American Jewish Committee

In the Trenches by David A. Harris Tells Extraordinary Personal Story of Jewish Activism
22 Aug 00 | American Jewish Committee Executive Director David A. Harris is receiving high praise for his new book, In the Trenches, which chronicles 20 years of American Jewish political activism and his own role in these efforts. In the Trenches, published ...

American Jewish Committee Criticizes Farrakhan's Remarks on Lieberman
14 Aug 00 | The American Jewish Committee today sharply criticized Louis Farrakhan's questioning of Senator Joseph Lieberman's vice presidential candidacy. "It is simply obscene that at the beginning of the 21st century anyone could possibly suggest that a ...

AJC's 2000 American Jewish Year Book: Portland, Oregon Reports Largest Gain
11 Aug 00 | The largest population gain of any Jewish community in the United States in 1999 was reported in Portland, Oregon, according to the 100th edition of the American Jewish Year Book, published by the American Jewish Committee. Portland reported a ...

President Clinton Praises AJC Vigilance on Russia, Ukraine
11 Aug 00 | President Clinton has praised the American Jewish Committee for "promoting tolerance and religious freedom in Russia and Ukraine." "The American Jewish Committee's efforts and vigilance are critically important to promoting tolerance and religious...

Thanks To Scandinavia, American Jewish Committee Joining to Permanently Honor Rescuers of Jews
10 Aug 00 | Founded in 1963 by entertainer Victor Borge and New York attorney Richard Netter, Thanks To Scandinavia grants annually over $250,000 in scholarships to Scandinavian students to study at American universities and medical centers, and grants ...

New York Philanthropists Robert and Harriet Heilbrunn Donate $2 Million to the American Jewish Committee to Create Endowment Fund for Humanitarian Relief
10 Aug 00 | Through a $2 million gift from Robert and Harriet Heilbrunn, the American Jewish Committee has established the Robert and Harriet Heilbrunn Humanitarian Relief Fund. We are gratified to support the American Jewish Committee in this critical ...

American Jewish Committee Establishes Partnership With Bulgarian Jewish Community
09 Aug 00 | The American Jewish Committee and the Organization of Jews in Bulgaria, "Shalom," have established a cooperative association to advance the interests of the Bulgarian and American Jewish communities. This is the American Jewish Committee's ...

American Jewish Committee Deplores Rabbi Yosef's Slanderous Remarks
07 Aug 00 | The American Jewish Committee is deploring Rabbi Ovadia Yosef's remarks denigrating Holocaust victims and slandering Palestinian Arabs. "Though Rabbi Yosef now claims that his Holocaust comments of Saturday evening were misinterpreted, we ...

American Jewish Committee Establishes Partnership With Costa Rican Jewish Community
03 Aug 00 | The American Jewish Committee and the Centro Israelita Sionista de Costa Rica (the Jewish Zionist Center of Costa Rica) have established a cooperative association to advance the interests of the Costa Rican and American Jewish communities. Under ...

American Jewish Committee Hails Passage of Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act
28 Jul 00 | The American Jewish Committee is hailing House and Senate passage last night of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). "Passage of RLUIPA is an important step in defending the precious religious freedom of all Americans...

American Jewish Committee Condemns Bomb Attack on Jewish Immigrants in Germany
28 Jul 00 | The American Jewish Committee today expressed shock and dismay at the bombing attack yesterday in Dusseldorf, Germany, which injured a group of immigrants, six of them Jewish. The American Jewish Committee has close ties with the Jewish community ...

AJC Dismayed by Palestinian Obstinacy
25 Jul 00 | "We are deeply dismayed by the obstinate Palestinian stance which led to today's disheartening breakdown at Camp David. "President Clinton's tireless dedication to the peace process from the start, and his passionate perseverance during the past ...

AJC Staff Set for Voluntary Community Service
21 Jul 00 | American Jewish Committee staff is heading to the streets of New York City for community service. AJC staff will help serve the meals.

AJC Applauds Creation of German Compensation Fund
17 Jul 00 | The American Jewish Committee today applauded the establishment of a German government and industry fund to compensate Nazi-era slave and forced laborers. Publication of the list led a week later to preliminary agreement on creating the ...

U.S. Department of Education Honors AJC
14 Jul 00 | The American Jewish Committee's support for Catholic schools 75 years ago was singled out this week by the U.S. Department of Education. AJC was the only Jewish organization to file an amicus brief on behalf of the Catholic society that brought ...

AJC Hails Federal Religious Liberty Bill
14 Jul 00 | The American Jewish Committee is hailing the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), introduced yesterday in both houses of Congress (S.2869 and H.R.4862). "It will protect religious groups from discriminatory land use laws ...

AJC Urges NATO to Arrest Milosevic
14 Jul 00 | "We firmly believe that Milosevic should be arrested promptly and delivered to The Hague to stand trial before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia," Mr. Rifkind said. We firmly believe that Milosevic should be arrested ...

AJC Mourns Death of Jan Karski
13 Jul 00 | The American Jewish Committee today expressed great sorrow with the passing of Jan Karski, a moral giant of the twentieth century who played an instrumental role in Poland's anti-Nazi resistance movement during the Holocaust and in seeking to ...

AJC AMIA Survey Examines Argentine Attitudes Toward Jews and the Holocaust
11 Jul 00 | "Poor factual knowledge about the Holocaust in a country with the largest Jewish community in Latin America is deeply troubling," said David A. Harris, executive director of the American Jewish Committee. Attitudes Toward Jews and the Holocaust ...

AJC Testifies Before Democratic Party Platform Committee
07 Jul 00 | The American Jewish Committee testified before the Democratic Party Platform Committee at its hearings in St. Louis yesterday. "Our public policy agenda draws upon the experiences of a religious and ethnic minority," Mont Levy, chair of AJC's ...