Category: Interfaith

Joseph H. Gelberman

Rabbi Joseph Gelberman helped form a seminary for people of all religions. He worked as a therapist and served as a rabbi at various synagogues in New York.

Martin Buber

Martin Buber was a Jewish philosopher and theologian who had a profound impact on both Jewish and Christian thinking. He embodied the ideal of dialogue and understanding between people of different faiths and even conflicting interests. He felt that faith could play a positive role in creating a more humane world.

Stephen Samuel Wise

Stephen Wise was a Jewish American rabbi passionate about Jewish affairs and survival, working class people, the poor, and victims of discrimination.

Henrietta Szold (1860-1945)

Henrietta Szold founded Hadassah, a Jewish Zionist organization, whose hospital in Jerusalem is the premier medical institution in Israel & the Middle East.

H. A. Mukti Ali (1923-2004)

Dr. H. A. Mukti Ali was the Minister of Religious Affairs in Indonesia from 1971 to 1978, who placed a large amount of importance on interfaith dialogue.