The IHRA Working Definition is a clear and compact description of antisemitism in its various forms, including Holocaust denial, prejudices against Jews, and the denial of Israel’s right to exist.
Following the murder of 11 innocent Jews at prayer at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue on October 27, 2018, millions of people of all faiths rallied around AJC’s #ShowUpForShabbat initiative, packing synagogues in what became the largest-ever expression of solidarity with the American Jewish community.
Last year, Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-MI) invited black and Jewish members of the House to form the Black Jewish Congressional Caucus, which was introduced last June at the 2019 AJC Global Forum.
Leadership in the Lutheran church was “a major force in instilling theological antisemitism in the modern world.” AJC was among the first organizations to confront it.