American Jewish Committee

AJC Reaffirms Support for Sanctions Against Iran
05 May 00 | The American Jewish Committee today expressed deep concern about the fate of 13 Iranian Jews who are on trial in Shiraz. "The threats posed by Iran to international peace and to basic human rights continue to demand an international response both ...

Albright Gives AJC High Marks For Combating Hatred, Advancing Human Rights
05 May 00 | The secretary of state addressed AJC's Annual Dinner, held at Union Station in Washington. Secretary Albright commended AJC for its continuing efforts to monitor and counter anti-Semitism worldwide.

AJC Mourns Death of Cardinal O'Connor
05 May 00 | The American Jewish Committee today expressed deep sadness with the death of John Cardinal O'Connor. "The American Jewish Committee deeply mourns the death of His Eminence, John Cardinal O'Connor, and we extend our profound sympathy to the ...

AJC Honors London Law Firm For Brilliant Defense of Deborah Lipstadt
05 May 00 | The American Jewish Committee today honored the London law firm Mischon de Reya for its "brilliant defense" of Emory University Professor Deborah Lipstadt and "inspired use of law to combat hatred and anti-Semitism." Dr. Lipstadt, who addressed ...

Senator John Kerry Receives AJC Congressional Leadership Award
05 May 00 | "Senator Kerry has been extremely active on causes of great concern to the American Jewish Committee," said AJC President Bruce M. Ramer who presented the award. The American Jewish Committee has spearheaded an interreligious coalition working ...

Senator Connie Mack Receives AJC Congressional Leadership Award
05 May 00 | The American Jewish Committee presented its Congressional Leadership Award to Senator Connie Mack (R-FL) this week, honoring the Senator for his leadership in support of Israel, international religious liberty, and vigorous efforts to combat ...

AJC Honors Greek Foreign Minister Papendreou
03 May 00 | The American Jewish Committee today honored Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou for his extraordinary contributions to Greek-Jewish and Greek-Israeli relations. Praising AJC as an organization, the foreign minister said: "The American Jewish ...

American Jewish Committee visits with President Clinton
02 May 00 | An American Jewish Committee delegation visited President Clinton today at the Oval Office on the occasion of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, and presented the president with a copy of the AJC statement "We Remember!" During the Oval ...

AJC Executive Director's Op-ed on Arab anti-Semitism
02 May 00 | American Jewish Committee Executive Director David A. Harris has warned again that vitriolic anti-Semitism in the Arab world is hindering efforts to create a climate and culture of peace in the Middle East. "This extraordinary paradox of Israeli ...

American Jewish Committee Outraged At Pittsburgh Shootings
29 Apr 00 | The American Jewish Committee today expressed outrage at the shooting rampage in the Pittsburgh area, which left one Jewish woman and four others dead, and two synagogues damaged. "We join with the African American, Asian and Indian communities in...

AJC Ad Calls On Booksellers to Stop Marketing Notorious Anti-Semitic Forgery
18 Apr 00 | The American Jewish Committee, in a New York Times ad today, criticizes major booksellers for selling the notorious anti-Semitic forgery, The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, and urges them to not market hate material. "By abandoning that ...

AJC Applauds Court Condemnation of Holocaust Denier
11 Apr 00 | The American Jewish Committee today called the verdict in David Irving vs. Penguin Books Ltd. and Deborah Lipstadt a landmark victory for historical truth. "Truth prevailed and the anti-Semitism and historical fraud of Holocaust deniers were ...

AJC Hails Introduction of Workplace Religious Freedom Act
11 Apr 00 | Mr. Foltin serves as chair of the Coalition for Religious Freedom in the Workplace, a broad coalition of religious and civil rights organizations that has come together to promote the passage of legislation to strengthen the religious ...

AJC Urges U.S. Reject Anti-Semitic Activity In Arab World
05 Apr 00 | American Jewish Committee Executive Director David A. Harris today urged the United States Congress to give "urgent attention" to the shocking revival of vitriolic anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial across the Arab world. "Holocaust denial ...

AJC Urges Barnes and Noble To Stop Selling Notorious Anti-Semitic Book
21 Mar 00 | The American Jewish Committee today urged Barnes and Noble to stop offering for sale the notorious anti-Semitic forgery, The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. Noting that The Protocols "is a main staple of anti-Semitic movements around the world," ...

Chicago High School Student Wins First Prize in AJC's Catholic-Jewish Poster Contest
16 Mar 00 | A Chicago high school student has won the first prize in the American Jewish Committee poster contest marking the visit of Pope John Paul II to Israel. The nationwide contest for high school students participating in AJC's Catholic/Jewish ...

AJC - CICAD Survey Examines Swiss Attitudes Toward Jews and the Holocaust
15 Mar 00 | These are some of the principal findings of a new American Jewish Committee-CICAD survey, "Swiss Attitudes Toward Jews and the Holocaust," released in Berne today. "Swiss Attitudes toward Jews and the Holocaust" is the fourth in a new series of ...

AJC Calls Papal Apology
13 Mar 00 | The American Jewish Committee welcomes the formal call for forgiveness issued yesterday in Rome by Pope John Paul II, calling it a potential milestone in Catholic-Jewish relations. Rabbi Rudin continued: "The Pope's deeply personal words of ...

AJC Praises Omani Leader, Urges Deepening of Relations With Israel
05 Mar 00 | The American Jewish Committee yesterday presented the Sultan of Oman with its Leadership Award for Peace. Oman's deputy prime minister, His Highness Said Fahad Bin Mahmoud al-Said, who accepted the award on behalf of Sultan Qaboos bin Said, ...

AJC Leadership Mission To Visit Oman, Qatar, Jordan, Israel, Germany
02 Mar 00 | An American Jewish Committee leadership delegation will arrive in Oman tomorrow, the first stop on a Middle East tour that will include stops in Qatar, Jordan and Israel. Mr. Ramer joins the AJC leadership delegation in Oman, after two days of ...