On August 20, Governor Andrew Cuomo and
over 125 faith-based leaders across New York issued an open letter condemning white supremacy
and hatred in the wake of the violence in Charlottesville last weekend and the
continued protests.
The full text of the letter
is below:
"In the wake of the unspeakable
violence in Charlottesville this past weekend, perpetrated by white
supremacists espousing hate, we come together not in fear but in hope and in
faith - stronger and more united than ever before in the face of bigotry and
violence.
This week, from this White House, we
have heard the racist dog-whistles of campaign rhetoric morph into the clear
and undeniable language of racism.
In New York, we stand with those who
stand against hate. We, as leaders in this great State, unequivocally
condemn the language and violence of white supremacy. We stand together
to say that there are not many sides to hatred and bigotry; they have no place
in our communities and must be denounced for what they are. Such hateful
and painful rhetoric is a poison to the values of tolerance, inclusion and love
that underscore our collective humanity.
This week and every week, we stand
united in love, mutual understanding, and respect. We are here to tell
our communities that we stand with them against intolerance, bigotry and
racism. Whether it is the insidious hidden call or the outright slur -
racism must be condemned.
While Washington wavers, New York stands
strong. In the face of hate, we will not stand idly by. This weekend, and every
weekend, we will preach and celebrate the beauty of diversity and respect for
all. It is our hope that those in Washington will listen and join us."
Sincerely,
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
Cheikh Ahmed, Islamic
Leadership Council of Metro New York
Rabbi Rachel Ain, Sutton
Place Synagogue
Imam Shamsi Ali, Jamaica
Muslim Center
Dr. Debbie Almontaser,
President, Muslim Community Network
Rabbi Marc D. Angel,
Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals
Jessica Anschutz, NYAC-UMC
Pastor MaryLou
Baumgart, King of Kings Lutheran Church
Reverend A.R. Bernard
Christian Cultural Center
Rabbi Jonathan Blake,
Westchester Reform Temple
Neal Borovitz, Rabbi
Emeritus of Temple Avodat Shalom
Michael S. Bos, West
End Collegiate Church
Dr. John H. Boyd II, New
Greater Bethel Min.
Rabbi Lester Bronstein, Bet
Am Shalom Synagogue
Bishop Victor Brown, Mt.
Sinai United Christian Church
Rabbi Angela Buchdahl,
Senior Rabbi of Central Synagogue
Kathleen Buckley, UCC
Minister and University Chaplain at St. Lawrence University
Rabbi Howard Buechler, Dix
Hills Jewish Center
Reverend A. Alfred Carson,
Presiding Elder New York City District of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion
Church
Dr. Isma H. Chaudhry,
President, Islamic Center of Long Island
Reverend Peggy Clarke, First
Unitarian Society
Rabbi Fredda Cohen, White
Plains Hospital Chaplain
Reverend Marvell Coker, Mt.
Vernon Heights Congregational Church
Reverend Peter Cook, New
York State Council of Churches
Reverend Frederick D. Daley,
All Saints Parish
Reverend Doris Dalton,
Westchester Martin Luther King Jr. Institute for Nonviolence
Reverend Noelle Damico,
United Church of Christ
Reverend Troy DeCohen,
United Black Clergy of Westchester and the Interfaith Clergy for Social Action
Rabbi Paul Drazen, Temple
Adath Yesgurun
Reverend Lynn Dunn, White
Plains Presbyterian Church
Rabbi Moshe Edelman, Scholar
in Residence, United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
Rabbi Judith B. Edelstein,
West End Synagogue
Rabbi Steven Exler, The
Hebrew Institute of Riverdale
Bishop Orlando Findlayter,
New Hope Christian Fellowship
The Honorable Reverend Dr.
Floyd H. Flake, Allen AME Cathedral
Reverend Chuck Forbes
Minetto, United Methodist Church
Rabbi Sharon G. Forman,
Westchester Reform Temple
Reverend James Galasinski,
UU Church of Canton
Reverend Jeffrey Geary,
White Plains Presbyterian Church
Rabbi David Gelfand,
Temple Israel of the City of New York
Reverend Dr. Michael B.
Gerald, Shiloh Baptist Church
Reverend Richard S. Gilbert,
President of Interfaith Impact of New York State
Rabbi Mark B.
