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                                Muslim-Jewish High School Leadership Council

                                NewGround is proud to be a part of a community-wide initiative for Muslim and Jewish high school students.  The Muslim-Jewish High School Leadership Council offers a select group of outstanding students the opportunity to, build their leadership skills, create lasting relationships across faith boundaries and have an impact on important social issues in Los Angeles.

                                An Advisory Board of Muslim and Jewish communal professionals under the leadership of Rabbi Sarah Bassin of NewGround and Soha Yassine of the Islamic Center of Southern California have built a partnership to provide this opportunity for a cadre of teen leaders in Los Angeles.  The City of Los Angeles Human Relations Commission is proud to support the project.  For more information, see www.muslimjewishleadership.org.  Applications are available online now.  If you know of an a students who may be interested, consider nominating them to apply.  

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                                American Muslim and Jewish Identity in Art


                                March 1st 7:30p.m.
                                Koplin del Rio Gallery
                                6031 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232

                                View Sandow Birk’s "American Qur'an" exhibit  also featuring works by Six Points Fellow Will Deutsch. 

                                  The artists will join with Rabbi Sarah Bassin, Executive Director of NewGround  and Ali Mir, Director of Muslim Student Life at USC for an introspective discussion on minority religious identity in art. 

                                The event is free but space is limited.  RSVP to muslimjewishnewground@gmail.com.

                                cosponsored by:
                                NewGround and the Six Points Fellowship




                              • NewGround Fellowship Featured on Speaking of Faith with Krista Tippett

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                                NewGround featured on "Speaking of Faith" 

                                NewGround Fellowship co-facilitators Malka Fenyvesi and Aziza Hasan were featured on the popular NPR program Speaking of Faith.   Krista Tippet explores what they are learning from their work in the microcosm of LA and the larger university of risky innovation of which they are a part.   








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