| June 14-21 |
TRAVEL -- Berlin Close-Up, with special focus on alternative energy
Hosted by Germany Close-Up. $900, incl airfare, hotel and ground costs.
CLOSED
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| June 14 |
AJC invites ACCESS – Martin S. Indyk keynotes dinner honoring Birthright's Founder Charles R. Bronfman. With AJC national board. 5:30 pm. St Regis Hotel. Register here, regular seats $500, special ACCESS rate $100.
(ACCESS Board Retreat 12 to 3:30 pm. Private home, Upper West Side) |
| June 9 |
ENGAGE - Meet with Dr. Horst Freitag, German Consul General to New York. Amb. Freitag previously served in Ramallah and as Commissoner for Middle East Affairs to Germany's Foreign Minister. |
| June 8 |
ENGAGE -- Senior delegation of German Staff Officers from Germany's top military leadership academy: Lunch discussion with David Harris. |
| June 4 |
ENGAGE – The Face of Diplomacy: Honoring AJC Executive David Harris. Featuring four leading Israeli ambassadors serving around the world (Germany, UK, India and the UN) on challenges and opportunities facing Israel today. Will include smaller break-out sessions with Ambassadors. |
| June 2 |
ENGAGE – TiE Tri-State/ACCESS event on Shaping the future - Indian- Israeli Strategic Partnership. Private meeting with Israel’s Ambassador to India . Amb. Mark Sofer discusses Israel-India relations.
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| June 2 |
ENGAGE -- Senior delegation of German Staff Officers from Germany's top military leadership academy: Lunch discussion with David Harris. |
| June 1 |
ENGAGE -- Muslim- Jewish meeting |
| May 31 |
CELEBRATE/ ENGAGE – March with AJC in the Salute to Israel Parade. Picnic following. The Salute to Israel Parade’s After Party, co-sponsored by ACCESS, with Pharaoh’s Daughter, Soulfarm and The Sarah Aroeste Band. 7:30 pm at Sullivan Hall.
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| May 25 |
COMMEMORATE – Memorial Service with Council of Young Presidents. Park Avenue Synagogue at 50 East 87th Street (corner of Madison Ave). We will be joined by Congressman Steve Israel and several high-ranking military officers. |
| May 21 |
INFORM – Durban Review Conference Debrief. Major victory or massive defeat? What are the implications of the UN Durban Review conference – for the Jewish community, Israel’s place in the world, the fight for human rights, and the standing of the UN itself? ACCESS NY delegates recount their experiences at the conference and debate how to move forward post-Durban. |
| May 17 |
INFORM – Jews and the Language of Terrorism, with Professor Shuki Cohen, John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Part of the ACCESS "ISMs" Sunday brunch series looking at relevant history and philosophy. Followed by a reading of the controversial play "7 Jewish Children” and a discussion of whether it crosses the language line into antisemitism. Hosted at a private residence.
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| May 11 |
INFORM – Sustainability under the new Administration and the role ACCESS can play. Join ACCESS members from around the country for a conference call with Michele Weingarden, Director of Greenprint Denver, the City of Denver's Office of Sustainability, to understand new Administration legislation on "going green" and how ACCESS can play a crucial role.
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| May 6-8 |
ACCESS @ AJC Annual Meeting
Washington D.C
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| April 30 |
ACCESS Steering Committee Doors open 6 pm; 6:30-7:30 pm; AJC. Interested? email access@ajc.org
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| April 28 |
ENGAGE -- Yom Haatzmaut event: AJC joins Israel's independance day celebration at The Intrepid, West 46th Street and 12th Avenue.
CLICK HERE for more information
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| April 23 |
NETWORK -- Meet with John Paulson, one of the leading hedge fund managers in the world today, founding principal and Chief Investment Officer at Paulson & Co. At AJC's Jacob Blaustein Building. |
| April 18-24 |
TRAVEL -- UN Durban Review Conference Geneva, Switzerland -- The ACCESS Delegation to the UN Durban Review Conference will be part of a worldwide effort dedicated to ensure that the 2009 Review Conference remains true to the cause of combating racism and racial discrimination; and that it does not turn into an anti-Semitic and anti-Israel forum.
CLICK HERE for our Action Plan |
| April 19 |
STUDY-- Antisemitism and the Brain, part of the ACCESS "ISMs" Sunday brunch series looking at Jewish history and philosophy. With NYU Professor David Amodio talking about the scientific research related to prejudice and stereotyping, and how antisemitism, might be reduced. Followed by a discussion about the controversial play "7 Jewish Children." Hosted at a private residence, Upper West Side. |
| April 7 |
EDUCATE -- Outlook and Obstacles: Discussion with AJC Executive Director David Harris on Israel, the Arab world, and the Jewish community worldwide in the next decade. At NYU's Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life. |
| April 6 |
ENGAGE -- Dinner with German model UN group that will be playing the role of "Israel". Pot luck at ACCESS member's house in Williamsburg.
