Press

2021

• Celebrate Facebook’s outage? Many faith communities couldn’t talk at all., The Washington Post, October 5
• Women’s diversity group shows film to eliminate stereotypes, The Oakland Press, August 20
• Stay at the table: Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom’s new head encourages tough discussions, The Forward, July 15
• Local Woman Named Executive Director of Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom, Jewish Exponent, June 8
• Faith leaders and officials gather in Overland Park to call for end of anti-Semitism, Kanas City Star, June 3
• Faith and political leaders respond to increased reports of anti-Semitism, FoxNews, June 3
• For Jewish-Muslim Dialogue Groups in America, Gaza War Shatters Dream of Coexistence, US News, June 1
• Jews and Muslims must stand together and refuse to be enemies | COMMENTARY, BaltimoreSun, May 28
• Jewish emigré from former Soviet Union ‘compelled’ to advocate for China’s Uyghur minority The Jewish News of Northern California, May 26
• Mideast Violence Tests The Relationships That Interfaith Groups Work Hard To Build, Capradio, May 26
• Mideast Violence Tests The Relationships That Interfaith Groups Work Hard To Build, WNYC, May 26
• UCC’s Torres, Joy sisters, others receive Making a Difference Award, Essex News Daily, April 27
• Russell Berrie Foundation to honor ‘Making a Difference Award’ recipients, Nj.com, April 23
• A Diverse Sisterhood of Strangers Showed Me How Pluralism Works, Center for Inclusion and Belonging, April 25
• Fighting Hate One Muslim Woman and One Jewish Woman at a Time–a Conversation with Roberta Elliott, Help Me 2 Understand, March 19
• Limited Release of Transform Film’s Acclaimed Documentary, Stranger/Sister, PRNewswire, February 26
• UJA-Federation Of New York Hosts Westchester Women’s Symposium, Patch.com, February 26
• Array of Genres, Countries in Sacramento Jewish Film Fest, The Jewish News of Northern California, February 24
• Join a club! Synagogues and other organizations host book clubs, often with virtual options, The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle, January 11

2020

• The Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom are Building Bridges Between Two Faiths, Facebook, December 16
• Trump united Muslims and Jews. We must build on that to prevent another Trump, Forward, November 18
• An Enduring Sisterhood For Unlikely Friends, The Inquirer, August 30
• Faith Leaders and the 2020 Census, Interfaith Youth Core, August 11
• Leaders and Organizers of Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom Talk About Peace & Commonality Betweens Jews & Muslims, Goltune, June 13
• The Border Wall Diaries, Covey Club, May 13
• Rising Loaves and Rising Hopes: Diverse Communities Come Together Over Bread, The Spruce Eats, March 11
• What kind of country does this?, The Jewish News of Northern California, February 18
• Muslim and Jewish Women Unite Against Hate on SXSW Panel, Broadway World TV, February 11
• Jewish, Muslim sisters explore border issues, Arizona Jewish Post, February 7
• Salaam Shalom, The Little Hawk, February 3
• Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom donates to Gural JCC SHOP in Cedarhurst, LI Herald, January 23
• Residents and faith leaders preach love in the face of rising anti-Semitism and hate crimes, TAP, January 16
• Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom Unity Vigil 2020 held at Temple Adath Shalom Parsippany Focus, January 16
• Religious communities come together for Unity Vigil in Whitehall, 69 News, January 15
• Interfaith Unity Vigil held in Whitehall, The Morning Call, January 15
• Rabbis, elected officials speak out on recent anti-Semitic incidents, LI Herald, January 9
• Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom members help with Hannah’s Project at Gural JCC, LI Herald, January 9
• Muslim, Jewish women gather to break down barriers, misconceptions, Newsday, January 6
• DC Area Demonstrators Denounce Attacks Against Jewish People, NBC4, January 5
• Hundreds attend local vigil in response to anti-Semitic attacks in NY, ABCNews 10, January 5
• March against anti-Semitism brings thousands to streets of New York, North Jersey.com, January 5
• Interfaith vigil against hate held in Schenectady, NBC13, January 5
• CapFed Best News: Jewish, Muslim women finding common ground through Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom, The Topeka-Capital Journal, January 3
• Letters: We must speak out against hate, Chicago Tribune, January 1

