Press Releases and Statements

American Jewish Committee, Jewish Federations of North America, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations (COP), and StandWithUs (SWU) have released a Jewish Students' Bill of Rights, calling on schools and districts to take six concrete steps to ensure that every Jewish student can attend school without fear of harassment, bias, or shame. The document arrives as new data identifies K-12 schools as one of the few settings where antisemitic incidents have not declined, and as the High Holidays fall within the first weeks of the school year in most districts.

Following the release of the latest FBI Reported Crimes in the Nation report, American Jewish Committee (AJC) remains alarmed that incidents against the Jewish community represent a disproportionate number of hate crime incidents in the United States.

With the new school year about to begin, AJC welcomes the appointment of Lele Yutzy as California's first Office of Civil Rights Director. This comes at a vital moment for building the capacity, expertise, and accountability necessary to support students, families, educators, and school communities across the state.

American Jewish Committee welcomed a federal court decision dismissing a challenge to AB 715, a landmark California law to protect public school students from harassment and ensure that curricula are accurate and nondiscriminatory.

Today, American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, joined the Polish Jewish community in remembering the at least 340 Jews who were murdered in the Jedwabne Pogrom. Eighty-five years ago, on July 10, 1941, more than 300 men, women, and children were burned alive in a barn in the Polish town of Jedwabne. As confirmed by Poland’s own Institute of National Remembrance, this horrific crime was carried out by the victims’ Polish neighbors, incited by the occupying Nazi German forces. In recent years, there have been efforts from far-right extremists to deny these facts.

ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), American Jewish Committee (AJC), Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, and StandWithUs congratulate the Jewish Affairs Caucus (JAC) of the National Education Association (NEA) for its leadership and success at this year’s NEA Representative Assembly.

American Jewish Committee welcomes the U.S. Supreme Court decision to uphold more than a century of legal precedent that any child born on U.S. soil is a citizen regardless of their parents’ immigration status.

Three college students who were unrelenting in fighting antisemitism on their campuses despite threats, taunts, and intimidation, today received the AJC Sharon Greene Award for Campus Advocacy at American Jewish Committee (AJC) Global Forum.

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria was recognized by American Jewish Committee with the Donald M. Ephraim Global Jewish Advocacy Award, which is given to a civic or public-sector leader who has demonstrated a commitment to bridge-building, public service, and combating hate in their communities.

In response to surging antisemitism in the United States that is increasingly violent, American Jewish Committee (AJC) today released its Combating Antisemitism Playbook, a new framework to enable leaders across society to understand, respond to, and prevent antisemitism.

At a time when the vast majority of American Jews are feeling less safe, American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, enthusiastically welcomes the introduction of the bipartisan Jewish American Security Act.

As antisemitism continues to surge on social media and other online platforms, with bad actors deploying new tactics to spread hate and mis- and disinformation, American Jewish Committee (AJC) and CyberWell today formalized their partnership to understand, respond to, and prevent online antisemitism.

American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, was joined by 22 faith-based and cultural organizations in urging the leadership of the Senate and House of Representatives to take meaningful action to protect religious communities and institutions across the country.

Alpha Epsilon Pi International Fraternity (AEPi), the Jewish college fraternity, and American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, have launched a new partnership to combat antisemitism on college campuses across North America, while also advancing Jewish leadership development through AEPi's global network of campus chapters in the U.S., Canada, and Israel.

Half of Jewish users who experienced antisemitism online do not report these incidents to social media companies because they do not think anything will be done, according to new data from American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people. The State of Antisemitism in America 2024-2025: Findings and Recommendations for Major Digital Platforms report, released today in partnership with CyberWell, an independent non-profit organization and trusted partner of social media platforms working to combat online antisemitism, provides deeper insights and analysis of AJC’s State of Antisemitism in America Report data and platform specific data on user experience.

On this solemn fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale, unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, American Jewish Committee (AJC) and the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA) stand united with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people in remembrance, resolve, and moral clarity, and continue to call for sustained international support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, and the Conseil Représentatif des Institutions Juives de France (CRIF), the organization representing Europe’s largest Jewish community, today announced the signing of a new partnership agreement, formalized in Paris on the occasion of the CRIF’s 40th annual Dinner, to deepen transatlantic coordination in combating antisemitism and defending democratic values.

American Jewish Committee (AJC) and Hillel International are releasing new data today detailing how American Jewish college students are changing how they engage with peers and show up on campus related to their experiences with antisemitism. As part of AJC’s State of Antisemitism in America 2025 Report, AJC and Hillel International partnered to document Jewish students’ experiences during their time on campus.

The rise of antisemitism is having a profound impact on how American Jews are living their everyday lives. More than half of American Jews are continuing to change behaviors due to fear of antisemitism, online antisemitism has reached the highest level ever recorded by AJC's survey, and a majority of American Jews are concerned that AI will spread antisemitism and lead to incidents.

Recognized for his national and international leadership, Pace University President Marvin Krislov has begun work as a Fulbright Specialist —hosted by AJC Paris—to help identify the most effective ways French and American leaders can stem a rising tide of antisemitism.