Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA) Capital Federal Fax: (54-11) 4959 8874
Sr. Luis Grynwald, President Dr. Daniel Pomerantz, Executive Director Lic. Anita Weinstein, Director, Federation of Jewish Communities
E-mail: amia@amia.org.ar Website: www.amia.org.ar In December 1998, AJC and the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA) formalized a cooperative relationship to advance shared goals. Established in 1894, AMIA remains the central Jewish institution responsible for providing a wide range of communal services, social assistance, and educational programs to Argentina's Jewish community, the largest in Latin America.
For more than three decades AJC maintained an office in Buenos Aires. After that office closed in 1977, AJC continued to work cooperatively with AMIA on joint activities and publications from its New York headquarters. Throughout the years, AJC representatives have traveled to Argentina to address issues high on the Jewish and on the US- Israel-Argentina agenda.
In March 2005, AJC praised the Argentine government's pledge before the OAS Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to renew investigations into the AMIA bombing. The Argentine delegation admitted to being derelict in the pursuit of justice, recognized the violation of the human rights of the AMIA victims and their families, and took responsibility for not safeguarding against the attack. Before the OAS hearing, a senior AJC delegation met privately with Alejandro Rua, head of the AMIA Unit in the Argentinean Ministry of Justice, one of the Argentine officials who testified before the OAS commission.
Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) South Melbourne, Victoria 3205 Australia Marc Leibler, National Chairman Colin Rubenstein, Executive Director E-mail: aijac@aijac.org.au Website: www.aijac.org.au
Both AJC and AIJAC have chosen, historically, to pursue these institutional goals through careful strategies based upon sophisticated research and analysis, a well-calibrated balance between private diplomacy and public advocacy, the fullest possible international cooperation among Jewish institutions and communities, and a commitment to the long term.
AJC has continued its now six-year old program of sending a Goldman fellow to work in the Melbourne AIJAC office. In 2004, AIJAC hosted two AJC Goldman Fellows. In February 2004, a joint AIJAC-AJC delegation visited India to meet with Indian politicians, public servants, academics, and journalists in New Delhi and Mumbai. The delegation also participated in a counter-terrorism conference being held in New Delhi at the time of the visit. In June of that year, AJC worked in conjunction with AIJAC to arrange the honoring of Australian Prime Minister John Howard with AJC’s American Liberties Medallion.
In December 2004, AIJAC and AJC jointly sponsored the visit of Dr. Panitan Wattanayagorn, a senior Thai academic, from Chulalongkorn University—formerly Chief of Staff to the previous Thai Foreign Minister—to Israel.
Shalom (Organization of Jews in Bulgaria)
Emil Kalo, President
E-mail: emil_kalo@shalom.bg AJC and the Organization of Jews in Bulgaria jointly advocate on behalf of Jewish concerns in southeastern Europe; enhance Israel’s security, peace and diplomatic normalization; combat anti-Semitic and other hate groups and strengthen the forces of democratic pluralism; promote education and memory of the Holocaust and counteract the dissemination of Holocaust revisionism; counter the influence of Islamic extremism and other movements inimical to the security and welfare of the Jewish people; and encourage greater dialogue and understanding within the Diaspora and between Israelis and Jews in other lands.
Avda. Padre Hurtado Norte 1880, Vitacura Santiago, Chile 011-56-2-211-6399 fax: 011-56-2-211-6399
Gabriel Zaliasnik, President Marcelo Isaacson, Executive Director
The American Jewish Committee and the Comité Representativo de las Entidades Judías en
Working with an estimate Jewish population of 21,000, CREJ serves as the umbrella organization encompassing all the Jewish entities in the country. Centro Israelita Sionista de Costa Rica (CISCR) Web page: www.centroisraelita.com
In August 2000, the American Jewish Committee and the Centro Israelita Sionista de Costa Rica (the Jewish Zionist Center of Costa Rica) established a cooperative association to advance the interests of the Costa Rican and American Jewish communities.
