American Jewish Committee

Bulgarian Government Award Presented to AJC Executive Director
07 Dec 01 | The prestigious award, presented in recognition of contributions made to advancing U.S.-Bulgarian relations, is a "small token of appreciation for David and the American Jewish Committee," said Ambassador Phillip Dimitrov, the Bulgarian ambassador...

American Jewish Committee Applauds U.S. Action Against Funders of Hamas
04 Dec 01 | The American Jewish Committee today applauded the Bush Administration for shutting down a U.S. organization that has raised millions of dollars for the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas. The Holy Land Foundation since at least the early ...

American Jewish Committee Denounces Fourth Geneva Convention Meeting
03 Dec 01 | "The Fourth Geneva Convention, established in 1949 to protect victims of war, has now been turned on its head. The horrors of the Second World War, in particular the Nazi attempt to exterminate the Jewish people, served as the backdrop to this ...

American Jewish Committee Supports President Bush Demands on Arafat to End Terror
02 Dec 01 | "The American Jewish Committee condemns the horrendous terror outrages that have struck Israel in the past 24 hours – two suicide bombing attacks in central Jerusalem yesterday and a third suicide bombing attack in Haifa today. "We agree with ...

Eran Lerman Named Director of Israel/Middle East Office
29 Nov 01 | Dr. Eran Lerman has been named director of the American Jewish Committee's Israel/Middle East office, located in Jerusalem. A third generation Israeli, Dr. Lerman recently honed his leadership skills at Harvard University, where he earned a mid-...

AJC Annual Report on AMIA Bombing: Trial Exposes Executive, Judicial Corruption
29 Nov 01 | The American Jewish Committee has issued a new report on the investigation and trial of the bombing of the central Jewish communal building in Buenos Aires. The report, Seeking the Truth: The AMIA Bombing Goes to Trial, comes just weeks after the...

AJC 911 Fund Earmarks $260,000 for Relief Efforts
27 Nov 01 | The contribution to the New York State World Trade Center Relief Fund comes from the American Jewish Committee 911 Fund. AJC also has contributed $10,000 to help rebuild St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, and $50,000 to help schoolchildren ...

American Jewish Committee 911 Fund Gives $50,000 to Help Schoolchildren
27 Nov 01 | The American Jewish Committee today contributed $50,000 to the World Trade Center School Relief Fund to help New York City schoolchildren affected by the September 11 terror attacks. The contribution, presented to Schools Chancellor Harold Levy, ...

American Jewish Committee Praises Secretary Powell's Call on Palestinians to End Incitement, Violence Against Israel
19 Nov 01 | The American Jewish Committee praised Secretary of State Colin Powell for delivering an important speech on Israeli-Palestinian peace that can make a contribution toward ending the violence and resuming direct peace negotiations. "By reaffirming ...

American Jewish Committee Calls Graduation of Russia From Jackson-Vanik Restrictions a Welcome, Necessary Move
14 Nov 01 | David A. Harris, executive director of the American Jewish Committee, issued the following statement today. Despite ups and downs in the flow from the USSR, the Jackson-Vanik Amendment was critical to securing the massive emigration of Jews from ...

American Jewish Committee Meeting Dozens of Countries at UN General Assembly
13 Nov 01 | The American Jewish Committee is meeting this week with the heads of state or foreign ministers of more than 50 countries from all regions of the world. AJC delegations are presenting AJC's new report, One-Sided: The Relentless Campaign Against ...

AJC's Catholic-Jewish High School Education Program Expands to Pittsburgh, San Diego, Washington, D.C.
12 Nov 01 | The American Jewish Committee is expanding its highly acclaimed Catholic-Jewish educational program to Pittsburgh, San Diego and Washington, D.C. On a weekly basis, rabbis and Jewish teachers visit Catholic schools to teach about Judaism, and ...

Bosnia Prime Minister Praises American Jewish Committee
09 Nov 01 | November 9, 2001 - NEW YORK -- "I know we can continue to count on the American Jewish Committee's continuing moral, political and diplomatic support," Bosnia-Herzegovina Prime Minister Zlatko Lagumdzija told an American Jewish Committee ...

American Jewish Committee Supports Eruv in Tenafly, New Jersey
07 Nov 01 | The residents, calling themselves the Tenafly Eruv Association, brought suit in federal district court when the Town refused permission for the eruv. Tenafly Eruv Association v. Borough of Tenafly is now on appeal to the Third Circuit after the ...

New Book by American Jewish Committee, Australia /Israel and Jewish Affairs Council Examines Role of Islam in Asia
06 Nov 01 | The book, Islam in Asia: Changing Political Realities, is an anthology of articles compiled under the auspices of AJC and its Australian partner agency, AIJAC. The book examines the role of Islam in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Southern Philippines, ...

American Jewish Committee Honors Thousands Missing from Thanksgiving Table
01 Nov 01 | The American Jewish Committee has created a special publication, "America's Table," for Thanksgiving Day. Our joy is mixed with profound sorrow because there are more than 5,000 empty places at America's table," states the new AJC publication, "...

American Jewish Committee Deplores Attack on Christian Church and Murder of 16 Christians in Pakistan
29 Oct 01 | The American Jewish Committee has decried the hideous attack during a service yesterday at St. Dominic's Church in Behawalpur, Pakistan that killed 16 Christian worshippers. "Sadly, Pakistan has a long record of intolerance of religious minorities...

American Jewish Committee Brings Senior Israeli Police to Meet Commissioner Kerik, Visit Ground Zero
26 Oct 01 | A delegation of senior Israeli police officers, on an American Jewish Committee-sponsored visit to the United States this week, met today with New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, and then visited "Ground Zero" to pay their respects to...

U.S. Muslim Population Figures Examined
23 Oct 01 | For his new report on the Muslim population, Dr. Smith exhaustively analyzed all available demographic survey data and scholarly sources. "The best adjusted, survey-based estimate puts the total Muslim population at 1,876,000," writes Dr. Smith.

American Jewish Committee Urges Completion of Anti-Terrorism Legislation
18 Oct 01 | The American Jewish Committee has applauded the U.S. Congress for expeditiously passing legislation directed at strengthening U.S. anti-terrorism laws, and urged the House and Senate conferees to include the House bill's sunset provisions and the ...