Celebrating our Diverse Roots and Shared Values

America’s Table is an annual Thanksgiving event convened by American Jewish Committee’s Community of Conscience.

AJC Houston is pleased to this year present America’s Table as an hour-long televised broadcast with our partner KPRC – Channel 2, on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 24 at 5:00am, and again on Saturday, November 26, 2022 at 8:00pm during Thanksgiving weekend.

The program will feature the many faces and communities of Houston, who all contribute to make this city one of the most diverse, welcoming, and resilient places in the country. In Houston, in Texas, and across America, each of us is entitled to a place at “the Table.”

While some of us may have to look further back than others, we each have an immigration story to tell. Our stories help define our unique self-identities, and yet we share experiences and perspectives that now make us unmistakably American.

America’s Table - in the wake of a devastating pandemic, racial tensions, and many other divisions in today’s society - is an opportunity to reconcile our conflicting opinions and find common ground in our collective conscience, our Community of Conscience.

Just after Thanksgiving, a holiday that unites us all, we call on all people of goodwill to join with the leadership of the Houston Community of Conscience and stand united against the divisive and hateful rhetoric that has cast a shadow over our political and civic discourse.

Tune in to America’s Table KPRC Channel-2 Saturday, November 26, 2022 at 8 PM on Thanksgiving Weekend

 

Program Information

IMMIGRANT STORIES
Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi
Reginald DesRoches
Karina Gonzalez
Dr. Tram Ho
Ray Salti
Ted Segal

STORIES FROM HOUSTON & GALVESTON COMMUNITIES

NEIGHBORHOOD STORIES
Houston’s Chinatown
Houston’s Gulfton area of Central America
Houston’s Ukrainian Community

 

THANK YOU

to the generous sponsors and supporters of America’s Table

Sponsors

Media Partner

Community of Conscience Supporters

Individuals*
Dorit & Marty Aaron
Stanford & Joan Alexander Foundation
Eric & Tali Blumrosen
Susan & Michael Bono
Sara Brook & Erwin Rittinger
Dessert Gallery
Jeffrey Detwiler
Flagship Properties
Donald & Martha Freedman
Karen & Buster Freedman
Esther Friedman Family Foundation
Matthew Greenberg
Zahava Haenosh
Isani Consultants
Nancy T. Beren and Larry S. Jefferson MD
Jake and Nina Kamin Foundation
Diane Kaplan
Stephen & Ann Kaufman
Peaches & Shrub Kempner
Eve & Bobby Lapin
Jack Lascar
Irwin & Ora Levowitz
Diane & Mitch Levy
Robert & Margery Loeb
Reginald & Merinda Martin
Lainie Gordon & David Mincberg
Iris & Uriel Mushin
Nazif’s Grill
Marcia & Mike Nichols
Gloria & Joe Pryzant
Regina Rogers
Debbie & David Simon
Sam Stolburn & Alana Spiwak
Tracy & Gary Stein
Barbara Winthrop & Jay Steinfeld
Karen & David Tass
Linda Toyota
Becky & Joe Williams
Cyvia Wolff
Helene & Dror Zadok
Robert Zurawin

Nonprofit Organizations
Congregation Beth Yeshurun
Boniuk Institute at Rice University
Harmony Public Schools
Always Do Good Fund – Greater Houston Community Foundation
Greater Houston Community Foundation
OCA Greater Houston

In the fall of 2022, AJC Houston and the Astros Foundation will present a special America’s Table event specifically designed for high school students at Minute Maid Park. Youth presenters and attendees who reflect Houston’s diversity will participate in a program that highlights the importance of inclusivity, civility, and unity for the next generation. Contact houston@ajc.org for more information.

*As of 7/14/22