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| April 2 |
ENGAGE -- German-Jewish Cooperation in the 21st Century: Creating a Forward-Looking Agenda. Private, off-the-record drinks and discussion with Karsten Voigt, Coordinator for German-American Cooperation at Germany's Foreign Ministry and Visiting Scholar at NYU's Deutsches Haus. Joined by German guests at the invitation of the German Consulate General. The event is following the ACCESS Board Meeting |
| March 30 |
EDUCATE -- Durban Debates. Panel with Felice Gaer, director of AJC'S Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights, Joelle Fiss, author of the Durban Diaries, Belgium and Israeli diplomats, Nicolas Nihon and Toby Frankenstein.
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| March 26 |
ENGAGE --"7 Jewish Children" ACCESS has a unique opportunity to attend the reading of the highly controversial play "7 Jewish Children" by Caryl Churchill and to engage in a critical discussion about the content.
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| March 29 |
ENGAGE -- Helping NY: Community engagement service. Deliver pre-holiday packages to elderly New Yorkers with DOROT and with ACCESS diplomatic and dialogue friends.
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| March 25 |
ENGAGE --- Briefing by Deputy Consul General of Israel in New York, hosted by NY Chapter on "Israel and Europe: An insider's assessment of challenges and opportunities". Marking 50 years of Israel's relations with the European Community.
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| March 24 |
ENGAGE-- Russia today: Meeting with new generation Russian diplomatic leaders (Vladimir Safronkov, Chief of Political Affairs, Ruslan Bakhtin, Chief of Press, Information and Public Relations).
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| March 18 |
ENGAGE -- French-American relations in a new era? An open discussion with French Consul General, Ambassador Guy Yelda.
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| March 12 |
ACCESS Steering Committee meeting.
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| March 9 |
EDUCATE -- ACCESS Monthly Conference Call
A New Generation Jewish Identity?Conversation with Shawn Landres, CEO & Director of Research of Jewish Jumpstart. Moderator: Adam Weiss, ACCESS LA.
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| March 8 |
EDUCATE -- Jews and Communism, part of the ACCESS "ISMs" Sunday brunch series looking at key moments in history and philosophy. With Princeton U. Professor and noted author and Polish history expert Jan Gross.
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| February 24 |
EDUCATE -- Reaching out to the Indian Community - a workshop. A training session on how to effectively engage with India and the Indian American community - an ACCESS International priority.
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| February 18 |
EDUCATE -- Preventing Genocide: Commemorating the 15th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide and what we can do about it. With Jacqueline Murekatete. Cosponsored with AJC's Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights and AJC's Africa Institute.
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| February 16 |
ACCESS conference call with Dr. Eran Lerman, director of AJC's Israel/Middle East office, to analyze Israeli election results and implications
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| February 15 |
EDUCATE -- The first in a new ACCESS "ISMs" Sunday brunch series -- Is there a Jewish Capitalism? A look at history and philosophy. With Columbia U. Professor and ACCESS member Jeremy Dauber.
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| February 12 |
VISION -- United States Visioning Session - Impact the national ACCESS agenda. ACCESS Board Meeting
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| February 9 |
EDUCATE -- The Israeli Election 2009: A vote that impacts the world
A frank conversation with Israeli Consul General Asaf Shariv on prospects of war, peace and the larger vision of Israel's international relationships. At NYU's King Juan Carlos Center, Washington Square South. Cosponsored by the AJC NYU Society, Taub Center for Israeli Studies, Sharp Lectures.
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| January 27 |
EDUCATE/ENGAGE -- AJC recommends UN memorial ceremony commemorating the Holocaust, joined by diplomats.
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| Jan 20 |
ACCESS Steering Committee
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| Jan 19 |
ENGAGE -- ACCESS community service project at two 'Women In Need' shelters in Brooklyn as part of President-Elect Barack Obama's national service initiative -- a nation-wide project. We help beautify their shelters, meet with their coordinators and families who live there, and do something meaningful together to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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| Jan 12 |
EDUCATE --"Depression Drinks & Networking: Judaism and New Financial Ethics in the Wake of the Financial Crisis and the Madoff Scandal" with the Bronfman Youth Fellowships - Discussion with Rabbi Andy Bachman |
| Dec 22, 2008 |
ACCESS Steering Committee call |
| December 15, 2008 |
ENGAGE -- ACCESS Annual pre-Chanukah Party with international friends. Polish Consulate.
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| December 14, 2008 |
EDUCATE -- Exodus in Context, Jews and the Ancient Near East; Sarah Rindner Home of AJC member, Upper West Side; Brunch
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| December 11, 2008 |
Pizza and planning: ACCESS board member Matias Ringel invites folks interested in a new era of Black-Jewish relations to his home to discuss the agenda for AJC’s upcoming conference at historically black college, Xavier University, in New Orleans over Martin Luther King Jr. weekend (nolaconference.blogspot.com).
