“I grew up in a mostly Russian-Ukrainian Hasidic Orthodox Jewish community in New York. We were taught Jewish values. I had no idea of the altruism and depth of spirit of non-Jewish people,” Kastel says. My worldview reflected many stories of Jewish suffering in the villages of the Ukraine, but I knew nothing of the dire conditions of the Ukrainian peasants, or the real impact of racism on our black neighbours in New York. When I realised that Muslims were being subjected to prejudice just as Jews have been, and continue to be, I felt moved to try to right this wrong.”
From this seed grew a flourishing initiative – Together For Humanity (TFH), which today operates as an inclusive educational organisation working with school communities
