Awards, Accolades & Awesomeness
NewGround Receives "Inter-Faith Leadership Award" From the Valley Inter-Faith Council
On May 6th, 2010, 300 community leaders and activists gathered at the Valley Interfaith Council's
annual awards dinner where NewGround was given the "Inter-Faith
Leadership Award." Respected for their great work in the community, VIC
audience members included a whole range of Los Angeles City Council
members, interfaith leaders, and congressional staffers.
Co-facilitators Malka Fenyvesi (PJA) and Aziza Hasan (MPAC) were introduced by the NewGround seed funder Suzy Marks. Rather than allow the skepticism of others defeat them, MPAC and PJA proceeded with their program, and celebrated their success at the awards dinner. The evening was a strong testament to the power of community and the importance of working together. Other recipients included Councilmember Greig Smith, Operation Gratitude, and James A. Thomas.
The Valley Interfaith Council supports critical services in the San Fernando Valley, including the delivery of 150,000 meals a year to home-bound individuals; three multi-purpose senior centers, eleven nutrition sites and in-home care assistance for seniors; working with victims of stroke and other illnesses and impairments at four adult day care centers; and free "Handyworker" service to help low income seniors and disabled persons make their homes more accessible. "Muslims and Jews working together, huh?"
Co-facilitators Malka Fenyvesi (PJA) and Aziza Hasan (MPAC) were introduced by the NewGround seed funder Suzy Marks. Rather than allow the skepticism of others defeat them, MPAC and PJA proceeded with their program, and celebrated their success at the awards dinner. The evening was a strong testament to the power of community and the importance of working together. Other recipients included Councilmember Greig Smith, Operation Gratitude, and James A. Thomas.
The Valley Interfaith Council supports critical services in the San Fernando Valley, including the delivery of 150,000 meals a year to home-bound individuals; three multi-purpose senior centers, eleven nutrition sites and in-home care assistance for seniors; working with victims of stroke and other illnesses and impairments at four adult day care centers; and free "Handyworker" service to help low income seniors and disabled persons make their homes more accessible. "Muslims and Jews working together, huh?"
Telling Our Stories with Story Corps
NewGround folks participated in a project called Story Corps,
where "over 50,000 people have shared life stories with family and
friends...Each conversation is recorded on a free CD to share, and is
preserved at the Library of Congress. StoryCorps
is one of the largest oral history projects of its kind, and millions
listen to our broadcasts on public radio and the web." The website telling NewGround's story can be found here.
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Catch Us On the Road
Edina Lekovic spoke about NewGround at the 2011 J Street Conference in Washington, DC. http://conference.jstreet.org/Working_Together_American_Jewish_and_Muslim_Communities
Previously, Newground Co-facilitators Malka Fenyvesi & Aziza Hasan were busy discussing NewGround's important work at the Interfaith Youth Core Annual Conference Leadership for a Relgiously Diverse World and J Street's 1st Annual Conference Driving Change, Securing Peace in 2009.
At the IFYC conference, Malka Fenyvesi & Aziza Hasan led a timely workshop titled “Wrestling with the Elephant: Crafting Constructive Conversations about the Israeli Palestinian Conflict." click here to read what Aziza wrote about their time w/IFYC
At J Street 2009 Conference, Malka Fenyvesi participated in a panel discussion titled "How We Stop Talking to Ourselves: Innovative Ways to Broaden the Conversation." click here to read more about the discussion
Previously, Newground Co-facilitators Malka Fenyvesi & Aziza Hasan were busy discussing NewGround's important work at the Interfaith Youth Core Annual Conference Leadership for a Relgiously Diverse World and J Street's 1st Annual Conference Driving Change, Securing Peace in 2009.
At the IFYC conference, Malka Fenyvesi & Aziza Hasan led a timely workshop titled “Wrestling with the Elephant: Crafting Constructive Conversations about the Israeli Palestinian Conflict." click here to read what Aziza wrote about their time w/IFYC
At J Street 2009 Conference, Malka Fenyvesi participated in a panel discussion titled "How We Stop Talking to Ourselves: Innovative Ways to Broaden the Conversation." click here to read more about the discussion
Media Paying Attention
- "Muslim and Jewish Teens Honored for Fighting Hunger" KABC Los Angeles. 28th April, 2013.
- "Listening and Achieving the Impossible Dream" Interfaith Observer. March 15th, 2013
- "Muslim, Jewish Students Meet in Pasadena for Interfaith Exchange" Pasadena Sun. March 7th, 2013. (A feature of the alumni project of NewGround fellows)
- "Interfaith Interaction: Reimagining Jewish-Muslim Relations" Reform Judaism Magazine. February 3rd, 2013.
- California Group Helps Young Muslims and Jews Find Common Ground. Voice of America. January 17th, 2013.
- "Muslim-Jewish Camaraderie Is Alive and Well in Los Angeles." Action Now Network. 12 December, 2012.
- "A Muslim and a Jew Walk Into a Bar" Yediot America (Hebrew Language). 11 December 2012.
- Joshua Venture Group Names 8 Fellows To Receive $100,000 Each. JTA. September 10th, 2012.
- Joshua Venture Group Announces 2012-2014 Cohort. e-Jewish Philanthropy. September 10th, 2012.
- Two Generations of Pakistani-Americans in LA Observe Ramadan. KPCC 89.3FM. August 16th, 2012. (A feature on NewGround alumni Sajid and Kiran Mohamedy).
- At Joint Iftar Celebration, Muslim-Jewish High School Council Launched. Jewish Journal. August 15, 2012.
- Temple and Mosque Collaboration Seeks to Become National Model. KPCC 89.3 FM. June 8th, 2012
- Diversity Ground Breaks NewGround for LA Muslims and Jews. Neon Tommy. May 6th, 2012
- Remember, There is No Other. Jewish Journal. April 16th, 2012
- L.A.'s Muslims and Jews Must Join Against Hate Jewish Journal. April 4th, 2012
- How I define mensch (Rabbi Sarah Bassin of NewGround makes the mensch list) Jewish Journal. March 9, 2012
- Muslims and Jews Break Down Walls, Find Common Ground Jewish Journal. December 11, 2011
- A Bold and Brilliant Strategy to Build Working Relationships Between Young Professional Muslims and Jews- Action Now Network, September 2011
- NewGround and the trend of interfaith engagement post 9/11- Jewish Journal 9/8/11- "10 Years After 9/11- How have we changed?"
- Newly Ordained Rabbi to Focus on Muslim-Jewish Relations Kansas City Jewish Chronicle July 2011
- Humanitarian Day Muslims & Jews working together, huh?
- NewGround Fellows featured on National Public Radio- as part of the StoryCorp Project. Stream the interviews here http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/2009/newground/
- JTA Jewish-Muslim study course grounds interfaith dialogue in sacred text
- Jewish Journal Muslim-Jewish Text Study
- Speaking for Peace Patheos.com. November 4th, 2009
- Jewish Journal City politicos celebrate launch of NewGround; Iranian Jews
- Los Angeles Times Promoting dialogue between faith traditions
- In Focus A Groundbreaking Muslim-Jewish Partnership
- Jewish Journal Breaking new ground: Jewish, Muslim groups' program encourages leaders to see the 'other' as friend
- Who Says Halal and Kosher Don't Mix?
- Los Angeles, CA - Jewish Muslim Dialogue Activist Killed By Drowning In Panama
