National Council of Jewish Women

The National Council of Jewish Women is a faith-based nonprofit that works for women’s rights, reproductive freedom and child welfare through offices in New York; Washington, D.C.; and Israel. Sheila Katz is Chief Executive Officer.

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Islamic Cultural Center of New York

The Islamic Cultural Center of New York was founded in 1982. This organization provides a Mosque, a school, a library, a lecture hall a museum and a residence for its Imams. It’s founding fathers were Muslim Ambassadors representing their countries at the United Nations, who now form it’s Board of its trustees.

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Jewish Women’s Archive

The Jewish Women’s Archive works to chronicle the history of Jewish-American women. It is based in Brookline, Mass. It maintains on online archive, a blog and education guides and produces documentary films. Gail Twersky Reimer is executive director.

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Yechiel Z. Eckstein

Rabbi Yechiel Z. Eckstein is founder and president of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews. In 2005, Eckstein was appointed Goodwill Ambassador to the State of Israel. Contact through Tönya Derrickson.

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Dina Le Gall

Dina Le Gall is an assistant history professor at Lehman College in the City University of New York. Her focus is in Islamic and middle eastern studies. She is the author of A Culture of Sufism, a history of the origins and spread of Sufism through 1700.

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Islamic Center of Washington, D.C.

The Islamic Center of Washington, D.C., was dedicated in 1957. It claims that more than 14,000 people have accepted the Islamic faith at the center since it opened. H. E. Roble Olhaye is chairman of the board of directors.

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ReclaimingJudaism.org

ReclaimingJudaism.org offers seminars and Web-based resources on the application of Jewish spiritual practice for spiritual seekers and teachers. Rabbi Goldie Milgram is its founder and executive director. She is the author of Reclaiming Judaism as a Spiritual Practice: Holy Days and Shabbat.

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Islamic Society of Boston

The Islamic Society of Boston began in 1981 on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It has since expanded to three mosques, including a new one in Roxbury. As many as 27 different nationalities are represented at Friday prayers. Contact through their website.

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