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AJC Urges Secretary of State to Appoint Antisemitism Special Envoy
AJC is urging Secretary of State Tillerson to fill without further delay the position of Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism.
AJC Astonished by Spicer Remarks on Assad, Hitler and Chemical Weapons
“AJC is astonished by White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer’s comment today that Adolph Hitler did not use chemical weapons.
AJC New England Dismayed by Tufts Student Senate’s Marginalization of Jewish Students
AJC New England was dismayed to learn that the night before the Passover holiday, the Tufts Community Union Senate (Tufts Senate) approved a resolution calling for divestment from four companies doing business with Israel.
Le Pen's Comments on French Role in Holocaust 'Unacceptable'
AJC rejected comments made by French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen seeking to minimize France’s role in the Holocaust.
AJC Praises U.S. Military Strike on Syrian Airbase
AJC praised President Trump for ordering a U.S. military strike on a Syrian airbase following the Assad regime’s fatal chemical weapons attack earlier this week.
AJC Donation Aids Internally Displaced Syrians
AJC is partnering with Israeli Flying Aid to provide urgent humanitarian assistance to Syrians who were forced from their homes by the civil war and are living elsewhere in the country.
AJC Supports IsraAid Colombian Flood Disaster Relief Efforts
AJC, the global Jewish advocacy organization, announced today that it is partnering with IsraAid, the Israeli humanitarian relief group, to assist victims of the landslides in Mocoa, Colombia.
AJC Urges Investigation of White House Official Sebastian Gorka
AJC calls on the administration to look into new revelations about Sebastian Gorka’s past.
AJC Delegation Visits Czech Republic Following Opening of AJC Central Europe
An AJC leadership delegation met with Czech officials during a three-day visit to the Central European nation’s capital.
AJC Delegation Visits Lithuania After Opening of AJC Central Europe
An AJC leadership delegation met with Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis during a three-day visit to the Baltic nation’s capital.
AJC Delegation Confers with Officials, Community Leaders in Hungary
An AJC leadership delegation concluded two days of talks with Hungarian officials, diplomats and community leaders, capping its visit with the signing of an Association Agreement between AJC and the Federation of Jewish Communities in Hungary.
AJC Delegation Visits Estonia Following Opening of AJC Central Europe
An AJC leadership delegation met with Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid and Prime Minister Jüri Ratas during a two-day visit to the Baltic nation’s capital.
AJC Delegation Visits Slovakia after Opening of AJC Central Europe
An AJC leadership delegation met with the President of the Slovak National Council (Parliament), Andrej Danko, and State Secretary for Foreign and European Affairs Ivan Korčok during a two-day visit to the Central European nation’s capital.
AJC Welcomes Restoration of Israel, Nicaragua Diplomatic Relations
AJC, the global Jewish advocacy organization, welcomes the joint announcement by Israel and Nicaragua that the two nations have reestablished diplomatic relations.
Warsaw Gala Celebrates Opening of AJC Central Europe Office
AJC Central Europe officially launched its new office with a gala in the capital of Poland.
AJC Mourns Passing of Cardinal William Keeler
AJC mourns the passing of Cardinal William Keeler, 14th Archbishop of Baltimore, long-time Moderator of Catholic-Jewish Relations for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), and one of the most important U.S. Catholic voices in the promotion of Christian-Jewish reconciliation.