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In May 1999, AJC forged a cooperative association with the Federation to advance the interests of both the Czech and American Jewish communities. The Federation of Jewish Communities in the Czech Republic is the representative voice for Jewish communities, agencies, and institutions speaking on behalf of the country's estimated 20,000 Jews. In recent years, AJC has worked closely with the Czech Jewish community. An AJC analysis of Czech curricula on the Holocaust and Jewish themes was presented to the education minister and other government officials in 1999, and an AJC representative now sits on the official Czech governmental commission addressing questions of looted Holocaust-era assets and property restitution. This association allows AJC to exchange knowledge and experience with an important Jewish community in an increasingly important part of the world.
Conseil des Communautés Israelites du Maroc (CCIM) Conseil des Communautés Israélites du Maroc Rue Abou Abdellah Al Mahassibi 28, place Mohamed V Immeuble Casablanca - Morocco Tel: (212-2) 22 28 61 Fax: (212-2) 26 69 53
Mr. Serge Berdugo, Secretary General
E-mail: comjuive@mail.cbi.net.ma
Mr. Serge Berdugo, president of the Moroccan Jewish community and general secretary of the CCIM, stated, "This agreement formalizes the longstanding, close relationship the Moroccan Jewish community enjoys with AJC. Ours is the voice of an historic, structured Jewish community in the Arab world, with a Diaspora of one million, including 600,000 Moroccan Jews in Israel. We look forward to combining this distinctive voice and constituency with the impact of AJC."
AJC Executive Director David A. Harris noted that through regular visits to Morocco, “We have deepened our appreciation not only of the vitality and cultural contributions of Moroccan Jewry – as well as the challenges the community faces – but also the importance of Morocco's role as a force for moderation and an exemplar of religious pluralism in the Arab world.”
AJC's partnership with the CCIM will allow for even more productive interaction with the Moroccan Jewish community and, by extension, with the government of the Kingdom of Morocco.
Cofre de Perote 115, Lomas Barrilaco
Renee Dayan Shabot, Director, Tribuna Israelita
E-mail: tribuna@ort.org.mx Website: www.tribuna.org.mx In October 1998, the American Jewish Committee established institutional ties with the highly-regarded Tribuna Israelita (TI), based in Mexico, in an effort to advance joint interests.
AJC and TI have cooperated recently in different projects, beyond the exchange of research and information impacting their common agenda. In March 2004, 25 leaders of AJC and the New America Alliance (NAA)—an initiative of Latino business leaders in the U.S—participated in a joint Latino-Jewish mission to Mexico. This trip represented the first time that American Jews and Latinos traveled together to Mexico to advocate on behalf of better U.S.-Mexico relations and to advance an expansion of cooperative efforts in the U.S. The group met with President Fox; Archbishop Norberto Rivera Carrera, the head of the Catholic Church in Mexico; Foreign Minister Derbez; Fernando Canales Clariond, Secretary of the Economy; and Mexican business leaders and journalists. The mission was hosted by the Mexican Jewish community.
AJC leaders meet regularly with Mexico’s ambassador to the U.S. and consuls throughout the country in order to address top bilateral and multilateral issues such as immigration, U.S.-Mexico relations and Mexico-Israel relations. AJC has been instrumental in supporting the Mexican government with legislative initiatives such as the acceptance of the matricula consular (consular identification card) and the implementation of a comprehensive immigration reform to address the 7 million undocumented Mexicans in the country.
Mexican President Vicente Fox gave the keynote address at AJC’s 2001 Annual Dinner, in which he acknowledged the efforts and contributions Jews have made to Mexico, the U.S., and to humanity.
Asociación Judía del Perú Avenida 2 de Mayo 1815, San Isidro Lima 27, PERU 011-51-1-421-3688 fax: 011-51-1-421-3684
Jorge Gruenberg, President Jack Falkon, Co-President German Blanc, Co-President
The American Jewish Committee and the Asociación Judía del Perú signed an association agreement on November 2005 during the visit to
The Asociación Judía del Perú is the umbrella organization for the community's four synagogues and other Jewish entities.
