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The Omni-American Future Project, a groundbreaking initiative committed to fighting racism and antisemitism in the United States through the unifying power of music and culture, held a special event in Manhattan on Tuesday showcasing its activities to supporters ahead of its upcoming annual gala.
The event was held at the home of businessman and philanthropist Roy Niederhoffer, who will be honored at the Nov. 12 gala at Ginny’s Supper Club in Harlem for his lifetime achievements in music and civic engagement.
Established in 2020, the Omni-American Future Project was conceived by leaders of the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM), American Sephardi Federation (ASF), and Jazz Leadership Project (JLP) to foster collaboration and mutual understanding between people of all backgrounds, with a revitalized Black American-Jewish relationship at its core.
Greg Thomas of JLP and Aryeh Tepper of ASF serve as co-directors of the Omni-American Future Project, which emphasizes character and culture, not color.
The project’s variation on the nation’s motto, E Pluribus Unum is: “Out of many, one pursuit of civic and cultural excellence.”
At Tuesday’s event, Thomas and Tepper presented the Omni-American Future Projects latest initiatives, including its Ambassadors Program — a five-month course immersing a cohort of six distinguished young professionals in the “Omni-American” tradition through the works of Albert Murray, Ralph Ellison, and Stanley Crouch, among others — and “Straight Ahead” podcast.
The evening also featured a performance by world-renowned jazz pianist Ted Rosenthal and remarks by Niederhoffer, the host.
For more information and to buy tickets to “American Excellence: The Omni-American Future Gala,” please visit: omnigala.combatantisemitism.org
