American Jewish Committee

Bruce M. Ramer, Los Angeles Attorney, Reelected President Of The American Jewish Committee
05 May 99 | Bruce M. Ramer, a prominent Los Angeles attorney, was today reelected National President of the American Jewish Committee. Among other professional affiliations, he is a Member of the American Bar Association, the Los Angeles County Bar ...

The American Jewish Committee Shocked And Deeply Saddened By Mass Murder In Colorado; Urges Everyone To Be More Aware Of Early Warning Signals To Prevent Future Tragedies
21 Apr 99 | The American Jewish Committee expresses shock and grief at the mass murder that took place yesterday at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. Fascination with Adolf Hitler is a clear warning signal, as is the use of Satanic or other ...

AJC Applauds Knesset Action On Israeli Extradition Law
21 Apr 99 | The American Jewish Committee applauds the recent action of the Israeli Knesset that brings Israeli extradition law into conformance with international extradition treaties. The Knesset's wise decision affirms the principle that Israel was never ...

American Jewish Committee Delegation To Depart For Macedonia Tonight For High-Level Talks And Relief Effort
19 Apr 99 | An American Jewish Committee delegation is leaving tonight for Macedonia to visit ethnic Albanian refugee sites, to meet with Macedonian government officials and with international relief workers. "We cannot sit silently while a human tragedy ...

American Jewish Committee Convenes Jewish Groups To Reaffirm Support For Jerusaelm In Interfaith Dialogue
16 Apr 99 | Leading American Jewish organizations involved in interfaith relations resolved yesterday to intensify their collective efforts in support of a united Jerusalem as Israel's eternal capital. The meeting, convened at the American Jewish Committee ...

AJC Runs Ads Applauding Nato Action In Kosovo; Urges Public To Also Express Appreciation
15 Apr 99 | To applaud NATO for its "principled stand" in Kosovo, the American Jewish Committee will run advertisements in major national and international newspapers and periodicals. "NATO, the guarantor of European security for half a century, rose to the ...

AJC Co-Sponsors Major International Conference On Jews And Germany At Princeton University
15 Apr 99 | Making his remarks today at the opening session of a landmark four-day conference entitled "Jews, Germany and the Future of Memory," David A. Harris, Executive Director of the American Jewish Committee, spoke of AJC's difficult history with ...

American Jewish Committee Fact-Finding Mission To Albania For High-Level Talks And Relief Effort
13 Apr 99 | A nine-member American Jewish Committee delegation, led by AJC President Bruce M. Ramer, will travel to Albania next week for meetings with government officials and to visit refugee sites. In an effort to ease the suffering of Kosovo refugees, ...

AJC Interreligious Affairs Director Honored For His Contributions To Global Interfaith Understanding
12 Apr 99 | Rabbi A. James Rudin, AJC's Director of Interreligious Affairs, has been awarded the Interfaith Gold Medallion by the International Council of Christians and Jews (ICCJ) for his "outstanding contributions to interfaith understanding throughout the...

American Jewish Committee Launches Campaign For Kosovo Refugees With $25,000 Donation
31 Mar 99 | The American Jewish Committee today contributed $25,000 to the international relief effort for Kosovo refugees. Most recently, the AJC donated nearly $50,000 to the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee for relief efforts in Central America...

AJC Publishes Road Map To Help American Jews Find Their Way Around The Jewish Community
25 Mar 99 | To help both outside observers, including politicians, diplomats and journalists, and indeed many Jews themselves sort out and demystify a diverse Jewish community, complex agenda and maze of services and institutions, the American Jewish ...

American Jewish Committee Suppports NATO Action Against Yugolsav Military
24 Mar 99 | The American Jewish Committee today supported NATO action against Yugoslav military targets as a "necessary step to arrest the violence directed by Belgrade against ethnic Albanians in Kosovo." "The American Jewish Committee regrets that diplomacy...

American Jewish Committee Leaders Meet With Israel's Prime Minister
15 Mar 99 | The Prime Minister briefed the American Jewish Committee delegation on his achievements regarding the peace process with the Palestinians, including making the Palestinian Authority accountable for obligations in signed agreements. In Athens the ...

American Jewish Committee Officers Meet Labor Party Head Ehud Barak
15 Mar 99 | Labor Party Chairman Ehud Barak told the American Jewish Committee today that he is determined to put Israel "back on track" after the May 17 election for prime minister, which he expects to win. The AJC officers met with Gen. Barak at Labor Party...

American Jewish Committee Leaders Meet King Abdullah II, Queen Noor
13 Mar 99 | The American Jewish Committee met today with Jordan's King Abdullah II and together pledged to continue working jointly on projects that will keep the spirit of the late King Hussein alive. AJC officers visited Jordan to pay condolence calls on ...

American Jewish Committee Mourns The Death Of Justice Harry A. Blackmun
04 Mar 99 | The American Jewish Committee mourns the passing of former United States Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun, who was an influential compassionate voice during his 24 year tenure on the Court. Justice Blackmun was the 1992 recipient of the ...

AJC Leader Testifies Before Senate Foreign Relations Committee On Anti-Semitism In Russia
24 Feb 99 | The threat of anti-Semitism and Jewish "scapegoating" in Russia's fragile democracy is very real and must be closely monitored, American Jewish Committee Executive Director David A. Harris cautioned today. Mr. Harris urged Russia's political, ...

AJC And Saint Leo College Inaugurate Center For Catholic/jewish Studies With Gala Dinner Event And Two-Day Symposium On Teaching The Holocaust
17 Feb 99 | The Center, established by AJC and Saint Leo, a Catholic college, will be housed on the college's main campus in Pasco County, Florida. Saint Leo College President Arthur F. Kirk Jr. noted: "Saint Leo is pleased to be a strategic partner with the...

Jews Are Barometer Of Russia's Health AJC Executive Director Tells Harvard Conference
14 Feb 99 | Anti-Semitic trends and Jewish emigration rates "bespeak volumes about the health of Russian society," David A. Harris, executive director of the American Jewish Committee, told a conference on Russian Jewry at Harvard University today. Harris ...

American Jewish Committee Study Sheds New Light On Austria's Behavior Toward Jews And The Holocaust
12 Feb 99 | The American Jewish Committee has published a comprehensive report on Austria's behavior toward Jews and the Holocaust during and after World War II. The report, released this week, comes as a national Austrian commission established last November...