American Jewish Committee

AJC and March of the Living Join to Explore Contemporary Polish Society
02 Mar 00 | This Sunday the New York chapter of the American Jewish Committee and New York March of the Living will co-host "The Next Generation: Strengthening Ties Between Polish Society and the American Jewish Community," a pilot program focused on opening ...

AJC Letter to Vatican Protests Accord with Palestinians
17 Feb 00 | The American Jewish Committee has protested to the Vatican both the substance and timing of the Basic Agreement the Holy See signed Tuesday with the Palestinian Authority. "We fear that this agreement could signal a setback in carefully nurtured ...

AJC President Calls on Congress to Reject Secret Evidence Repeal Act
10 Feb 00 | The American Jewish Committee today urged Congress to reject the Secret Evidence Repeal Act because "its categorical ban on the use of classified information in immigration proceedings fails to draw the appropriate balance between due process ...

AJC Official Testifies on Holocaust-era Compensation
10 Feb 00 | Delays in distributing compensation payments "have increased frustrations" among Holocaust survivors, an American Jewish Committee official told a Congressional Committee yesterday. Rabbi Baker expressed concern that the issues that comprise the ...

Urges Congress to Approve Proposal to Preserve Japanese-American Internment Sites
07 Feb 00 | The American Jewish Committee today urged Congress to approve the Clinton Administration's proposal to purchase and preserve former sites of Japanese American internment during World War II. In 1983, the Japanese American Citizens League ...

Conference on Catholic-Jewish Relations One Month before Pope's Pilgrimage to Israel
04 Feb 00 | The dramatic impact of Pope John Paul II on Catholic-Jewish relations will be the focus of the third annual conference of The Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies, a collaboration of the American Jewish Committee and Saint Leo University. "Pope John...

National Poster Contest on Catholic-Jewish Relations
04 Feb 00 | The American Jewish Committee has invited Catholic and Jewish high school students to participate in a national poster contest marking the upcoming visit of Pope John Paul II to Israel. The contest, co-sponsored with the Consulate General of ...

AJC Urges Rep. Chenoweth-Hage To Withdraw Invitation to John Birch Society
01 Feb 00 | The American Jewish Committee today sharply criticized Representative Helen Chenoweth-Hage for inviting the John Birch Society to address a congressional briefing on the Panama Canal. The AJC does not challenge the constitutional right of the ...

AJC Applauds Firm EU Stance on Racist Austrian Party
01 Feb 00 | The American Jewish Committee today commended the European Union for its firm stance against Austria's Freedom Party. Following Austria's national elections last fall, AJC urged Austria's political leaders to exclude the Freedom Party, led by ...

AJC Expresses Gratitude to Costa Rica
01 Feb 00 | An American Jewish Committee leadership delegation of more than 125 people is visiting Costa Rica this week to express gratitude to the Central American nation. "Costa Rica stands out as a dear friend of the Jewish people and a stalwart ally of ...

AJC Denounces Syrian Support for Holocaust Denial
01 Feb 00 | The American Jewish Committee today called Syria's denial that the Holocaust occurred an "inexcusable outrage." The editorial, which also equated Israel with Nazi activity during the Holocaust, "calls into question Syria's' commitment to ...

American Jewish Committee Issues Second List of German Firms That Used Slave and Forced Labor During the Nazi Era
27 Jan 00 | The American Jewish Committee released today its second list of German companies that used slave and forced labor during the Nazi regime. More than 50 companies on AJC's initial list of 257 firms, issued on December 7, 1999, have joined the ...

Second List of German Firms That Used Slave and Forced Labor During the Nazi Era Issued
27 Jan 00 | The American Jewish Committee released today its second list of German companies that used slave and forced labor during the Nazi regime. More than 50 companies on AJC's initial list of 257 firms, issued on December 7, 1999, have joined the ...

Comprehensive Survey of Russian Jewish Immigrants Paints Picture of Successful Community
26 Jan 00 | The American Jewish Committee has released a new survey of Russian Jewish immigrants in New York that paints a broad picture of a community now totaling 400,000 people that is successfully integrating into American society. "The results dispel the...

AJC Survey Shows Swedes Highly Knowledgeable About Holocaust
24 Jan 00 | "Knowledge and Remembrance of the Holocaust in Sweden" is the third in a new series of AJC national surveys dealing with Holocaust knowledge and remembrance in various countries. The AJC survey of Sweden covers such broad themes as factual ...

American Jewish Committee Initiatives AimTo Revive Efforts to Solve Wallenberg Mystery
10 Jan 00 | The American Jewish Committee, through an ad in The New York Times and the release of a new publication, is calling for a renewed effort to solve the 55-year old mystery of Raoul Wallenberg's disappearance. Wallenberg was employed by the U.S. War...

AJC To Continue Compiling Names Of Companies That Used Slave Labor And Forced Labor
30 Dec 99 | The American Jewish Committee announced today that it is continuing to uncover companies that used slave labor and forced labor during the Nazi era and are still in operation today. Since the list was made public, more than 30 firms on the list ...

AJC To Continue Compiling Names Of Companies That Used Slave Labor And Forced Labor
30 Dec 99 | The American Jewish Committee announced today that it is continuing to uncover companies that used slave labor and forced labor during the Nazi era and are still in operation today. Since the list was made public, more than 30 firms on the list ...

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan Calls for Partnership between Jewish Community and UN
13 Dec 99 | AJC President Bruce M. Ramer presented Ambassador Abram with AJC's National Distinguished Leadership Award. Ambassador Abram has "pushed the United Nations to place higher priority on human rights," said Ambassador Holbrooke.

The American Jewish Committee Statement on Jewish Education
13 Dec 99 | In 1982, the American Jewish Committee reaffirmed its support of Jewish education as communal priority. Alumni of Jewish day schools, particularly on high school levels, report continued long-term Jewish identification and involvement underscoring...