David A. Harris, AJC’s executive director, is a widely recognized expert on the condition of Jewish communities worldwide, global anti-Semitism, Israel's quest for peace and security and international human rights. He has written scores of articles, op-eds, letters, and reviews in leading newspapers and magazines, and has a weekly commentary on the CBS radio network. He is available for interviews in English and Italian.
Press interested in interviewing David Harris, or any of the AJC staff experts below, should contact Kenneth Bandler at bandlerk@ajc.org or 212-891-6771 or Michael Geller at gellerm@ajc.org or 212-891-1385.
The following is a list of AJC staff experts by topic, including foreign language interview options:
Anti-Semitism
Kenneth Stern, expert on anti-Semitism and extremism
Energy Independence
Richard Foltin, director of legislative affairs
Green Building Efforts
Benjamin Tressler, manager of AJC’s Green Building Project
International Affairs
Jason Isaacson, director of the office of government and international affairs
Aaron Jacob, associate director of international affairs (Hebrew)
Rabbi Andrew Baker, director of international Jewish affairs
Emanuele Ottolenghi, director of the Brussels-based Transatlantic Institute (French, Hebrew and Italian)
Deidre Berger, director of Berlin office (German)
Barry Jacobs, director of strategic studies (Greek)
Intergroup Relations
Ann Schaffer, director of the Belfer Center for American Pluralism
Interreligious Affairs
Rabbi David Rosen, international director of interreligious affairs (Hebrew)
Rabbi Gary Greenebaum, U.S. director for interreligious affairs
Israel
Eran Lerman, director of Israel/Middle East office (Hebrew)
Rabbi Edward Rettig, associate director of Israel/Middle East office (Hebrew)
Laurie Wexler, director of Project Interchange
Jason Isaacson, director of government and international affairs
Shula Bahat, associate executive director (Hebrew)
Jewish Life
Steven Bayme, director of the Contemporary Jewish Life (Hebrew)
Rabbi Noam Marans, associate director of Contemporary Jewish Life (Hebrew)
Latin American and Latino Affairs
Dina Siegel Vann, director of Latino and Latin American Institute, (Spanish)
Jacob Kovadloff, Latin American Affairs (Spanish)
Legal Affairs and Domestic Policy
Richard Foltin, director of Legislative Affairs
Jeffrey Sinensky, general counsel and director of domestic policy
Kara Stein, associate director for domestic policy and legal affairs
Russian Jewish Community
Sam Kliger, director of Russian Jewish Community Affairs (Russian)
Terrorism and Extremism
Yehudit Barsky, director of division on Middle East and International Terrorism (Hebrew and Arabic)
United Nations
Felice Gaer, director of the Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights
Hillel Neuer, executive director of the Geneva-based UN Watch
Jason Issacson, director of government and international affairs
Aaron Jacob, associate director of international affairs (Hebrew)
Young Leadership
Rebecca Neuwirth, director of ACCESS: AJC’s New Generation Program and special projects, (German)
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