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Summer 2020 Newsletter~ Racial Justice and Voter Engagement Initiatives, Parents Circle Event, and Digital Annual Conference!

August 26, 2020 by Samantha Facciolo Leave a Comment

Director’s Note The past months have been challenging, but the Sisterhood continues to offer new opportunities for connection and engagement. Join us as we strengthen relationships, pursue justice, and stomp out hate. Now, more than […]

Filed Under: In the News, Newsletter, Uncategorized

New Jersey Teens Create Content for Observing Passover and Ramadan During COVID-19

April 6, 2020 by Samantha Facciolo 1 Comment

two teens hugging before a PowerPoint screen

Aneesa Saha and Naomi Meininger, high school seniors in New Jersey, are the co-leaders of our Northern Valley teen Sisterhood chapter. Throughout the 2019-2020 school year, they’ve dedicated their efforts […]

Filed Under: In the News, Teen Chapter Updates, Uncategorized

Pittsburgh Rally of Peace Speech: SOSS Teen Chapter Leaders

December 3, 2018 by admin

Simone: I never thought that I would have to watch my eight-year old sister crying in our synagogue because she didn’t understand why all the adults around her were breaking […]

Filed Under: In the News, Teen Chapter Updates

Unexpected Sisterhood in Machu Picchu, Peru

November 6, 2018 by Sheryl Olitzky

Of all the places in the world, the encounter of two Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom sisters at the UNESCO site of Machu Picchu, Peru! It was the last day of […]

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Getting Past Hate: How Two Women of Different Faiths Are Starting a Movement

July 3, 2018 by admin

Next Tribe‘s Eileen Stukane covers the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom in a July 3 article. She writes: Amidst the crudités and tasty Vidalia onion dip that hostess Fern Jurgrau-Schiffman had […]

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A Fateful Meeting — or Divine Intervention? By Cynthia Wyatt and Dorene Alama

June 5, 2018 by Sheryl Olitzky

Dorene: It was Day Six of the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom® Building Bridges Civil Rights Tour. I had joined the tour late on Wednesday two days earlier, and as I […]

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Three Generations of Women Creating Peace

April 12, 2018 by admin

We are honored that three generations of the Fishman-Belkin family are a part of the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom®! Grandmother Janet Belkin is a member of the Tucson, Arizona chapter. […]

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Rising Up Against Hate: The 4th Annual SOSS Conference by Heba Macksoud

November 20, 2017 by Sheryl Olitzky 2 Comments

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When people ask me to describe the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom® annual conference, I often have so much to say, that I don’t even know where to start. This year […]

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Breaking Religious Stereotypes to Foster Understanding: A High School Student’s Perspective

May 24, 2017 by admin

Hillsborough Chapter of SOSS 2017

Kaitlyn Dundorf, a freshman at Hillsborough High School in New Jersey, visited a local chapter of the Sisterhood of the Salaam Shalom as part of an assignment for her Exploring […]

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Everything Depends Upon Building and Cultivating Relationships of Trust-Rabbi Nancy Fuchs Kreimer

January 23, 2017 by Sheryl Olitzky

In 1974, just as I was graduating college, I attended a conference in New York City entitled, “Auschwitz: Beginning of a New Era?” I was moved by passionate Christians who […]

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