Press Releases

American Jewish Committee (AJC) is urging the United States Court of Appeals to uphold a Texas law that bars the state from engaging the services of contractors involved in boycotts of Israeli products and services.

American Jewish Committee (AJC) is urging the Trump Administration to increase, rather than further decrease, the number of refugees allowed to enter the United States. The call comes amidst reports that the presidential determination of the refugee admission ceiling for Fiscal Year 2020 could drop to zero, effectively eliminating the U.S. refugee program.

Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) has completed a five-day visit to Israel with AJC Project Interchange.

American Jewish Committee (AJC) is calling on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to stay the scheduled October 10 execution of Randy Halprin and order a hearing on allegations that the judge presiding at his trial was hopelessly biased against Jews.

American Jewish Committee (AJC), the leading global Jewish advocacy organization, has appointed Richard S. Hirschhaut as Director of its Los Angeles Region.

AJC CEO David Harris said the president’s comments are “shockingly divisive and unbecoming of the occupant of the highest elected office.

American Jewish Committee (AJC) mourns the passing of Jack Lapin, a leader in Houston’s Jewish community who was actively involved with AJC locally and nationally. He was 88 years old.

AJC believes that, out of two less-than-ideal options, neither of which was risk-free, Israel did not choose wisely by reversing its original decision.

“California high school students deserve an opportunity to learn the role of ethnicity, race and religion in the life of all its citizens, including those previously ignored. But the proposed Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum, in its current form, does not come close to achieving this admirable goal.

The members of the Latino Jewish Leadership Council (LJLC) are deeply saddened by the senseless and horrific mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, which resulted in 31 deaths and dozens of injured.

AJC (American Jewish Committee), the leading global Jewish advocacy organization, is proud to announce that AJC Cincinnati past presidents, Sandy Kaltman and Rick Michelman, accepted national positions within the organization.

AJC Cincinnati elects new board members

Dina Siegel Vann, Director of AJC’s Belfer Institute for Latino and Latin American Affairs (BILLA), urged members of the leading coalition of Latino organizations to step up its cooperation and joint advocacy activity with the Jewish community.

AJC praised Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius for removing a plaque on the Lithuanian Academy of Science building honoring Jonas Noreika, an anti-Soviet fighter who was responsible for the deportation of Šiauliai Jews and seizure of their property during the Holocaust.

“Given the massive tragedy Hezbollah wrought on Argentina 25 years ago, adding the Iranian-sponsored terror organization to the new registry and freezing its assets is a positive step on the long and winding path to justice for the AMIA bombing victims and their families,” said Dina Siegel Vann, AJC Director of Latino and Latin American Affairs, who is in Buenos Aires for the 25th anniversary events.

Jason Isaacson, American Jewish Committee (AJC) Chief Policy and Political Affairs Officer, addressed the U.S. Department of Justice Summit on Combating Antisemitism.

A delegation of American Jewish Committee (AJC) leaders from across the United States has just concluded a three-day visit to Tirana, Albania’s capital.

Rabbi Noam Marans, AJC Director of Interreligious and Intergroup Relations, has been elected Chair of IJCIC, the International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Consultations.

American Jewish Committee (AJC) CEO David Harris was honored today by Greece with one of the country’s most prestigious awards, the Order of the Phoenix.