European Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi, a Hungarian lawyer and diplomat, is responsible for strengthening relations with 16 of the European Union’s closest Eastern and Southern neighboring countries.
In the wake of the unprecedented tragedy of the Holocaust, it was anything but obvious that a Jewish group would seek to engage postwar Germany. But that’s exactly what American Jewish Committee (AJC), alone among global Jewish organizations, did.
In the early and mid-1980s, I saw up close some of the remarkable Israeli efforts, supported by the United States government and a few American Jewish groups, on behalf of Ethiopian Jews.
Despite a devastating third wave of COVID-19, Israel continues to lead the world in vaccinations and is poised to inoculate every single resident over age 16 by the end of March. Join Dr. Asher Salmon, Head of International Relations, Israeli Ministry of Health for a discussion on how this happened, what can the rest of the world learn from Israel’s speedy rollout, and more.