2019

• Hanukkah celebration provides opportunity to observe similarities, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, December 26
• Interfaith group spreads joy with giving out packages on Christmas, ABC5, December 25
• Finding Sisterhood in a Season of Giving, Flatland KC, December 23
• Muslim, Jewish women come together to promote tolerance, understanding, Daily Herald, December 20
• Muslim-Jewish American Organization “Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom” Receives UNAOC-BMW Group Intercultural Innovation Award, Globe Newswire, December 11
• Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom receives BMW Group-UNAOC Intercultural Innovation Award, Religion News Service, December 11
• Fredericksburg Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom packs hygiene kits to support homeless students at Stafford County schools, Free Lance-Star, November 30
• Similarities Make a World of a Difference, Verde Magazine, November 29
• The Gift of Census, The Lilith Blog, October 4
• We Muslims Must Fight Anti-Semitism in Our Own Communities, Forward, September 4
• South Shore Nassau Jewish, Muslim Women Come Together in Salaam Shalom, LI Herald, August 2019
• KCRA Project Community Religion, KCRA News, July 23
• Amid Rising Hate Crimes, Muslim and Jewish Women Traveled Together to Auschwitz: Sojourners, July 2019
• Before Chabad Tragedy, San Diego Built Bridges with Jewish/ Muslim Seder: Times of San Diego, April 28
• The Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom: Finding Common Ground: Bnai Brith Magazine, Spring 2019
• From Marshmallows to Social Justice, These Muslim and Jewish Teens are Bonding:  Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, February 22

2018

• Where Jewish and Muslim Women Find Sisterhood: Womensnews.org, November 19
• Changing the World…One Muslim and One Jewish Woman At A Time: Jewish Herald-Voice, October 18
• Perspective: Discovering Common Ground, Developing Friendships and Creating Impact: A Teenage Sisterhood Drive By Faith: West Hartford News, September 2
• Muslim and Jewish Women on a Southern Civil Rights Road Trip: Lilith, July 5
• Getting Past Hate: How Two Women of Different Faiths Are Starting a Movement: Next Tribe, July 3
• Music, Food, and Erasing Borders: The Jewish Week, June 13
• Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom Brings Together Faiths: Hartford Courant, May 29
• Amid Conflict, Jews and Muslims in US Seek Solidarity: Associated Press, May 15
• Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom Visits Selma: Selma Times Journal, April 26
• Religious Left Emerging as U.S. Political Force in Trump Era: Reuters, March 27
• The kids are alright: The American teens working to change Muslim-Jewish relations: Haaretz, March 11
• Opinion: If our Jersey Sisterhood of Jews, Muslims can bond, so can the world: NJ.com, March 8
• This International Women’s Day, Look to the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom for Inspiration: Teen Vogue, March 8
• This Organization is Uniting Muslim and Jewish Women to End Bigotry: Global Citizen, March
• An Unlikely Sisterhood: Boomer, February 15
• Muslim and Jewish Women Fight Hatred Together: The Muslim Guy, February
• Put Action to Dr. King’s Words, MLK March Leader Says: Sacramento Bee, January 15
• Salaam Shalom: Muslim and Jewish women start a movement to thwart religious bigotry: Religion News Service, January 5
• Essex County Muslim-Jewish Sisterhood Pray in Unity: South Orange Patch, January 1

2017

• “Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom brings Muslim, Jewish Women Together to Fight Hate,” NorthJersey.com, December 28, 2017
• “A Year After Trump’s Election, Jewish-Muslim Group Takes A More Pointed Approach To Fighting Hate,” New York Jewish Week, November 26, 2017
• “Sisters are Doin’ It For Themselves: The Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom^®,” altM, November 20, 2017
• “Reflections from the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom^® Conference,” The Lilith Blog, November 16, 2017
• “Through Ties of Friendship, Muslim and Jewish Women Unite Against Hate,” The New Jersey Jewish News, November 15, 2017
• “These Women Are Bringing the Muslim and Jewish Communities Together Despite Their Differences,” Huffington Post Sponsored by National Geographic, November 2, 2017
• “How One Muslim Jewish Women’s Group Goes Beyond Feel Good Interfaith Work and Tackles Israel Palestine,” Tablet Magazine, August 31, 2017
• “Muslim and Jewish Sisterhood Group Canadian Chapter,” Canadian Jewish News, August, 2017
• “Come Together: American Jewish-Muslim Solidarity in the Age of Trump,” Jewschool, July, 2017
• “Toronto Muslim and Jewish Women Find Power and Joy In Building a Sisterhood,” Muslim Link,  July 22, 2017
• “Breaking the Ramadan Fast in a Synagogue Is the Latest in Jewish-Muslim Outreach,” Ha’aretz, June 18, 2017
• “Muslims, Jews, and Women in America,” The Economist, May, 2017
• “As Immigration Crisis Deepens, Jews, Muslims Draw Closer,” New York Jewish Week, February 1, 2017

