Oct 2011: The Institute’s first initiative, in collaboration with the Holocaust Center of Long Island, celebrated the heroic efforts of Albanian Muslims who saved thousands of Jews during the Holocaust. The event garnered extensive coverage in local media. A special exhibit, on loan from Yad Vashem, was displayed from November 18–20.
Haliki Seminary Initiative – Gary Krupp of the Pave the Way Foundation highlighted the long-standing closure of the Haliki Seminary in Turkey since the early 1970s, which has prevented the training of clergy for the Greek Orthodox Church. In response, the Interfaith Institute spearheaded a formal letter, signed by prominent Muslim religious leaders, urging the Turkish government to reconsider the seminary’s reopening.