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JULIE WIENER

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states (none was from Michigan).
Although participation is currently lim-
ited to three faiths, Schwarz says other
religions such as Islam may be included
in a few years.
Gabriel Glazer, a University of Ari-
zona freshman from Phoenix and an
Orthodox Jew, participated in E
Pluribus Unum last summer. "What
made it best was the group interaction,
the people you met," he said. "It was a

is called E Pluribus Unum, the
Latin words meaning "from
many, one," that appear on the
tail side of United States coins.
But with its emphasis on social
activism based on religious commit-
ment, the program could just as easily
take
1 its name from the other side of the
coin, "In God We Trust."
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coordinated by the
Washington Institute for
Jewish Leadership and
Values in partnership
with the National Feder-
ation for Catholic Youth
Ministry and the Nation-
al Council of the
Churches of Christ, the
E Pluribus Unum Project
brings together 60 Jew-
ish, Catholic and Protes-
tant teenagers for three
Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas facilitates a discussion on
weeks of study sessions,
black Jewish relations at last summer's E Pluribus
spiritual arts workshops,
Unum session.
worship and community
service projects in Washington, D.C.
great group of kids and everyone went
The program is the brainchild of the
in really willing to experiment."
Washington Institute's Reconstruction-
Emory University freshman Sarah
ist Rabbi Sid Schwarz.
Yerkes, who identifies as Reform,
"I founded the Washington Institute
agreed. "I'd been to a lot of Jewish con-
10 years ago, which focused on getting
ferences, but this was better because it
the next generation of Jews to take
had interfaith dialogue, which you
their places as social activists working
don't get very often," she said. "Issues
for social justice," said Schwarz.
were brought up that you don't get in
"I became increasingly intrigued as
everyday conversation, and it was a
to whether our methodology could be
chance for all these people to talk not
used in other faith communities, and it
only about issues of their own faith,
also became clear to me that we were
but issues that we all need to come
not equipping our young people to
together to fix."
know how to interact with other faith
Participants, who are selected
communities."
through an applications process, pay
After participating in a 1995 inter-
$250 in tuition and cover their own
faith conference called "Common
travel expenses to Washington, D.C.
Ground For Common Good,"
Applicants must be 1998 high school
Schwarz began to lay the groundwork
graduates. ❑
for E Pluribus Unum, and garnered
start-up funding from the Lilly Foun-
The summer 1998 session runs
dation.
from June 28-July 19. To request
Last summer the program was
an application, call (301) 770-
launched, with 59 participants from 27
5070 or e-mail: epu1997@aol.com