eros : ▁san ctu ary ▁for ▁border ▁cross ers ▁ ▁Alt ar , ▁tierra ▁de ▁co y otes ▁Article ▁in ▁Spanish ▁about ▁illegal ▁border ▁crossing ▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁Son ora ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁the ▁Son or an ▁Des ert ▁of ▁Mexico ▁Category : 1 7 7 5 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁New ▁Spain <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Foundation ▁for ▁Eth nic ▁Under standing ▁( FF E U ) ▁is ▁a ▁not - for - pro fit ▁organization ▁based ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁that ▁focus es ▁on ▁impro ving ▁Muslim – J ew ish ▁relations ▁and ▁black – J ew ish ▁relations . ▁F FE U ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁by ▁Rab bi ▁Marc ▁Schne ier ▁and ▁the atr ical ▁producer ▁and ▁director ▁Joseph ▁P app . ▁The ▁goals ▁of ▁the ▁organization ▁are ▁in ▁part ▁motiv ated ▁by ▁the ▁historical ▁co operation ▁between ▁African ▁Americans ▁and ▁Jewish ▁Americans ▁during ▁the ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Mov ement . ▁Russell ▁Sim m ons ▁joined ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁the ▁Foundation ▁for ▁Eth nic ▁Under standing ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁as ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Board . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁Foundation ▁began ▁its ▁program ▁in ▁Muslim – J ew ish ▁Rel ations ▁and ▁has ▁since ▁hosted ▁the ▁First ▁National ▁Sum mit ▁of ▁Im ams ▁and ▁R abb is , ▁two ▁European ▁con ferences ▁of ▁Muslim ▁and ▁Jewish ▁Le aders , ▁three ▁Miss ions ▁of ▁Muslim ▁and ▁Jewish ▁Le aders ▁to ▁Washington ▁D . C .,