Greenspan, Oceanside Jewish Center
Reverend Phillip N. Grigsby,
Schenectady Inner City Ministry
Reverend Dr. Charles Grimm,
Rush United Methodist Church
Rabbi Jon Haddon, Temple
Shir Shalom of Ridgefield and Westchester
Ainul Haque, Muslim
Foundation of America
Rabbi Jonathan L. Hecht, Temple
Chaverim
Rabbi Susie Heneson
Moskowitz, Temple Beth Torah
Rabbi Ben Herman, Jericho
Jewish Center
Rabbi Lev Herrnson, The
Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre, Board of Directors
Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch, Stephen
Wise Free Synagogue
Reverend Stephen C. Holten,
St. James Episcopal Church
Rabbi David Holtz, Temple
Beth Abraham
Reverend Dr. Vernon House,
New Life Missionary Baptist Church
Reverend Dr. Timothy Hoyer,
Gloria Dei Lutheran
Reverend Dr. Dale T. Irvin,
New York Theological Seminary
Rabbi Robert Jacobs, Member
of New York Board of Rabbis
Imam Abu Jafar Beg, Masjid
Al-Mamuur, Jamaica-Queens
Rabbi Daniel A. Jezer,
Congregation Beth Sholom
Pastor Al Johnson, Pine
Grove United Methodist Church
Reverend Janet Jones,
Rossville AME Zion Church
Reverend Shaun Ellison
Jones, Star of Bethlehem Baptist Church
Rabbi Mark Kaiserman, Reform
Temple of Forest Hills
Reverend Ann Kansfield,
Greenpoint Reformed Church
Brother Frank Kelly, Marist
College Campus Ministry
Dr. James Kelsey, American
Baptist Churches of New York State
Nelson Kent, Albany KTC
(Karma Thegsum Choling)
Reverend Jim Ketcham, FOCUS
Churches of Albany
Syed Khalid Khan, Muslim
Association of Ulster County
Rabbi Dr. Beth H. Klafter,
Temple Beth David
Gene Knoth, New York Annual
Conference, United Methodist Church
Reverend Richard Kunz, Grace
Episcopal Church, White Plains
Rabbi Eliezer Langer,
Congregation Schomre Israel
Reverend Kirk Laubenstein,
Coalition for Economic Justice
Imam Khalid Latif, The
Islamic Center at NYU
Rabbi Alan Lavin,
Congregation Beth Tikvah
Rabbi Serge Lippe Brooklyn
Heights Synagogue
Congregants of Masjid
Manhattan Mosque
Reverend Dave Mason, Union
Presbyterian Church
Gabriel Maza, Rabbi Emeritus
Suffolk Jewish Center of Deer Park
Cheikh Ahmed Mbareck, Majlis
Ash-Shura (Islamic Leadership Council) of New York
Dr. Marvin A. McMickle,
Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School
Martha McQueen Clark,
Ogdensburg First Presbyterian Church
John Medwid, First Lutheran
Church, Albany
Rabbi Michael Miller, Jewish
Community Relations Council of New York
Rabbi Mendy Mirocznik,
President, Council of Jewish Organizations of Staten Island
Imam Rafeek Mohammed, Masjid
Al-Ikhlas, Astoria-Queens
Reverend Darren M. Morton,
Macedonia Babtist Church
Rabbi Steven Moss, B'nai
Israel Reform Temple
Imam Bayram Mulich, Bosnian
Muslim Community, NY
Abdus Salaam Musa, Southeast
Queens Muslim Collective
Sensei Koshin Paley
Ellison , NY Zen Center for Contemplative Care
Rabbi Sam Pollak, The
Community Synagogue in Port Washington
Reverend James Pollard,
Upper New York Annual (Regional) Conference of The United Methodist Church
Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, New
York Board of Rabbis
Rabbi Janise Poticha, Temple
Sinai of Massapequa
Reverend David W.
Preisinger, The Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit
Pastor Craig D. Pridgen,
True Bethel Baptist Church, Niagara Falls
Pastor Darius Pridgen, True
Bethel Baptist Church in Buffalo and President of the Buffalo Common Council
Reverend Dan Ranney,
Protestant Chaplain, Great Meadow Correctional Facility
Pr. Paul Rees-Rohrbacher,
St. John's Lutheran Church, Albany
The Rev. Canon W. Blake
Rider,Canon to the Ordinary, Episcopal Diocese of New York
Reverend Amy Rohler,
Community Helping Hands
Reverend Margaret Rose, The
Episcopal Church
Rabbi Jay Rosenbaum, Temple
Israel of Lawrence
Rabbi Jeremy Ruberg, New
City Jewish Center
Reverend Horace Sanders,
Jr., Mt. Olbiet Missionary Baptist
Rabbi Craig Scheff,
Orangetown Jewish Center
Rabbi Elliot Schier, The
Albert Einstein Synagogue
Reverend Seth Zuiho Segall,
White Plains Zen
Susan Semegram, Lake Placid
Synagogue
Reverend Dr. William S. Shillady,
Executive Director of the United Methodist City Society.
The Rt. Rev. Allen K. Shin,
Bishop Suffragan, The Episcopal Diocese of New York
Teressa M. Sivers, First
United Methodist Church of Oneonta
Aaron Spoonhour, First
Baptist Church of Warrensburg
Rabbi Michael Stanger, Old
Westbury Hebrew Congregation
Rabbi Joshua Strom,
Congregation B'nai Yisrael
Reverend Dr. Betty J. Tom,
Pastor/Servant Leader of First Presbyterian Church
Rabbi Joseph Topek, Hillel
Foundation at Stony Brook University
Imam Faiq Uddin, Masjid Abu
Hurairah, Astoria-Queens
Reverend Noel Vanek,
Community Church of the Pelhams, United Church of Christ
Jodi and Frank Vernol, First
Baptist Church of Kingston
Rabbi Pamela Wax,
Westchester Jewish Community Services
Reverend Jeff Wells, The
Church of the Village
Reverend Mary Robinson
White, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Reverend Dr. Robert A.
White, First Reformed Church
Rabbi Shohama Wiener, Temple
Beth-El of City Island
Rev. Dr. William Huston
Wilkinson, Institute of the Welcoming Way, Rochester
Rabbi David Wise, Hollis
Hills Bayside Jewish Center
Reverend Dustin G. Wright,
Pastor, Messiah Lutheran Church, Rotterdam and President, New York State
Council of Churches
Maulana Mohammed Yamin,
Darul-Uloom New York
Rabbi Irwin A. Zeplowitz,
The Community Synagogue
Source: Press Office, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
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