▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Mission ▁by ▁holding ▁a ▁Mission ▁of ▁Latin ▁American ▁Muslim ▁and ▁Jewish ▁Le aders ▁to ▁Washington ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁a ▁Mission ▁of ▁Muslim ▁and ▁Jewish ▁Le aders ▁from ▁Australia , ▁South ▁Africa ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand ▁will ▁take ▁place ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Black – J ew ish ▁Rel ations ▁▁ ▁F FE U ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁to ▁improve ▁relations ▁between ▁African ▁Americans ▁and ▁Jewish ▁Americans . ▁The ▁organization ▁tries ▁to ▁rem ind ▁Black s ▁and ▁Jews ▁of ▁their ▁historic ▁partners hip ▁during ▁the ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Mov ement ▁and ▁to ▁encou rage ▁both ▁groups ▁to ▁form ▁new ▁partners hips . ▁Each ▁year , ▁they ▁encou rage ▁African ▁Americans ▁and ▁Jewish ▁Americans ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁King ▁Day ▁together . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁ra pper ▁Jay - Z ▁appeared ▁with ▁Sim m ons ▁in ▁a ▁public ▁service ▁announ cement ▁to ▁condem n ▁anti - sem it ism ▁and ▁all ▁other ▁forms ▁of ▁rac ism . ▁Over ▁the ▁years , ▁Sim m ons ▁has ▁helped ▁F FE U ▁gain ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁LL ▁C ool ▁J , ▁Se an ▁Com bs , ▁Jam ie ▁Fox x ▁and ▁he ▁and ▁Schne ier ▁have ▁gained ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁Jewish ▁and ▁Black ▁leaders ▁like ▁Re ver end ▁Al ▁Sh ar pton , ▁Re ver end ▁J esse ▁Jackson , ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁King ▁III , ▁Steven ▁Spiel berg , ▁Ron ald ▁La uder , ▁S . ▁Daniel ▁Abraham