Association of Religious Jewish Communities of Poland UJRCP Gtwarda St. 00-950 Warsaw Poland Tel: (48-22) 620-0676 Fax: (48-22) 620-1037
Mr. Piotr Kadlcik, President
E-mail: piotr@jewish.org.pl
Since the signing of the association agreement in February 2004, AJC and the Association of Religious Jewish Communities of Poland have worked together on a number of programs. Community leaders, particularly Dr. Stanislaw Krajewski—AJC’s representative in Warsaw—have played a key role in assisting AJC in the planning and coordination of several AJC delegation visits.
AJC and the Polish Jewish Community have worked closely on the Belzec Memorial Project. Rabbi Schudrich and other Jewish leaders in Warsaw played a key role in advising AJC on measures pertaining to burial grounds and Jewish law during the construction of the Belzec Memorial. Additionally, Jewish leaders helped with the arrangements for the
In July, 2004, AJC sent a delegation of national and local leaders for a weeklong seminar in Poland, including visits in Warsaw, Krakow, Belzec and Oswiecim (Auschwitz). This delegation was hosted by the community for Shabbat dinner.
AJC’s Washington, D.C. office assisted the Jewish community in Warsaw in the planning of a 10 day seminar for Polish high school students who visited Washington, DC and New York in January 2005. The group visited the US as part of a “Remembrance for the Future” program.
Polish Jewish community leaders attended AJC’s Annual Meeting & the 12th International Leadership Conference in May 2005.
E-mail: uzzno@netax.sk The American Jewish Committee has forged a cooperative association with the Union of Jewish Religious Communities in the Slovak Republic (UZZNO) to advance the interests of both the Slovak and American Jewish communities. Both organizations will retain full autonomy while collaborating on critical Jewish communal and international policy issues. UZZNO is the representative voice for Jewish communities, agencies, and institutions speaking on behalf of the country's estimated 4,000 Jews. AJC has cooperated with the Slovak Jewish community on various projects in recent years. In 1998 AJC conducted a study of the treatment of Jewish and Holocaust-related themes in Slovak school curricula. The following year AJC published the results of a public opinion survey dealing issues related to knowledge and remembrance of the Holocaust in Slovakia. The organization has also closely advised the Slovak government regarding the formation of a commission addressing questions of looted Holocaust-era assets and property restitution.
Balmes 3 Fax: (34-1) 445 9835
AJC’s two year old partnership with the Federacion has been very productive recently. In addition to an Executive Committee visit to Madrid in March 2005, the most tangible expressions of this relationship have been two Project Interchange trips to Israel for Spanish parliamentary aides and journalists – in December 2004 and February 2005. The Federacion selected trip participants, accompanied the delegation to Israel, and followed up on the visit. The results have been highly satisfactory from the community’s perspective yielding positive news articles and strengthened community relations with opinion makers, several of whom met with the AJC Executive Committee delegation and spoke movingly of the importance of their Israel experiences. The AJC-Federacion partnership was an important catalyst in the creation of the Information Center of the Jewish Communities in Madrid. Staffed by volunteers and one professional, the center serves as the advocacy and public affairs arm of the community. The center’s Radio Sefarad is linked to AJC’s website. Advocacy techniques discussed by AJC representatives over the last three years with local community leaders , and taught in AJC’s May 2004 Jewish Advocacy Seminar for European community activists, have contributed to the community’s plans for the center and its overall advocacy approach on issues relating to Israel, the well-being of the community, and its relations with the Spanish government.
Communaute Juive de Tunisie (CJT) Tel: (216-71) 788-100
E-mail: jr.bismuth@groupebismuth.com
The Communaute Juive de Tunisie (CJT) is the representative voice of the Jewish community of Tunisia.
