Since its inception, the Appeal of Conscience Foundation has served as the pre-eminent organization advocating for the protection of houses of worship for all denominations world-over. The return of houses of worship in religious communities in the former Soviet Union and China, the preservation of cemeteries, the outcry for destruction of mosques and churches during the conflict in the former Yugoslavia and the building of Churches in Cuba, all embrace the Appeal of Conscience Foundation’s motto: “A crime committed in the name of Religion is the greatest crime against religion”.
ACF initiated the UN resolution for the Protection of Religious Sites which was unaminously adopted by the member states of the UN General Assembly in 2001.
Signing of “UN Resolution for the Protection of Religious Sites” Initiated by ACF to protect churches, mosques, synagogues and temples, the resolution was adopted unanimously by the UN General Assembly at the Office of the Secretary General Kofi Annan.
URGENT NEED TO PROTECT RELIGIOUS SITES WORLDWIDE: This past week Rabbi Arthur Schneier traveled to the Vatican to meet with Pope Benedict XVI to discuss the urgent need to protect religious sites around the world. Many churches, synagogues, mosques and holy sites have been destroyed or damaged by conflict,..Read More
Appeal of Conscience Foundation delegation, ACF Trustee, Ambassador Earle Mack, Rabbi Arthur Schneier and ACF Trustee, Governor George Pataki express gratitude to Pittsburgh Police Chief Scott Shubert and law enforcement agencies, and visit the injured police officers and congregants of the Tree of Life Synagogue at Presbyterian Hospital. ACF allocated..Read More
NEW YORK – His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America, joined other distinguished religious leaders today in the Park East Synagogue, in a memorial event titled “United Against Hate,” an inter-religious gathering of Leaders in solidarity with Pittsburgh and the victims of the massacre at the Tree of Life Synagogue. “This..Read More
By Rabbi Arthur Schneier As a Vienna-born Holocaust survivor, I recently accepted the invitation of the Austrian Parliament President, Wolfgang Sobotka, to give the keynote address on the 80th Anniversary of Kristallnacht. It was an emotional return to my boyhood hometown, where I first experienced the horrors of anti-Semitism. But..Read More
Rabbi Arthur Schneier, Senior Rabbi, Park East Synagogue and founder and president of The Appeal of Conscience Foundation presents a check to Timothy Cardinal Dolan at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in NYC, the first contribution to the restoration of Notre Dame in the presence of His Eminence, Archbishop Demetrios, Primate of..Read More
International community mourns with Sri Lanka as ambassadors gather at memorial service Date: Wednesday, 24 April 2019 The Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations organized an interfaith memorial service on 24 April 2019 in honor of the victims, their families and all those affected by the..Read More
“Destroying a house of worship of any faith community is really targeting the jugular vein of that community. I know, I saw the burning and destruction of my synagogue, I endured war and hunger and persecution and with pain the loss of my family in Auschwitz and Lublin.”
