December 23, 2024
This year, as part of AJC’s global advocacy initiative, ACCESS D.C AJC’s young professional’s division (ages 22-40). focused on expanding our reach with young professionals in the D.C. area. Our focus included:
Supporting Israel
- ACCESS leaders gathered for an exclusive Israeli whiskey tasting where all proceeds went to the AJC Israel Emergency Fund.
- In partnership with AJC Washington Regional Board, ACCESS D.C. hosted Yair Zivan, a Foreign Policy Advisor to Yair Lapid, to discuss his new book, The Center Must Hold: Why Centrism is the Answer to Extremism and Polarisation. Yair spoke about the comprehensive centrist approach to the major challenges facing the world and Israel.
- ACCESS D.C. and IPF ATID facilitated a panel and mixer for the Inter-Agency Task Force Delegation, featuring 3 Arab citizens of Israel to share their challenges, aspirations and experiences.
Fighting Antisemitism
- AJC’s Director of National Political Outreach, Rebecca Klein, briefed ACCESS D.C. on the 2024 presidential election cycle and how we can fight antisemitism as a non-partisan issue.
- Hosted a Policy & Brew with one of our very own ACCESS Leaders, Hallie Stern, to learn more about fighting online antisemitism and the importance of algorithmic integrity.
Expanding our Reach and Growing Our Community
- ACCESS D.C. added 5 additional board members, bringing the total to 15 ACCESS leaders on our board.
- The Annual Young Diplomats Reception welcomed ACCESS and young leaders in the diplomatic community with more than 20 countries represented for a night of connection and celebration.
- Three ACCESS D.C. Leaders participated in the ACCESS Global Third Generation Initiative (TGI) Mission to Berlin this fall. Following their trip, they met with the Director of Culture at the German Embassy to share their experiences.
- The AJC ACCESS Military Veterans Group hosted a Hanukkah celebration with the Jewish Veterans Group of America. The evening included keynote remarks by Virginia State Delegate and Army Veteran, Dan Helmer.
- Our Washington and Regional Board and ACCESS D.C. Marshall Society facilitated several intergenerational conversations, such as growing up Jewish and being Jewish in the workplace. The program offers opportunities for cross-generational exchanges, learning from lived experiences, and features breakout conversations with guided questions to help get the conversation going.
We look forward to continuing our important work in the new year. For more information on
ACCESS D.C., please reach out to [email protected].
