THE TEMPLE OF UNDERSTANDING has led the way in interfaith education and
advocacy for 50 years.

We educate youth and adults both cross culturally and inter-religiously for global
citizenship and peaceful coexistence; advocate for acceptance and respect for religious
pluralism by the worlds governing bodies; and actively continue to promote justice and tolerance.

The organization was founded in 1960 by a pioneering visionary, Juliet Hollister,
with the support of a distinguished group of “Founding Friends,” which included
Eleanor Roosevelt, Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan,
Sir Zafrula Khan, H.H. Pope John XXIII, Anwar al-Sadat and H.H. the XIVth Dalai Lama,
among others.