AJC Training Opportunities
AJC Training Opportunities
Antisemitism in America is rising, becoming more commonplace and more violent – ranging from threatening Jewish people on the streets to a constant barrage of online hate. When societies cannot protect their Jewish populations, they often fail to protect their democracy as well. It is not, and cannot be, a problem solely for the Jewish community to address. Recognizing that antisemitism poses a threat to democracy, the White House released the U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism, which adopts a “whole-of society” approach to addressing antisemitism in America. Based on American Jewish Committee's recently updated Call to Action Against Antisemitism in America, the National Strategy provides concrete examples for what each sector of society can do to stem the tide. Addressing antisemitism begins with understanding the problem, learning about the diversity of the Jewish community, and empowering people to speak out. We are here to help.
What does training include?
AJC’s trainings delve into:
- How to recognize antisemitism and its current manifestations
- How antisemitism differs from other forms of hate and bigotry
- Action steps and tools to combat antisemitism
Participants will gain a deeper understanding of:
- The Jewish community and its diversity, including:
- Who are Jews?
- What Israel means to Jews
- Roots and causes of antisemitism
- The state of antisemitism in America and around the world
- The line between criticism of Israel and antisemitism
- How antisemitism impacts our country and democracy
The Training: Educational Series
AJC training is broken down into a three-part educational series led by AJC experts, and include the most up-to-date education materials on the subjects discussed. All trainings are curated in collaboration with the requesting organization to ensure specific needs and goals are met.
Who Are the Jewish People
This session introduces participants to the history of the Jews, and covers Jewish diasporic history, and the cultural and ethnic diversity of global Jewry. Are Jews a religion, an ethnicity, or a culture? Are most American Jews actually white? This session unpacks key aspects of the Jewish historical experience that help us answer a wide variety of questions about Jewish identity today.
Antisemitism
Known as the world’s oldest hatred, the antisemitism session unpacks anti-Jewish hatred’s most enduring tropes, and discusses their historically specific contexts as well as their capacity to morph and acquire renewed currency in the living present. In discussing the how, why, and when of antisemitism’s ongoing proliferation, this session offers participants ways to better recognize and confront antisemitic messaging in the here-and-now.
Allyship
This session offers an honest moderated discussion on how to cultivate interreligious and intercommunal partnerships, featuring AJC subject matter experts who provide first-hand accounts on their work and impact. The framework for this session is allyship as practice, and the central question of how we show up for each other as individuals and community-members.
Who has AJC trained?
non-exhaustive list
Cleveland Cavaliers
Clubhouse
Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
E.W. Scripps Company
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
The Golden State Warriors
King and Spalding
National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS)
Neuberger Berman
U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM)
Universal Music Group
Warner Music Group
While AJC is pleased to provide trainings at no cost, our work is sustained through philanthropic giving. Organizations that we work with typically make voluntary contributions to AJC as a token of their appreciation. We welcome further engagement with AJC's critical work. To learn more about AJC, please click here.