Advocacy Anywhere

How can religion be a source for good as America confronts the current health and race crises?

Margaritis Schinas, Vice-President of the European Commission and European Commissioner for Promoting the European Way of Life, joins AJC CEO David Harris for a wide-ranging discussion on issues related to European antisemitism, migration and asylum, the EU fight against terrorism and radicalization, and other issues of concern.

Ambassador Negroponte and Ambassador Pressman, in conversation with Felice Gaer, Director, Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights, explore whether and how the UN can remain a key venue for enhanced U.S. foreign affairs leadership.

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Senator Chris Coons (D-DE), both members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, discuss the bipartisan effort they are leading to promote U.S.-Israel collaboration in the fight against COVID-19, combating antisemitism at home and abroad, and other issues of importance.

A brilliant scholar, effective advocate, and the first woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State (1997-2001), Madeleine Albright is a crucial voice for this fraught moment, as radical ideologies, social unraveling, and the COVID-19 pandemic threaten the hard-won post war global order.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been wreaking havoc around the world and has put governments under severe pressure. In an effort to understand what leaders face during times of crisis, AJC was delighted to host French Prime Minister Manuel Valls (2014-2016), one of Europe's foremost political voices, to discuss responsible leadership and how the past can teach us about how to navigate crises like this.

In this exclusive Remote ACCESS pre-Global Forum program, actors and the director of the film Resistance discuss the necessity of preserving Holocaust memory, why the actors are passionate about the film and its meaning, and how film can help fight global antisemitism.

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.

A valued strategic partner of the United States in a turbulent region, peace partner for more than 25 years with Israel, and promoter of interfaith understanding, Jordan confronts an array of challenges, including the burden of hosting a refugee population of some 1.4 million and a scarcity of natural resources.

Join AJC CEO David Harris as he shares his perspectives on the Six-Day War — and why it still matters 53 years later.

Jeffrey Goldberg, acclaimed journalist, Editor in Chief of The Atlantic, and friend of AJC, in conversation with Simone Rodan-Benzaquen, Director of AJC Europe.

Lonnie G. Bunch III, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Founding Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and AJC Project Interchange alumnus joins us for a comprehensive discussion on race relations in the United States.

Israeli and American Jews have long enjoyed a special relationship based on common values. While this relationship remains strong, there are growing tensions between the two largest Jewish communities in the world.

Student government should be a platform to improve campus life, and plan fulfilling programs for one’s peers. So why does it seem like many student governments have become little more than a platform for constant vilification of Israel?

Dr. Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations, is a veteran diplomat, a prominent voice on American foreign policy, an established leader of nonprofit institutions, and a steadfast friend of AJC. Dr. Haass joins in conversation with AJC CEO David Harris on the state of international relations in the COVID-19 era, as well as Haass’ new book, The World: A Brief Introduction.

Mayors across the country and around the world are on the frontlines of the COVID-19 response, making critical decisions every day about how to protect their communities while also working to restart their cities' economic engines.

The pandemic has shut down our mosques and synagogues, bringing about a boom in digital gatherings, virtual prayer spaces and online learning. Are these changes fleeting responses to a crisis or will they fundamentally alter religious life?

H.E. Jusuf Kalla, Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia (2014-2019) (2004-2009) and current Chairman of the Indonesian Red Cross, has been courageous and outspoken in his appeal for Indonesia, home to the world’s largest Muslim population, to engage in dialogue with Israel.

In June 1967, at the close of the Six-Day War, Israeli paratroopers reached the Western Wall, symbolically completing the work of reuniting Jerusalem.

Israel has gone through three parliamentary elections in the last thirteen months. Has the political situation in Israel really stabilized?