American Jewish Committee

American Jewish Commmittee Diplomatic Marathon To Open Sept. 21; More Than 50 Nations Participating
17 Sep 99 | The American Jewish Committee is set to begin its annual "Diplomatic Marathon," meeting separately with the heads of state, foreign ministers or other top leaders of at least 50 countries who are attending the opening debate of the UN General ...

David A. Harris Sole Jewish Spokesman At Washington Tribute To James Farmer
17 Sep 99 | American Jewish Committee Executive Director David A. Harris joined with President Clinton and prominent African American leaders in addressing a recent ceremony in Washington commemorating James Farmer, the civil rights leader who passed away two...

American Jewish Committee Condemns Violence In East Timor, Supports International Peacekeeping Force
14 Sep 99 | The American Jewish Committee has declared its support for an international peacekeeping force to end brutal violence and religious persecution in East Timor, and help prepare for the independence chosen by its citizens. "The American Jewish ...

American Jewish Committee Appoints Ralph Grunewald to Assistant Executive Director
31 Aug 99 | Ralph Grunewald has been named Assistant Executive Director for Policy and Program at the American Jewish Committee. "Ralph is ideally suited to join AJC's executive leadership," said AJC Executive Director David A. Harris.

American Jewish Committee Launches Turkish Relief Fund, Announces $150,000 In Grants To Earthquake Relief Efforts
24 Aug 99 | The American Jewish Committee has launched a fund to receive donations for earthquake relief in Turkey. Contributions to the AJC fund should be sent to: AJC Turkish Relief Fund, 165 East 56th Street, New York, NY 10022.

Barak Tells AJC Committee's Congressional Delegation Of His Plans To Implement Wye And Move To Final Status Talks
23 Aug 99 | Joining the congressional meeting with Prime Minister Barak was AJC Executive Director David A. Harris, who today concludes a one-week visit with other AJC leaders to Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan, and Yossi Alpher, director of AJC'...

American Jewish Committee Officers Conclude Mission To Morocco, Israel, Palestinian Authority And Jordan
23 Aug 99 | American Jewish Committee officers consulted on regional security issues and pledged further efforts to support the Arab-Israeli peace process in meetings over the past week with the leaders of Israel, Jordan, the Palestinian Authority and Morocco...

American Jewish Committee Deplores School Board's Ban Of Jewish Symbol
19 Aug 99 | The American Jewish Committee today voiced shock and deep dismay over a Mississippi school board's decision to ban a Jewish student from wearing on school property the symbol of the Jewish people. The American Jewish Committee is urging the school...

American Jewish Committee Donates $250,000 To Relief Efforts In Turkey
19 Aug 99 | The American Jewish Committee announced this morning that it is providing an additional $225,000 to humanitarian organizations for earthquake relief and rescue efforts in Turkey. The American Jewish Committee is consulting with Turkish officials,...

American Jewish Committee Donates $25,000 To Earthquake Relief Effort In Turkey
17 Aug 99 | The American Jewish Committee today donated $25,000 to aid relief efforts in Turkey following the devastating earthquake in the western part of the country. The AJC contribution came from the Harriet and Robert Heilbrunn Humanitarian Fund, which ...

American Jewish Committee Offers $10,000 Reward For Arrest, Conviction Of Jewish Center Attacker
10 Aug 99 | The American Jewish Committee today announced a $10,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the shooting attack at the North Valley Jewish Community Center in the Granada Hills area of Los Angeles. "We are...

AJCommittee Deeply Touched By National Conference Of Catholic Bishops' Donation To Rebuild Firebombed Synagogues
27 Jul 99 | The American Jewish Committee today expressed its deep appreciation to the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB) for their $25,000 contribution to help rebuild three Sacramento, California synagogues severely damaged by arsonists last ...

American Jewish Committee Lauds Senate Passage Of Hate Crimes Bill And Urges House To Act
23 Jul 99 | The American Jewish Committee today called Senate passage of the Hate Crimes Prevention Act a "significant achievement" and applauded President Clinton's call on the U.S. House to join with the Senate in broadening protections against hate crimes....

American Jewish Committee Mourns Death of Morocco's King Hassan II
23 Jul 99 | The American Jewish Committee today mourned the death of King Hassan II of Morocco, an Arab leader steadfastly committed to Middle East peace. "As the American Jewish Committee honors the memory of King Hassan, we express our condolences to the ...

American Jewish Committee Report Sees Glimmer Of Hope In Resolving Attack On Argentine Jewish Building
19 Jul 99 | The impending trial of 20 Argentines in connection with the 1994 bombing of the country's Jewish community headquarters offers "a glimmer of hope" of progress in resolving the deadliest case of anti-Jewish terrorism since World War II, according ...

American Jewish Committee Donates $200,000 To United Nations High Commission For Refugees For Humanitarian Aid In Kosovo
15 Jul 99 | The American Jewish Committee has donated $200,000 to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) for the reconstruction of up to 20 schools in Kosovo. In Geneva today, AJC Executive Director David A. Harris presented AJC's latest ...

American Jewish Committee Voices New Concerns Over Russian Anti-Semitism
14 Jul 99 | The American Jewish Committee today expressed renewed concern about growing anti-Semitism in Russia, in the wake of the attempted murder of a prominent Russian Jew at the Choral Synagogue in Moscow on Tuesday. The American Jewish Committee has ...

American Jewish Committee Offers House Panel Six-Point Plan For Ending Anti-Israel Campaign At UN
14 Jul 99 | The American Jewish Committee today presented to a congressional panel a six-point plan for firm and persistent U.S. action to end the discriminatory treatment of Israel at the United Nations. - U.S. officials to speak out when there is ...

AJC Delighted With Decision To Withdraw Marayati Nomination
09 Jul 99 | The American Jewish Committee has applauded House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt for his "principled and courageous decision" to withdraw the nomination of Salam Al-Marayati to the Congressional counterterrorism commission. In a letter sent to ...

New American Jewish Committee Report Demystifies Israel's Shas Party For American Jews
24 Jun 99 | In the 1999 Israeli elections, Shas -- the ultra-Orthodox Sephardi party -- gained seven seats in the Knesset, increasing from 10 to 17. This put it just two seats behind Likud, Israel's second largest political party. In an attempt to demystify ...