About AJC
"The American Jewish Committee is unique - in its dynamism, its credibility, its consistency, its breadth and reach, and its influence. I admire its work in America, in the Middle East, in Europe, and around the world. Indeed, I rely on AJC's truly vital work." —Spanish Foreign Minister Ana Palacio
"I am constantly in awe of the work of the American Jewish Committee." —Tom Brokaw, NBC Nightly News
"More than any other organization, the American Jewish Committee represents the very best of America and the best of Jews." —Dov Zakheim, U.S. Undersecretary of Defense
"The American Jewish Committee is the dean of American Jewish organizations." —The New York Times
"The American Jewish Committee is one of the world's most influential Jewish interest groups." —Reuters
"The American Jewish Committee has been a significant presence at the United Nations from the beginning." —UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan
"For many decades, the AJC has provided out-standing leadership in implementing our great American ideal of equal rights and opportunity for all regardless of religion or place of birth or color. I proudly associate myself with you." —President John F. Kennedy
"The American Jewish Committee symbolizes much of what is best about America. Through its extraordinary commitment to pluralism and intergroup dialogue, and its constant willingness to tackle the tough issues, AJC reflects the founding values of this country: religious tolerance, freedom of expression, and the recognition that democracy is the single greatest guarantor of liberty." —Glenn Lowry, Director,
The Museum of Modern Art "Professional hatemongers have an immensely sophisticated and formidable enemy in the American Jewish Committee." —Professor Deborah Lipstadt,
Emory University "The American Jewish Committee is the pre-eminent Jewish organization in America, perhaps the world." —Leslie H. Wexner, Chairman, The Limited
"The commitment of AJC to healing the world is one of the few things in this awful genocidal century that gives me hope." —Professor Thomas E. Bird,
Queens College, CUNY "The AJC has been the place of leadership and excellence not just for preserving the rule of law, but for protecting human dignity. You have been a leader in the world; you have been a beacon for many of us." —Louis J. Freeh, Director,
Federal Bureau of Investigation "The American Jewish Committee is the most important Jewish organization in the United States." —Liberation, a prominent French newspaper
"We are very impressed by the great importance of AJC's annual dinner, which represents the major role played by the AJC in the United States." —Roger Cukierman, President, Council of Jews in France
"The American Jewish Committee has been a clear and consistent voice for human dignity and a powerful force for freedom and justice around the globe. "AJC has been speaking up for the rights of the oppressed for nearly a century in the corridors of power and in the public arena, in a Cold War contested abroad, and in a great struggle for civil rights here at home. "This mission continues today as you reach out to help rebuild Jewish communities in new democracies in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union." —National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice
"The AJC remains indispensable. No one understands more clearly the need for vigilance and the danger of silence." —U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
"AJC's actions are very much part of the real answer to the tragedies of the world." —John Cardinal O'Connor, Archbishop of New York
"These deeds demonstrate for all Americans that the struggle for equal rights is not the Negro's alone-but is, as you early disclosed, part of the fulfillment of this country's highest and most cherished ideals. By recognizing this, you are honoring the truth that all life is interrelated and all men are interdependent. You are recognizing in the true spirit of our Judeo-Christian heritage that the agony of the poor diminishes the rich and that the salvation of the weak enriches the strong; and that we are inevitably our brother's keeper." —Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Civil rights are not easily attained, and once attained they are easily lost. The preservation and extension of civil rights will depend in a large measure on such organizations as the American Jewish Committee, which throughout its history has championed the cause of tolerance and in so doing has contributed to strengthening American democracy." —President Harry S. Truman
"This great organization occupies a very special place in my heart. You are our country's pioneer human relations organization. Yours is a most impressive record of accomplishments." —President Ronald Reagan
"Without the AJC, we would not be able to stand up as we have....I consider the AJC to be a big brother. When we are attacked, as we have been in the past few years, it is good to know that the people from AJC are there for us." —Ariel Muzicant, President, Austrian Jewish Community
"AJC's actions are very much part of the real answer to the tragedies of the world." —John Cardinal O'Connor, Archbishop of New York
"There is only one Jewish organization that truly helped me and my family-and that's the American Jewish Committee.... The AJC serves as a beacon of rectitude and integrity in educating the public about the dangers of radical Islam here and all over the world." —Devorah Halberstam, mother of Ari Halberstam, murdered on the Brooklyn Bridge in a 1994 attack inspired by Middle East extremists' calls for terrorism
"Thank you for helping me. Thank you for having a dedicated staff of professionals who know how to get things done." —Stephen Flatow, father of Alisa, an American Jew killed in an Iran-backed,
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