For years, the school psychologist has been active in Muslim-Jewish interfaith dialogue, but the Israel-Hamas war left her reeling.
These conversations are becoming increasingly difficult, with the war and its polarizing reverberations in America testing and straining some interfaith relationships more than ever.
“We’re very courageous, you and I, because we don’t stop talking,” Seltzer told Quaizar.
The Kaufman Interfaith Institute held a meeting that highlighted the challenges ahead, said Fred Stella, who is a member of the organization’s advisory board.
At the Sisterhood conference, Quaizar said communicating with Jewish members has helped her through her anger.
Persons:
Shireen Quaizar, ”, Quaizar, Aviva Seltzer, ” Seltzer, ” Quaizar nodded, “ We’re, Atiya Aftab, Roberta Elliott, who’s, ” They’ve, ” Aftab, She’s, she’s, Elliott, ’, “ We’ve, we’ve, Aftab, “, ” Andrea Hodos, we’re, Fred Stella, they’ve, there’s, ” Hodos, — Rawda Elbatrawish, Liora Pelavin, Jewish —, Elbatrawish, Pelavin —, who's, —, Seltzer
Organizations:
Aviva, ”, Los, Kaufman Interfaith Institute, ” Interfaith, Jewish, Israel Defense Forces, Sisterhood, “, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP
Locations:
Israel, New Brunswick , New Jersey, Salaam Shalom, America, Los Angeles, Teaneck , New Jersey, Egypt