Travel with ACCESS

ACCESS offers emerging leaders unique domestic and international travel experiences, enabling them to hone their diplomacy skills at high-level meetings and conferences.

ACCESS signature missions bring delegations of young professionals across the globe to engage in strategic diplomatic outreach to diplomats, civic leaders, elected officials, and influencers, and build relationships with intergroup and interreligious partners around the globe. 
 

Allianz - AJC ACCESS Third Generation Initiative (TGI) Mission to Berlin

June 13-22, 2025

Now in their fourteenth year of groundbreaking cooperation, American Jewish Committee (AJC) and Allianz, in partnership with Germany Close Up, will bring American Jewish emerging leaders to Germany for an annual delegation alongside German peers working at Allianz and young diplomats from the German Foreign Office. Together, this unique group will explore German-Jewish history, including corporate history during World War II, and will meet with top-level government representatives, business leaders, scholars, and leaders of Germany’s Jewish community. We anticipate that this trip will inspire -- as it has in past years -- an important conversation between the American Jewish and German participants about contemporary antisemitism and the political and personal legacy of the Holocaust and "never again.” 

Join us for this unique trip which includes a Shabbat experience focusing on the German past and present, discussions on the challenges and opportunities in the German-Jewish relationship today and in the future. Participants will be encouraged to become active participants in the ongoing German-Jewish relationship. 

Cost: $900* (includes international travel, hotel, and most meals on the ground in Germany) 

Eligibility: Participants must be U.S. citizens between 21 and 39 years old and have never been on a Germany Close Up trip before. 

Deadline: March 16, 2025 

Application: Should be submitted online to: 

https://www.germanycloseup.de/programs/current-programs/tgi 

In addition to the application form found on the website, applications should include the following in one document: 

• A resume 

• One letter of reference (non-AJC) 

• A short essay of approximately 500 words explaining your interest in the trip ● Information on any previous involvement with ACCESS and/or AJC and your familiarity with Germany 

*Note: Trip participants are required to commit to AJC ACCESS’ Marshall Society for at least one year, donating at least $625 to AJC.
 

AJC Asia Pacific Institute - ACCESS Kakehashi Mission to Japan 

This unparalleled opportunity in conjunction with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, brings a cohort of ACCESS leaders to Japan to promote mutual trust and understanding among the peoples of Japan and Jewish Americans and to build a basis for future friendship and cooperation. Participants learn and engage with Japanese diplomats and civic leaders to build bridges ("kakehashi") between nations and cultures. Applications will open in the Summer. 
 

The AJC - Mimouna Michael Sachs Emerging Leaders Fellowship

A joint partnership between AJC ACCESS and the Mimouna Association, the Sachs Fellowship is a six-month program focused on expanding understanding of Jewish culture in North Africa, Moroccan culture in Israel, and channeling resumed diplomatic ties between the two countries to promote more robust Middle East engagement. The Sachs Fellowship hosts virtual meetings to study topics of mutual concern, including the history of Jewish life in Morocco, Arab perspectives on the Holocaust, the role of religion in conflict and its resolution, and storytelling as a tool for diplomacy. The Moroccan, American, and Israeli Fellows build upon their virtual experience throughout a ten-day mission to Morocco and Israel with regular dialogue regarding their unique identities, policy priorities, and personal interests. Applications will open in the Fall.