walk” it is being organized by six interfaith church Read more
Link: http://www.thejewishweek.com/viewArticle/c36_a14211/News/New_York.html Author: Sharon Udasin, Staff Writer Article Date: Article Name: First Responders in the Interfaith Community
Article Date: 9/11/2008 Article Name: Healing After Catastrophe Author: Brian Lehrer Summary: Reverend T.K. Nakagaki of the New York Buddhist Church talks about the church’s floating lantern ceremony tonight honoring the victims of 9/11. The ceremony is in partnership with the Interfaith Center of New York. Chloe Breyer, the Center’s director, discusses where New Yorkers Read more
Article Date: 6/19/2009 Article Name: Immigration Task Force Aims to Expand Social Services in Queens Author: Tamani Wooley Summary: NY1 covers the Queens Borough President’s Immigration Task Force- also featured are The Rev. Chloe Breyer and JPM International Fellows! NY1
Staff: Sarah Sayeed Article Date: 7/2/2009 Article Name: Women’s Spiritual Voices: Crossing Continents, Finding Common Ground Author: Religion & Ethics Newsweekly Summary: ublished online, Religion & Ethics Newsweekly covers an interfaith panel on women’s leadership, moderated by Sarah Sayeed, Program Associate. Held on May 21, 2009, the program was sponsored by the Moroccan American Cultural Read more
Article Date: 12/4/2009 Article Name: Positively Identified at Last, Fire Victim’s Remains to Go Home Author: Kirk Semple Summary: For nearly a month, Biswajit Paul’s remains sat in the medical examiner’s office, pinned under the weight of bureaucratic law. To learn more about how interfaith leaders worked together to help return his body to relatives Read more
Article Date: 3/10/2010 Article Name: Bronx Works to Improve Census Count Author: Nurah-Rosalie P. Jeter Amat’ullah Summary: Executive Director of Muslim Women’s Institute for Research & Development, Nurah Amat’ullah, wrote an op-ed about the importance of the Census for undercounted areas such as Highbridge. The op-ed mentions the Interfaith Center of New York’s new program Read more
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