American Jewish Committee

American Jewish Committee Outraged by Palestinian Assassination of Israeli Minister
17 Oct 01 | "This latest Palestinian outrage inevitably raises pointed questions about Yasser Arafat's authority, the Palestinian commitment to peace, and Arafat's willingness to confront the terror organizations in his midst," said David A. Harris, executive...

American Jewish Committee Contributes To Rebuild Greek Orthodox Church Destroyed in Sept. 11 Terror Attack
16 Oct 01 | The American Jewish Committee presented today a contribution of $10,000 to help rebuild the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church. "We are proud to join with the Greek Orthodox community in rebuilding the St. Nicholas church," said Martin Kaplan, ...

AJC Salutes Mayor Giuliani for Rejecting Saudi Gift
12 Oct 01 | The American Jewish Committee has praised Mayor Rudolph Giuliani for rejecting a gift from a member of the Saudi royal family for the city's relief efforts. "Mayor Giuliani spoke for many Americans when he refused the tainted gift from Saudi ...

American Jewish Committee Leaders Discuss Terrorism with Top Administration Officials
12 Oct 01 | American Jewish Committee President Harold Tanner and Executive Director David A. Harris met yesterday with National Security Adviser Condoleeza Rice for an extensive discussion of the war against terrorism. The AJC leadership delegation also met...

Arab Student Group Distributes David Duke Hate Material
08 Oct 01 | The American Jewish Committee today deplored an Arab student group's distribution of viciously anti-Semitic material written by David Duke, a former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. Arab Students United, a student group at New York University, ...

Rabbi Arnold E. Resnicoff Named National Director of Interreligious Relations
04 Oct 01 | Rabbi Arnold Resnicoff has been named national interreligious affairs director of the American Jewish Committee. "We are delighted that Rabbi Resnicoff is joining our interreligious affairs team," said David A. Harris, executive director of the ...

American Jewish Committee Discusses Terrorism with Russian Foreign Minister
22 Sep 01 | An American Jewish Committee leadership delegation met last night with Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov in New York. The 90-minute meeting focused on the September 11 terrorist attacks in the U.S. and their aftermath, including the nature of ...

American Jewish Committee Applauds President Bush For Rallying Americans to Confront Worldwide Terrorism
21 Sep 01 | "The American Jewish Committee applauds President Bush for his leadership in rallying the American people to confront the menace of worldwide terrorism. We applaud President Bush's call upon the nations that harbor or support terrorists to now ...

American Jewish Committee to Attend AMIA Bombing Trial in Argentina
20 Sep 01 | Two American Jewish Committee officials will attend the trial of 20 Argentines allegedly involved in the July 1994 bombing of the main building of the AMIA, the Argentine Israelite Mutual Aid Association the headquarters of Argentina's Jewish ...

Commentary on WCBS NewsRadio88 by David A. Harris, Executive Director of the American Jewish Committee
17 Sep 01 | David A. Harris, executive director of the American Jewish Committee, issued the following statement today in a commentary broadcast on WCBSNewsRadio88 in New York. This is David Harris, executive director of the American Jewish Committee.

Palestinian Threats Against Journalists
14 Sep 01 | The American Jewish Committee today called "outrageous and despicable" the Palestinian Authority's threats against an Associated Press photographer who filmed thousands of Palestinians in Nablus celebrating Tuesday's devastating terror attacks in ...

American Jewish Committee Calls on All Americans to Avoid Stereotyping or Scapegoating in Wake of Terror Horrors
13 Sep 01 | "The catastrophic terror inflicted on American soil must not become an occasion for stereotyping or scapegoating. We call on all Americans of goodwill to denounce any form of ethnic, racial or religious intolerance and reaffirm the American spirit...

American Jewish Committee Mourns Loss of Thousands of Americans in Series of Terror Attacks
11 Sep 01 | The American Jewish Committee today expressed shock and horror after terrorists carried out the worst attacks ever on the United States. "All Americans must unite behind our government and fully support any action taken to respond to the ...

American Jewish Committee Commends Mayor Giuliani for "Inspiring, Courageous Leadership"
11 Sep 01 | American Jewish Committee President Harold Tanner and Executive Director David A. Harris today commended Mayor Rudolph Giuliani for his "inspiring and courageous leadership" in mobilizing the city's emergency services after terrorists destroyed ...

American Jewish Committee Confident in President Bush's Leaderhip to Confront Terrrorism
11 Sep 01 | American Jewish Committee President Harold Tanner and Executive Director David A. Harris today joined with President Bush in "expressing profound grief on this most tragic day in American history." On behalf of the national leadership and ...

German And Israeli Educators Visit AJC Anti-Bias And Values Education Program In Chicago and Milwaukee
09 Sep 01 | The University of Paderborn's Education Department in Germany, and the Oranim Educational Institute in Israel, are working on adaptations of the "Hands" program. The German Federal Center for Civic Education is funding the translation of the "...

American Jewish Committee Praises President Bush, Secretary Powell For Walkout From Racism Conference
04 Sep 01 | The American Jewish Committee has praised President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Colin Powell for ending U.S. participation in the UN World Conference against Racism. "Sadly, the world conference against racism will forever be remembered...

American Jewish Committee Executive Director Discusses UN Racism Conference in NPR Commentary
31 Aug 01 | American Jewish Executive Director David A. Harris, in a commentary on National Public Radio's Morning Edition (www.npr.org) today, voiced deep concerns about the UN Conference Against Racism, which opened today in Durban, South Africa. "This ...

American Jewish Committee Cancels Participation in UN World Conference
29 Aug 01 | "Racism is a worldwide phenomenon, but only one country, Israel, is singled out for repeated condemnation in the draft conference document," said Mr. Harris. "Once again, a well-intentioned idea, the Durban conference, has been hijacked by a ...

American Jewish Committee Decries Arab Group's Anti-Semitic Pamphlets at UN Conference against Racism
28 Aug 01 | The American Jewish Committee today condemned the distribution by an official Arab group of vile anti-Semitic literature at the non-governmental forum of the UN World Conference against Racism, taking place in Durban, South Africa. One pamphlet, ...