2016

• “Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom^® Co-Founder Sheryl Olitzky Offers Lessons in Bridge-Building,” The Forward, December 30, 2016
• “Celebrating 7 Jewish Nasty Women of 2016”, Lilith Magazine, December 30, 2016
• “Muslim Jewish Unity Fights Stereotypes and Hate”, NPR WHYY Philadelphia’s Radio Times, December 20, 2016
• “Facing the Age of Trump Together: Jewish and Muslim Sisters Build Sisterhood”, Haaretz, December 2016
• “Muslim and Jewish Women Celebrate Sisterhood,” Hadassah Magazine, December 2016
• “Both Feeling Threatened, American Muslims and Jews Join Hands,” New York Times, December 5, 2016
• “Why Jews Are Coming To the Defense of Mosques in America,” The Christian Science Monitor, December 1, 2016
• “How Do You Build A Strong Muslim-Jewish Alliance For the Trump Era?” The Forward, November 25, 2016

2015

• “Muslim and Jewish Feminists Gather to Seek Common Ground,” The Forward, December 18, 2015
• “Waging Peace: The Story of the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom^®,” altmuslimah,  December 17, 2015
• “Parable on Bigotry and Citizenship Plays Out in Supermarket Aisle,” New York Times,  December 12, 2015
• “Jewish and Muslim Sisters are Doin’ Coexistence for Themselves,” Ha’aretz, December 12,2015
• “Interfaith Sisters Seek Common Ground,” New Jersey Jewish News, December 9, 2015
• “Muslim, Jewish Women Seek Camaraderie at Leadership Conference,” Newark Star-Ledger, December 7, 2015
• “Be the Protector,” Huffington Post, November 18, 2015
• “The Magical Thing That Happens When Women Get Spiritual Together,” Huffington Post, October 06, 2015
• “Not My America Campaign Responds To Mosque Protest With Message of Inclusion,” Huffington Post, May 29,2015
• “Interfaith Push To Muslims Could Face Headwinds,” Jewish Week, May 19, 2015
• “Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom^® Included in Organizations Seeking Federal Investigation Of Chapel Hill Murders,” Muslim Advocates, February 13, 2015
• “Building Jewish Muslim Friendships One Woman at a Time,” Interfaith Observer, January 2015

Coverage in 2014 and earlier

• “What’s a Nice Chabad Girl Doing at a Jewish-Muslim Interfaith Conference,” “JEWCY“, November 30, 2014
• “Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom^® Changing The World, One Jewish and One Muslim Woman At A Time,” Kansas City Jewish Chronicle, November 27, 2014
• “Women Gather to Build Alliances for Peace,” New Jersey Jewish News, November 11, 2014
• “Muslim and Jewish Feminists Mingle In the City of Sisterly Love,” Jewish Daily Forward, November 11, 2014
• “Muslim and Jewish Women Talk the Talk,” Jewish Exponent, November 5, 2014
• “Jewish and Muslim Women Join at Interfaith Conference at Temple,” Philadelphia Inquirer, November 2, 2014
• “Mothers Seek Peace in Midst of Gaza War,” New Jersey Jewish News, August 11, 2014
• “Mothers on the Side of Peace,” Kansas City Star, August 5, 2014
• “For Our Children,” Huffington Post, July 7, 2014
• “Muslim-Jewish Dialogue Group Expanding,” New Jersey Jewish News, January 14, 2014
• “Sisters’ Seek Peace Among Jews, Muslims,” New Jersey Jewish News, May 20, 2013
• “The Power of Sisterhood Enriches Souls, Shatters Stereotypes, Boundaries,” Abrahamic Alliance, May 19, 2013

Read news connected to the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom^®:

• “Why Muslim Jewish Cooperation Matters to America,” Religion News Center, December 21, 2016–written by Eboo Patel
• “When a Scarf Means an Invitation to Hate,” NJJN, December 16, 2015–written by Essex County member Johanna Ginsberg
• “From Family and Faith, A Non-Profit is Born,” US 1, Princtoninfo, March 4, 2015 — written by Princeton Chapter member Michelle Alperin
• “Who Gets to Say What is ‘Islamic,'” Huffington Post, February 26, 2015 — written by Sisterhood Board member Rabbi Nancy Fuchs Kreimer
• “Other Stories,” Hebrew College Blog, January 2, 2015 — witten by Sisterhood Board member Nancy Fuchs Kreimer
• “Celebrating Muslims on International Human Rights Day,” Huffington Post, December 8, 2014 — written by Sisterhood Board member Engy Abdelkader

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