Yemenici Sok No 23 80050 Tunel Beyoglu Istanbul Turkey Tel: (90-212) 293-87-94/5 Fax: (90-212) 244-19-80
Ms. Lina Filiba, Executive Vice-President
E-mail: jcommnty@atlas.net.tr
Both the TJC and AJC seek to enhance the welfare and security of the Jewish people; to promote peace in the Middle East as well as religious tolerance and cooperation among Muslims, Christians, and Jews; to combat hate groups in our own societies and counter manifestations of anti-Semitism; to counter the influence of extremist movements adverse to the welfare and civilized values of the Jewish people; and to encourage greater dialogue and understanding within world Jewry.
Both AJC and TJC believe that these complex critical issues can be adequately addressed only through a carefully honed strategy based on sophisticated research and analysis, a well-calibrated balance between private diplomacy and public advocacy, the fullest possible international cooperation among Jewish institutions and communities and a commitment to the long term.
The AJC – TJC collaboration is intended to enable the routine exchange of research, analysis, archival data and other material between our organizations. On all matters of common interest, each organization will endeavor to share its expertise, and will on an ongoing basis consult with the other to explore potential areas of collaboration.
AJC and TJC will seek to compliment each other’s efforts to encourage in our respective societies an understanding of Jews in Israel and in the Diaspora.
(Al lado del Hotel Avila) Aptdo. PO Box 11452 Caracas 1011-A, Venezuela Fred Pressner, President Rebeca Perli, Executive Director E-mail: info@caiv.org
In June 2004, Dina Siegel Vann, Director of the AJC Latino and Latin American Institute, traveled to Caracas to sign an institutional agreement with the Confederación de Asociaciones Israelitas de Venezuela (CAIV), the representative organization of the Jewish community of Venezuela.
CAIV is responsible for promoting close relations with Venezuela's government and civil society and with institutions abroad. CAIV encompasses five organizations: The Jewish Association of Venezuela (Sephardic), the Jewish Union of Caracas (Ashkenazi), the Venezuelan Zionist Federation, B'nai B'rith of Venezuela, and the Federation of Venezuelan Jewish Women. Also affiliated with CAIV are several youth movements and representatives from smaller communities in Venezuela.
The agreement was the culmination of close ties that have developed through the presence of Venezuela’s leadership during the last annual meetings. In addition, AJC has been monitoring very closely the unstable situation in the country under the Chavez presidency and has lent its support in times of need. An important CAIV delegation traveled to Washington to participate in the conference The Middle East Terrorist Activity in Latin America and the Caribbean in March, 2004 on Capitol Hill.
AJC voiced its alarm at the unwarranted raid on the community day school by Venezuelan school forces on
Fax: (44 207) 691 1780
The AJC-ECJC link encourages greater dialogue and understanding between American and European Jewish communities in particular and between Israel and the Diaspora in general. Both AJC and ECJC believe that issues confronting the Jewish people require the fullest possible international cooperation among Jewish institutions and communities. The AJC–ECJC association includes joint publications, conferences, and programming collaboration on issues of mutual concern. AJC and ECJC complement each other's efforts in their respective communities.
ave Antoine Depage 3 B-1000 Brussels Tel: (32-2) 647 7279 Fax: (32-2) 648 2431
Lionel Schreiber, President
David Nachfoger, Executive Director
E-mail: david@eujs.org, lionel@eujs.org Website: http://eujs.org/index.html Representing over 170,000 students, EUJS remains today a vibrant and creative organisation, which is heard throughout the Jewish and the non-Jewish world. It took part in the preparation of the UN Conference Against Racism in 2001 and protested the resurgence of extreme-right wing parties in Europe. It currently works with Jewish students in the Baltic States, the Balkans, Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, the Mediterranean Coast, Scandinavia, and Western Europe. AJC has a strong working relationship with EUJS and their representatives recently attended AJC’s 99th Annual Meeting and 12th International Leadership Conference. |
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