John C. Green is a senior fellow at the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life, specializing in religion and American politics. He also serves as interim university president, director of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics and distinguished professor of political science at the University of Akron.

Ethan Felson is vice president and general counsel of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs.

Steve Masters is president of Brit Tzedek v’Shalom Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace, an American Jewish organization that, among other things, has pushed the White House, through an Internet petition drive, to get the Palestinians and Israel to negotiate. He was present for the signing of the Geneva Accord and has lived in Israel.

The Anti-Defamation League tracks discrimination based on religion. ADL has 30 regional offices. Check with local ADL officials for a breakdown on the number and type of antisemitic incidents in your area and for leads on interfaith initiatives.

The National Conference for Community and Justice is an interfaith relations group with offices across the country.

Read the declaration “Dabru Emet: A Jewish Statement on Christians and Christianity” that was issued by more than 170 Jewish scholars in September 2000. It is considered a landmark document in Christian-Jewish relations.

Read a Jan. 28, 2005, Catholic News Service story about a threat by a Jewish group, the Coalition for Jewish Concerns, to sue the Vatican for access to its World War II-era archives.

Read the Anti-Defamation League annual audit of anti-Semitic incidents. Check the ADL site for the latest report.