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The American Jewish Committee (AJC) Chicago office builds powerful coalitions with prominent religious, ethnic, and community leaders.

This year, we marked 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp — the Holocaust moving further and further into our past. Now, with so many survivors no longer with us to share their personal stories, Holocaust education is more important than ever.

Tova Friedman was just six years old when she walked out of Auschwitz. Now, 80 years later, Tova is devoted to speaking about her experiences as a child survivor of the Holocaust and being vocal about the threat of antisemitism. Tova speaks to audiences worldwide–in person and on the social media platform TikTok, where she has amassed over half a million followers. Listen to Tova’s testimony of survival, as part of a live recording at the Weizmann National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia.

Rabbi Noam Marans, AJC’s Director of Interreligious Affairs, reflects on Pope Francis’ legacy—from his deep ties with Argentina’s Jewish community to his historic visit to Israel and strong stance against antisemitism.

More than 2,000 people from 60-plus countries and six continents are attending the premier annual global Jewish advocacy event - AJC Global Forum -  from April 27-29.