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| December 8, 2008 |
Private briefing by UN Watch executive director Hillel Neuer on the UN Durban Review Conference. |
| November 19, 2008 |
ACCESS Board meeting |
| November 16, 2008 |
EDUCATE -- The Myth of a Golden Age? Jews in Muslim lands: Texts by Maimonides; Dr. Steven Bayme (doors open at 11 am, program from 11:30 am to 1 pm); Museum of Jewish Heritage, Brunch. |
| November 9, 2008 |
ENGAGE -- Post Election Community Engagement Program: ACCESS’s dialogue with the NY Urban League Young Professionals takes on a new dimension through a hands-on community service project in Washington Heights organized through the NY Restoration Project. This rebuilding project also marks the 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht – a meaningful time for us to reflect on the past and future. |
| November 4, 2008 |
Join ACCESS members and international diplomats to watch elections results at Jake's Saloon downtown.
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| October 19, 2008 |
EDUCATE -- Text study on Combustible Relations: Jews in Germany, Germany in Jews with Prof. Jeremy Dauber of Columbia University, Rebecca Neuwirth and Lena Altman. Doors open 11 am, 11:30 am -1 pm).
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| October 16, 2008 |
EDUCATE -- Politically Incorrect: Race, Religion and Politics. The crucial Jewish vote in a historic presidential election. With analyst Thomas B. Edsall, political editor of the Huffington Post; activist Mik Moore, co-founder, Jewish Council for Education & Research, Jewsvote.org and The Great Shlep. At NYU. Moderated by Tally Zingher, attorney at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP, Harvard Kennedy School ('06) Harvard Law School ('06).
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| October 7, 2008 |
ENGAGE -- Senior delegation of German Staff Officers from Germany's top military leadership academy: Lunch discussion with David Harris.
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| September 29, 2008 |
ENGAGE -- German Information Officers -- official liaisons with German high schools: Lunch discussion with Rabbi Noam Marans.
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| September 28, 2008 |
ENGAGE -- Inferfaith Iftar Dinner with Taieb Fassi Fihri, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Morocco, and Mohamed Yassine Mansouri, National Intelligence Chief, at the private home of a senior AJC leader.
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| September 23, 2008 |
ENGAGE -- AJC is hosting a bilateral meeting with Ambassador Mark Otte, EU Special Representative to the Middle-East Peace Process, in the context of our "diplomatic marathon" that takes place annually during the opening of the UN General Assembly.
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| September 22, 2008 |
Stand up to Ahmadinejad with AJC staff and lay leaders and over 100 Canadian students who are making a special trip. Meet at AJC to march to the national demonstration against Iran’s hateful anti-Semitic and anti-Israel rhetoric and its support of Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations. Elie Wiesel, the head of the Knesset, and others will be speaking.
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| September 21, 2008 |
EDUCATE -- Diplomatic tour of Lower East Side, followed by Rosh Hashanah discussion over lunch at 12:30 pm: Dual Identity or Dual Loyalty? The Unique Experience of American Jews; Lower East Side, Brunch 7 pm Ramadan break-fast with Muslim-Jewish dialogue project; afternoon and evening.
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| September 19, 2008 |
ENGAGE -- Attend Friday night services with ACCESS and African American partners and friends. Members of the NY Urban League Young Professionals group will be meeting us at 7:15 pm in front of B'nai Jeshurun, West 88th between Broadway and West End Avenue. Please let us know if you are especially interested in other opportunities for a meaningful, relevant black-Jewish dialogue.
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| September 7, 2008 |
EDUCATE -- Advocacy training followed by ACCESS board meeting and musical performance at Central Synagogue by Sarah Aroeste Silverman.
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| September 4, 2008 |
SC call |
| August 11, 2008 |
ENGAGE -- Meet HBO co-President Richard Plepler for private cocktails and discussion. doors open at 6pm; program begins promptly at 6:30pm. At HBO headquarters, 1100 Avenue of the Americas. |
| July 22, 2008 |
EDUCATE -- We Are All One - A Conversation on Jewish Identity
Adam McKinney and Daniel Banks, Ph.D ,7 pm doors open, 7:30-9:00 pm program at Society for Advancement of Judaism 15 West 86th Street (between Central Park West and Columbus Avenues. B or C train to 86th Street) |
| July 16, 2008 |
EDUCATE -- Is Latin American Democracy under Siege? Views from a European Leftist.
Join ACCESS and Judios Latinos for a discussion with activist, writer and former member of the Spanish Parliament, Pilar Rahola. 7 pm doors open, 7:30 pm program; AJC
6:30-7:30 ACCESS board meets (incl new members);
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| July 14, 2008 |
Rescheduled conference call with Hillel Neuer, director of UN Watch, on preparations for the Durban "anti-racism" conference Part II, which will take place in Geneva in April 2009 (an ACCESS trip will join). MEMBERS ONLY. Noon. |
| July 7, 2008 |
Conference call with Hillel Neuer, director of UN Watch, on preparations for the Durban "anti-racism" conference Part II, which will take place in Geneva in April 2009 (an ACCESS trip will join). MEMBERS ONLY. Noon. |
| June 29, 2008 |
ACCESS Steering Committee and Board retreat. Location TBA. |
