Our members come from many and varied backgrounds.

			Adam

The youngest member of the group, Adam is the son of an Egyptian Muslim and an Israeli Jew.

			Jay

Barry was raised in Los Angeles. He never had Muslim friend until he joined the dialogue group

			Ehab

Ehab was born in Egypt and married an Israeli.

			Irit

Born in Israel, Irit married an Egyptian and moved to Los Angeles.

			Joan

Joan was born in Canada and came to the U.S. as a teenager.

			Paul

Paul was born in Germany. His parents brought him to the U.S. in 1940, where he was raised in Los Angeles.

			R.

Born in Syria, R. grew up in Lebanon and lives in Los Angeles.

			O.

O. was born in Syria and moved to the United States, where he became a Muslim Chaplin.

			M.

An American Jew who grew up in Los Angeles, M. joined the Jewish-Muslims Dialogue group after 9/11 to learn more about Muslims.