AJC's Thanksgiving Project Celebrates Diversity, Shared Values
What do Proctor & Gamble CEO A.G. Lafley, NPR correspondent Nina Totenberg, and Congressman John Lewis have in common? Each is featured in America's Table: A Thanksgiving Reader, the centerpiece of AJC's national campaign to recognize Thanksgiving as a day for Americans to celebrate their diverse roots. DOWNLOAD A COPY free of charge for use at your Thanksgiving dinner tables. More than 50 individuals have been profiled in America's Table since the campaign began seven years ago. All editions, as well as related videos, are available at www.americastable.org. David Harris's national radio commentary on Thanksgiving airs this week and next on the CBS radio network and Bloomberg radio.LISTEN

AJC testifies before TX State Bd of Ed on creationism
Chapter president Tracy Stein provided written testimony to the Texas State Board of Education this week urging no modifications of evolution teaching in elementary, middle and high school science.  The Board votes in January whether to make modifications in the science curriculum.

 

Bahrain Foreign Minister Meets AJC in Washington
An AJC delegation, led by Director of Government and International Affairs Jason Isaacson, met with Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, and Ambassador Houda Noono, Bahrain's ambassador to the U.S. The foreign minister expressed his ongoing support for the advancement of Middle East peace and security and strengthened U.S.-Bahraini relations. AJC commended the foreign minister for Bahrain's progressive foreign policy agenda and its tradition of pluralism. Ambassador Noono is a member of Bahrain's Jewish community.

Project Interchange Brings Construction Executives to Israel
Nine leading women in the American construction and real estate industries visited Israel on a Project Interchange (PI) educational seminar. A joint business venture between Israeli academia, the Beersheba Municipality, and KUD international, a major real-estate developer in Los Angeles, resulted after a similar PI-sponsored trip three years ago.

AJC Renews Call to Pass Colombia Trade Pact
"We need to stand with our allies, and Colombia has proven to be a stalwart democratic ally of the United States," said AJC, urging Congressional leadership, during the current lame duck session, to swiftly approve the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA). "Congressional approval of the TPA will honor America's commitment to its trusted friend, and will promote economic growth and stability in these challenging times." READ NEWS RELEASE. Colombian President Alvaro Uribe addressed AJC's 2007 annual dinner in Washington. AJC actively promotes stronger hemispheric relations, chiefly through its Latino and Latin American Institute.