Featuring: Prof. Yossi Shain, Romulo Betancourt Professor of Political Science, Tel Aviv University Moderated by Laura Shaw Frank, AJC Associate Director, Contemporary Jewish Life Department Please note: This program is being offered exclusively to members of AJC’s National Leadership Council. NLC members will receive a separate email with information about this program. To learn more about AJC’s […]
Margaritis Schinas, Vice-President of the European Commission and European Commissioner for Promoting the European Way of Life, joins AJC 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. In his role as Vice-President of the European Commission, Schinas leads […]
How can religion be a source for good as America confronts the current health and race crises? What faith and political confluences must be overcome in addressing racial injustice? A leader of Catholic-Jewish and Black-Jewish relations for decades and a former president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Archbishop Gregory now leads the Archdiocese […]
One of Israel’s principal security threats comes from Hezbollah, the terrorist group based in Lebanon, just across the Jewish state’s northern border. Lt. Col. (res.) Sarit Zehavi, the Director of the ALMA Research and Education Center, an expert on that strategic challenge, will give a virtual overlook of the border via Zoom. Lt. Col. Zehavi […]
For the past 40 years, AJC CEO David Harris, described by the late Shimon Peres as the foreign minister of the Jewish people, has been a leading advocate for strengthening Israel’s place in the community of nations, for deepening ties with key countries, and for advancing Israel’s quest for enduring peace and security. As Israel […]
Rabbi Shlomie Chein is the Director of the Rohr Chabad Student Center at the University of California, S. Cruz, and Vice President of Student Engagement at Chabad on Campus International. Yossi Witkes is the Director of Educational Experiences at Chabad on Campus International. He is the founder and director of IsraeLinks, Living Links, and other […]
Polish-German relations have been visibly less intensive in recent years, with Poland shifting on key political positions in Brussels. At the same time, Warsaw has never attached greater importance to its relationship with Washington and NATO, intensifying transatlantic military cooperation. Berlin, in comparison, remains an EU leader, but it's no secret relations to the U.S. […]
After witnessing the absolute evil of the Shoah, the Vatican initiated a total turnabout and rebirth of relations with Jews and Judaism in the 1960s. AJC, an active partner in this accelerated process of reconciliation was the first American Jewish organization to have been granted a papal audience in the post Vatican II era, and […]
With protests gripping the nation, so many American Jews are reflecting on systemic racism and ways we may be able to help. Join us TODAY at 5:00 PM PT / 8:00 PM ET for a candid, and probably difficult, journey through American Jewish history as we explore historical documents about Jews and racism with Professor Marc Dollinger, […]