to the Republic of Austria (1997) Dr. Karl Renner Prize of the City of Vienna, Grand Decoration of Honor in Gold for Special Services to the Province of Vienna : Commander's Cross with the Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary Order of St. Daniel of Moscow (Moscow Patriarchate, Russian Orthodox Church) Religious Liberty Award : Legion of Honor Archons Athenagoras Human Rights Award : Presidential Citizens Medal : U.S. Department of State Special Recognition Award from Secretary Colin Powell “for his ecumenical work in favor of mutual understanding, tolerance and peace” (2002) : Made a Knight Commander of the Order of Civil Merit by King Juan Carlos I of Spain (2009) : The Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity (2009) : Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2010) : U.S. Department of State Special Recognition Award from Secretary Hillary Clinton “for his 30 years of partnership in helping Foreign Affairs professionals to better understand the right to religious freedom in the countries in which they serve” (2011) : Order of Saint Sylvester from Pope Francis, to be awarded April 27, 2015. Named one of the 100 Most Trusted People in America by Reader's Digest in 2013 Named one of the 50 Most Influential Rabbis in America 2009-2013 by Newsweek In 2004, Rabbi Schneier's alma mater, Yeshiva University, established the Rabbi Arthur Schneier Center for International Affairs in his honor. Hofstra University Garu Nanak Interfaith Prize Rabbi Schneier is the recipient of eleven honorary doctorates from U.S. and European universities. April 2015, conferred with a Papal Knighthood by Timothy Dolan, Cardinal of the Archdiocese of New York. 2019 Responsible Leaders Summit's Lifetime Achievement Award for promoting interfaith cooperation and understanding. He is a member of Council on Foreign Relations; Asia Society; United Nations Development Corporation; United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Committee on Conscience; Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations; Joint Distribution Committee; Past President and Honorary Chairman, Religious Zionists of America, Honorary Chairman, and serves as Vice President of the World Jewish Congress American Section. Personal life Born in Vienna in 1930, Rabbi Schneier lived under Nazi occupation in Budapest during World War II and arrived in the United States in 1947. He is married to Elisabeth Nordmann Schneier and is the father of Rabbi Marc Schneier and Karen Schneier Dresbach. He has 5 grandchildren and 1