AJC Seattle

Global Jewish Advocacy in the Emerald City

AJC Seattle connects our community with American Jewish Committee’s global advocacy work to enhance the well-being of the Jewish people and Israel. Our access to diplomats, elected officials, and interfaith leaders at the local level advances AJC’s broader global priorities: combating antisemitism, promoting Israel’s place in the world, and countering the spread of radicalism and extremism.

Our impact extends well beyond the Seattle community, helping AJC achieve tangible results in the form of government policies, formidable alliances, and hard-hitting legislation that make our world safer and more secure.

Upcoming Events

April 24, 2023

Please join us as we honor Amy Levin Ragen and Matthew Brooks Ragen at the AJC Seattle 2023 Advocacy in Action dinner

Please join us as we honor Amy Levin Ragen and Matthew Brooks Ragen at the AJC Seattle 2023 Advocacy in Action dinner.

Monday April 24, 2023
5:00 p.m. Cocktails
6:00 p.m. Dinner and Program

King Street Ballroom and Perch
255 South King Street, Seattle, WA. 98104

Event Co-Chairs
Saul Gamoran and Judith Greenstein

Honorary Committee
Peter A. Shapiro and Diane Aboulafia • Matthew P. Bergman • Ruth M. Bernstein • Lisa Strauch Eggers and Mitch Eggers • Michael** and Lori Feldstein • Delia Jampel and John Frank • Cliff** and Marcie Goldstein • Beth and David** Inlander • Suzi Jaffe* • Wendy and Gary Kaplan • Jim and Lori Kilberg • Rosanne Fleischmann Lapan • Bobby** and Eve Lapin (Chair of Board of Governors) • Fredrick* and Marsha Levin • Suzi and Eric Levine • Andy Marks** and Susan Esserman • Cam and Tori Ragen • Suzanne Ragen • Deborah* and Doug Rosen • Greg and Julia Schechter • Dee Simon • Michael Tichnor** (National AJC President) • Lisa and Robert Wahbe • Alan and Kim Waldbaum • Eileen Glasser Wesley* and Mark Wesley • Steve Zelkowitz**

* Member of Board of Governors
** Member of AJC National Executive Council and Board of Governors

Special Remarks by
Noam Marans
Director, Interreligious and Intergroup Relations

Featured Speaker for the
Dr. Aaron z”l and Ruth M. Bernstein Distinguished Speaker Series

Matti Friedman
Matti Friedman is a journalist and the award-winning author. His most recent book Who by Fire: Leonard Cohen in the Sinai is an account of Leonard Cohen’s concert tour to the front lines of the Yom Kippur War. The book has been listed by both Vanity Fair and Mosaic Magazine as among their top books of 2022 and is being made into a limited TV dramatic series by Keshet International.

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon