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		NEW YORK -- On October 29, 1944, Americans from coast to coast gathered around their radios to hear the words, "The National Broadcasting Company, in cooperation with the American Jewish Committee, brings you now a broadcast of historic significance with the first Jewish religious service broadcast from Germany since the advent of Hitler." Today, more than 63 years later, the internet has given new life to that event, touching the hearts and souls of so many around the world. More than 210,000 YouTube viewers already have watched The Jewish Service Heard Around the World, a short film AJC produced to recall this momentous radio broadcast.

	AJC Green Building Project AJC has embarked on a bold initiative to achieve green certification for its New York headquarters. Learn more in the new film Greening AJC.VIEW
	Interview with Max Fuchs, the cantor in the first service broadcast out of Germany after World War II.
	David Rosen on the Latin Mass
	David Rosen on Hindu-Jewish Relations
	David Rosen on Muslim-Jewish Relations
	The Tragedy of Sderot
	AJC Video: President Nicolas Sarkozy Speaks to AJC French President Nicolas Sarkozy was honored in Washington by the American Jewish Committee with the global advocacy organization’s prestigious Light Unto the Nations Award. Watch the film.
	AJC Video: AJC's Rabbi David Rosen on Project Interchange AJC's Rabbi David Rosen discusses the ground-breaking visit of Indian Muslim leaders to Israel on Project Interchange.Watch the film.
	AJC Video: Israeli, Omani Leaders Celebrate Israeli and Omani leaders gathered at AJC to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC), one of the success stories of efforts to deepen Arab-Israeli cooperation. Sayyid Badr, secretary-general of the Foreign Ministry of Oman; Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni; and Charles Lawson of the U.S. State Department addressed the event. Watch the film.
	AJC Video: Deidre Berger on German-Jewish Relations Deidre Berger, director of AJC's Berlin Office, discusses AJC's role in advancing German-Jewish understanding and German-Israeli relations, and confronting anti-Semitism in Germany. Watch the interview >
	AJC Video: Four Voices 4 Voices From the Next Generation, AJC's newest film, focuses on the growing number of people engaging with AJC through ACCESS and other young leadership programs. The film, released at the Annual Meeting, gives inspiration and hope about AJC's future as the next generation builds upon the remarkable achievements of AJC's first century. Watch the interview >
	AJC Video: Rabbi David Rosen on Interreligious Relations Rabbi David Rosen, AJC's international director of interreligious affairs, discusses Catholic-Jewish and Muslim-Jewish relations, and explores AJC's unique role in bringing people of faith together. Watch the interview >
	Rabbi Andrew Baker Discusses Outreach to World Jewry “We have an opportunity to support Jewish communities around the world,” says Rabbi Andrew Baker, AJC’s director of International Jewish Affairs. “Our overarching concern is how to help these communities feel safe and more secure in a world that is more uncertain.” Baker discusses his work with Jewish communities of varying sizes across Europe. Watch the interview >
	David Harris on Russian Television Executive Director David Harris was interviewed on Spotlight, a program on Russia's first all-English news channel. He spoke about Israel, AJC and Jewish-Russian relations. Watch the interview >
	Ann Schaffer on AJC Pluralism Ann Schaffer, director of AJC's Belfer Center for American Pluralism, speaks about interethnic relations. Watch the interview >
	Valerie Hoffenberg on French-Jewish Relations In this interview, Valerie Hoffenberg, AJC's representative in France, talks about Jewish life and anti-Semitism in Paris and in France. Watch the interview >

One Century, One Day
This film on the continuing work of the American Jewish Committee, premiered at the 100th Annual Meeting. One Century, One Day spotlights the efforts of the AJC in rebuilding New Orleans, in resuscitating the Jewish community in Berlin, and in facilitating communication and understanding in Jerusalem.
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Greek Interview with David Harris (English with Greek subtitles)
David Harris was interviewed in depth on the Greek national TV program Anihnefsis (Investigations) VIEW. The interview is a good case study of an aggressive European attitude toward Israel and American Jewry.
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AJC Archives Film
AJC has collected a massive archive of its materials from the last 100 years. This short film is a guide to the website ajcarchives.org.
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AJC's TV ad on the UN and Israel
The United Nations Charter states that all countries, regardless of size, will be treated equally, but in practice, Israel is not. The world body continually singles out Israel for relentless, obsessive, miscroscopic scrutiny. This is a gross injustice. Israel deserves the same treatment as every other UN member nation.
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Tsunami Relief
This short film, produced by IsrAID,a leading Israeli relief organization, presents a vivid and powerful story of Israelis bringing emergency assistance to tsunami survivors in Sri Lanka. AJC's Tsunami Relief Fund gave significant support to IsrAID.
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Live from Aachen, Germany - The Jewish Service Heard Around the World
In 1944, in occupied Germany, NBC radio, together with AJC, broadcast the first Jewish service since the rise of Hitler. Listen to that historic event in this short film, produced on the 60th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany.
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Why Israel Matters: Israel Education and Advocacy (part of the IKAR program)
The IKAR program (Israel Knowledge, Advocacy and Responsibility) was developed to teach students about Israel today and to train them in Israel advocacy. The introductory video showcases IKAR in use -- featuring interviews with students, teachers, parents and prominent Israel advocates.
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Belzec Memorial Dedication
The Belzec Memorial and Museum was dedicated on at the site of the notorious Nazi death camp in Poland on June 3, 2004. The Belzec Memorial Project, a joint initiative of AJC and the government of Poland, with support from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, is the first effort in 60 years to preserve and protect the long ignored death camp and establish a permanent memorial to the hundreds of thousands of Jews who perished there during the Holocaust.
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A Dream Worth Sharing
A short film chronicling the American Jewish Committee's work in the struggle for civil rights, a mission AJC has championed for nearly 100 years.
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Choosing Hope, Building Bridges, Making History
Highlights of the American Jewish Committee's initiatives and efforts on behalf of Jewish security worldwide, Israel, and intergroup and interreligious relations. Narrated by David Duchovny.
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Lighting the Torch
History and impact of the American Jewish Committee, narrated by Charles Osgood of CBS News.
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Catholic/Jewish Educational Enrichment Program (C/JEEP)
An initiative of AJC's Interreligious Affairs Department, C/JEEP strives to increase Jewish knowledge of Catholicism, and Catholic understanding of Judaism, by placing rabbis and Catholic clergy in a variety of religious high schools to provide accurate, firsthand information to Catholic and Jewish students and facultys.
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Shared Values, Shared Visions
The American Jewish Committee's national television advertisement designed to increase America's appreciation for Israel's democratic society and the individual freedoms of all its citizens.
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