Yahudi New Jersey Puji Kepemimpinan Wali Kota Muslim
New Jersey Jews Honors Muslim Mayor
Editor : Heru S Winarno
Translator : Parulian Manalu
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New Jersey (B2B) - Kepala Sinagoga Netivot Shalom, Nati Helfgot secara tulus memuji kepimpinan wali kota New Jersey, Mohammed Hemeeduddin. Khususnya dalam usahanya menghilangkan stereotip negatif dan mendorong keharmonisan antarkelompok dan etnis yang berbeda.
"Dia seorang muslim dan dia seorang pelayan publik yang sangat berdedikasi kepada kelompoknya dan umat agama lain," kata dia ketika menerima kunjungan Hemmeduddin seperti dikutip NorthJersey.com, Sabtu (6/4).
"Profesional, dia melakukan banyak hal selain bidang politik... Dia orang beriman dan kawan dekat dari komunitas Yahudi."
Kegiatan makan malam tahunan ke-11, Netivot Shalom, sinagog ortodoks modern di Teaneck memberi penghargaan kepada Hameeduddin atas kontribusinya pada komunitas.
Sebagai bagian dari penghargaan, Hameeduddin menerima bingkisan dari artis Teaneck.
"Ini adalah pengalaman menarik," kata walikota dalam pidatonya.
"Teaneck yang saya tahu adalah tempat spesial. Di sini, kita bisa bertemu seorang Yahudi, muslim dan lainnya. Tempat ini merupakan ekosistem toleransi," kata dia.
Data dari North American Jewish Data Bank pada 2010 menyebutkan jumlah warga Yahudi di AS mencapai 6,5 juta orang.
New Jersey - A leading synagogue in New Jersey’s Teaneck town has honored the city’s Muslim mayor in recognition of his contributions to the community to dispel stereotypes and encourage harmony between different religious and ethnic groups.
“He [Mayor Mohammed Hameeduddin] is a very dedicated public servant [and] he's been a great advocate on behalf of his own community, the Muslim community,” Rabbi Nati Helfgot told NorthJersey.com.
“Professionally, he's done so many things besides the political sphere...He's a man of faith [and] a great friend to the Jewish community.”
Holding its 11th annual dinner, Netivot Shalom, a modern Orthodox synagogue in Teaneck honored Hameeduddin for his contributions to the community.
As part of the tribute, Hameeduddin received a rendering done by a Teaneck artist.
“This is a very humbling experience,” the mayor said in his speech.
“Teaneck as I know is a very special place.
“It's very easy to be an observant Jew, [a] Muslim [or] in a minority community in this town because we're an incubator for understanding,” he added.
A 2010 report of the North American Jewish Data Bank puts the number of Jews in the US at around 6.5 million.
