Moinian group pays tribute to sept. 11 victims, survivors.As a sign of its dedication to Downtown Manhatan, The Moinian Group hosted a ceremony at their luxury rental property Ocean, located at One West Street, to offer support to its tenants and dedicate a memorial to the heroes and survivors of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. The event brought together Rev. Caesar Espineda of the United Nation's Holy Family Church, Mark Schneier of The Hampton Synagogue and Imam Sheikh sheikh or shaykh Among Arabic-speaking tribes, especially Bedouin, the male head of the family, as well as of each successively larger social unit making up the tribal structure. The sheikh is generally assisted by an informal tribal council of male elders. Omar Abu-Namous of the Islamic Center of New York. These prominent members of the clerfy shared their messages of hope, healing and strength with tenants of Ocean, followed by the dedication of a plaque honoring all those touched by the World Trade Center tragedy. Rev. Cesar Espineda is a member of the Australian Province of the Society of the Divine World. Rev. Espineda was youth minister, pastor of St. Michael's Church St. Michael's Church may refer to: Australia
The second of the distinguished speakers, Rabbi Marc Schneier, is the president of the North American Board of Rabbis and Chairman of the World Jewish Congress “WJC” redirects here. For other uses, see WJC (disambiguation). The World Jewish Congress, (abbrev. WJC), is an international federation of Jewish communities and organizations. Commission of Intergroup Relations. Rabbi Schneier has been honored by the United States Congress and the State of Israel as an advocate for human rights, religious and ethnic tolerance. He currently serves as religious leader of the Hampton Synagogue in Westhampton Beach, Long Island. The final guest speaker who took part in the ceremony was Imam Sheikh Omar Saleem Abu-Namous of the Islamic Cultural Center of New York. Imam Omar earned his B.A. in Islamic Studies and Arabic from the University of London For most practical purposes, ranging from admission of students to negotiating funding from the government, the 19 constituent colleges are treated as individual universities. Within the university federation they are known as Recognised Bodies . He has been a lecturer and Friday speaker for more than 20 years and taught English and Arabic for eight years on the Gaza Strip and the State of Kuwait Noun 1. State of Kuwait - an Arab kingdom in Asia on the northwestern coast of the Persian Gulf; a major source of petroleum Koweit, Kuwait Arab League - an international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural and economic . He also worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the State of Kuwait and as a United Nations Secretariat United Nations Secretariat Administrative body that coordinates United Nations activities. Its staff, recruited on the basis of merit, is composed of several thousand permanent professional experts from member states, including translators, clerks, technicians, . The ceremony took place on Oct. 24 in the lobby of Ocean. |
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