American Jewish Committee

Rep. Moran, Responding to American Jewish Committee, Returns Contribution from Terrorism Supporter
05 Feb 02 | An American Jewish Committee initiative has led a Congressman to return political contributions from a Muslim leader known to be an avid supporter of Hamas and Hezbollah, two organizations listed by the U.S. government as terrorist groups. "Rep. ...

Peru President Tells AJC Luncheon: No Place For Ambiguity in Fight Against Terrorism
03 Feb 02 | The President of Peru, Alejandro Toledo, expressed his government's firm stance against terrorism and support for the U.S. global campaign, as well as Peru's support for Israel, in a major address before the American Jewish Committee. There is no...

American Jewish Committee Applauds President Bush For State of the Union Reference to 'Axis of Evil'
30 Jan 02 | American Jewish Committee has congratulated President Bush on his "powerful" State of the Union address and applauded his call for "national unity, purpose, and resolve." AJC was especially pleased by the President's "forceful reference to the '...

American Jewish Committee Study Probes Costs of Living Jewishly
29 Jan 02 | The study was funded by the William Petschek National Jewish Family Center of the American Jewish Committee. Outside the Orthodox community, which is overwhelmingly committed to Jewish observance no matter the cost, these forms of Jewish ...

Ambassador Richard Schifter Named Chair of AJC International Relations Commission
28 Jan 02 | Ambassador Richard Schifter has been named Chair of the American Jewish Committee's International Relations Commission. "It is an honor to have Dick Schifter serving as Chair of AJC's International Relations Commission."

AJC Study Finds Intergroup Relations Improving As American Society Becomes More Diverse
24 Jan 02 | The American Jewish Committee today issued a pioneering research study, Intergroup Relations in a Diverse America, that offers an incisive portrait of major ethnic groups in a changing American society. Interestingly, respondents to the survey "...

AJC Discusses Property Restitution with Lithuanian President
18 Jan 02 | The American Jewish Committee met with Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus yesterday to discuss efforts to advance Jewish property restitution in his country. The meeting with Rabbi Andrew Baker, AJC's Director of International Jewish Affairs, ...

AJC Presents Award to Turkish Prime Minister
17 Jan 02 | The American Jewish Committee today presented Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit with its Friendship and Freedom Award. AJC President Harold Tanner presented the award to Prime Minister Ecevit "in recognition of Turkey's partnership with ...

AJC Hosts Dinner for Indian Home Minister
11 Jan 02 | The American Jewish Committee hosted a dinner in Washington for Home Minister L.K. Advani of India yesterday, the final night of the minister's three-day visit to the capital. Among the guests at the AJC dinner was Benjamin Reuben, president of ...

AJC Chairs Meeting with Greek Prime Minister
11 Jan 02 | AJC praised the Prime Minister for advocating stronger ties between Greece and Israel. AJC maintains close contact with the Greek government on issues of mutual concern, and with the Greek Jewish community.

State Department Must Reassess Relations with Arafat
10 Jan 02 | The American Jewish Committee is urging the State Department to "initiate a comprehensive reassessment of the merits and prospects of America's relationship with Chairman Arafat." The call came in an AJC letter to Secretary of State Colin Powell, ...

AJC Welcomes Israeli Government Decision to Halt Controversial Mosque in Nazareth
09 Jan 02 | The American Jewish Committee today praised the Israeli government's decision to respond to worldwide Christian concerns and halt construction of a mosque next to the Basilica of the Annunciation, the largest church in the Middle East. "This ...

Secretary of Defense Urged to Consider Due Process Safeguards When Devising Military Tribunals Procedures
08 Jan 02 | The American Jewish Committee today urged Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to consider several due process safeguards while devising procedures to implement President's Bush's order regarding military tribunals. - The regulations regarding ...

AJC Urges Senate to Pass Enhanced Border Security and Visa Act
21 Dec 01 | The American Jewish Committee is applauding the passage this week of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Reform Act of 2001 by the House of Representatives, and strongly urging the Senate to act quickly on this measure when it returns in January...

2001 Annual Survey of American Jewish Opinion: Overwhelming Support for War Against Terrorism
17 Dec 01 | An overwhelming majority – 85 percent – of American Jews approve of President Bush's handling of the U.S. campaign against terrorism, and 91 percent support the U.S. military action against Afghanistan. The 2001 survey found that an overwhelming ...

AJC Letter to Rep. Darrell Issa
13 Dec 01 | American Jewish Committee President Harold Tanner and Executive Director David A. Harris sent the following letter today to Rep. Darrell Issa, one of the alleged targets in a JDL terror plot condemned by AJC. The members, staff and supporters of ...

American Jewish Committee Condemns JDL Terrorist Plot Against Arabs, Muslims
12 Dec 01 | "If the allegations against the JDL are true, they are extraordinarily serious," said the American Jewish Committee. The American Jewish Committee categorically condemns in the strongest possible terms the alleged JDL plot."

AJC's 2001 American Jewish Year Book: Las Vegas Reports Largest Gain
09 Dec 01 | The largest population gain of any Jewish community reported in the United States in 2000 was in Las Vegas, according to the 101st edition of the American Jewish Year Book, published by the American Jewish Committee. These Jewish population ...

Holocaust Consciousness Critics Chronicled, Countered
09 Dec 01 | The greatest threat to the historical memory of the Holocaust comes not from Holocaust deniers, but from a relatively new group of commentators who are criticizing "Holocaust consciousness." The critics examined in the American Jewish Year Book ...

Topping the Charts: American Jewish Music Scales New Heights
09 Dec 01 | Jewish musicians are producing more new music — with more variety and in more genres — than ever before, according to a feature article in the American Jewish Committee's American Jewish Year Book 2001. In "Contemporary Jewish Music in America," ...