Ten simple steps each of us can take in our own lives, at home and at work, to make America stronger, our environment healthier, and our economy more robust. Sign the AJC energy pledge now. Forward it to friends and family to embrace Ten Commandments for Responsible Energy Consumption. 

AJC Global Summit - May 6-9, 2009
Hold the date and plan to attend the new and improved AJC annual meeting experience. The revised format will combine the Annual Meeting, International Leadership Conference and ACCESS track into a seamless four-day event - the Global Summit. There will be a new format for sessions, offering more opportunities for personal interaction among attendees. Details will follow in the weeks ahead. For now, please plan to join us in Washington for the entire AJC Global Summit, which will open on Wednesday, May 6, with a rollicking concluding event after Shabbat on May 9.

Sderot, Ashkelon Teens Thank AJC for Hi-Tech Camp
 AJC's Israel Emergency Assistance Fund made it possible for 40 Israeli teenagers from Ashkelon, Sderot and surrounding areas that had been targets of Gaza-fired missiles to attend eCamp, the first international technology summer camp in Israel. The students share their experiences in a video prepared by Oranim Educational Initiatives, which organized the camp and involved Google, Microsoft and other major technology leaders. Watch video

 

Lutheran-AJC Conference in Washington 
Over one hundred people attended a daylong conference on "Land and Promise: Jewish and Lutheran Perspectives on Israel The Holy Land," sponsored by AJC's Washington Chapter and the Metropolitan Washington D.C. Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.  The conference included keynote presentations by Rabbi David Rosen (AJC) and the Rev. Dr. Peter Pettit (Muhlenberg College). The speakers discussed theological perspectives related to the land of Israel in both Jewish and Christian traditions and texts.