This AJC Global Forum 2018 session showcased the remarkable stories of two intrepid Israelis, Ambassador to Ethiopia Belaynesh Zevadia and Chief of Staff to the President of Israel Rivka Ravitz.
Alexei Navalny is the most prominent Russian opposition figure and anti-corruption activist in today’s Russia. Since it became clear that he was poisoned with Novichok, German-Russian relations have reached a new low.
AJC LA Director Rick Hirschhaut and Assistant Director Saba Soomekh spoke at "The Untold Story of Jewish Refugees from Arab Lands and Iran." It was a pleasure to join Consul General of Israel in LA - Hillel Newman, JIMENA: Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa, Former LA Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa, Iranian American Jewish Federation President Susan Azizzadeh, Rabbi Nicole Guzik and many others for this important event.
Rabbi Angela Buchdahl and Bishop Kenneth Ulmer discuss what role houses of worship and religious communities play in the future direction of Black-Jewish relations.
Amid rising antisemitism in the U.S. and abroad, AJC has designated Monday, January 6, as #JewishandProud Day. Join us in this worldwide show of Jewish pride.