The American Jewish Committee (AJC) has played a leadership role in the field of interreligious and interethnic work for almost a century. Fundamental to AJC's mission has been the belief that the security and well-being of the Jewish community is connected... Read More
The AJC's EngagingAmerica initiative empowers AJC members and staff to be effective domestic diplomats in an ongoing nationwide project of interethnic and interreligious engagement. Through building knowledge and skills, EngagingAmerica moves the intergroup conversation beyond dialogue to social and political action on behalf of Jews and our neighbors.
Since its inception, AJC has been one of the leading American organizations committed to strengthening understanding and communication across religious lines. Read More
Sharing common roots and some common texts, relations between the Christian and Jewish communities are the model for all programs in the area of interreligious affairs. Read More
AJC's efforts in the area of Muslim-Jewish relations will lay the groundwork for understanding and cooperation across faith group lines in ways that will be extraordinarily important. Read More
As America's population more and more reflects the pluralism of the world faith community, we will identify and pursue opportunities to develop positive and meaningful relationships with all religious communities. Read More
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AJC Outraged by Bulldozer Terror Attack
"This heinous act is as a reminder of the sheer brutality used by those who murder civilians to advance their destructive ends," said David Harris.
"After a long period of uneasiness between Europe and Israel, there have been recent signs of renewed Euro-Israeli commitment. But is this really the case?" writes Marta Mucznik, AJC's European Affairs Research Director.
The Presbyterian Church (USA) charged its congregations, members, and associated bodies not to “over-identify” with either party in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
U.S. Jewish Leaders Press Lithuanian Prime Minister to Resolve Property Restitution
Lithuania stands alone as the only country in Central and Eastern Europe to not yet settle the restitution issue, despite negotiations lasting more than six years.
"Twisting Holocaust memory, desecrating cemeteries, ignoring antisemitism and refusing to return communal property — surely this is not the best cultural capital Europe can offer," writes Rabbi Andrew Baker in the Forward.
