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| AJC pays tribute to
Fred Zeidman
National Institute of Human Relations Award
dinner co-chairs
Ambassador
Arthur Schechter Ambassador
Ned L. Siegel
and Roger Sofer
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for information please call
713 439 1202
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AJC Mideast Briefing: The Fixed-Price Bazaar
Following the apparent failure to secure the release from Hamas of kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit, Eran Lerman asks, "Why do we regularly underestimate our enemies' insistent positions?" Read Briefing
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Past President's Council
meetings
May 14
"Anti-Semitism in Europe Today"
with
Deidre Berger
AJC's director in Berlin
Friday, May 8 at 6 p.m. at Congregation Beth Yeshurun
Saturday, May 9 at 9:45 am at Congregation Beth Israel and at 6:45 p.m. at United Orthodox Synagogues
April 23
AJC ANNUAL MEETING
May 6-8, 2009
Washington, DC
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Israeli Ambassador Meridor to attend, salute Zeidman
The Chapter will honor Houstonian Fred Zeidman with AJC's National Institute of Human Relations Award on Thursday evening April 2 at the Hyatt Regency downtown. Sallai Meridor, Israel's Ambassador to the United States, will attend and salute Zeidman's commitment to the Jewish community and Israel. It will be the Ambassador's only public presentation in Houston. Reservations may be made by calling AJC, 713 439 1202.
AJC Annual Meeting May 6-8, Washington, D.C.
This will be one of the most rewarding Annual Meetings in AJC history! As of today, seven weeks before the start, registration exceeds the total attendance at our 2008 Annual Meeting.
Skill-based workshops, book club lunches, private dinners with key officials. Due to popular demand, several more have been added to this exciting new format.VIEW FULL PROGRAM
AJC Radio Message: "Vilified" Video Highlights Lies about Israel
"Create a lie, repeat it often enough, and it sticks," says David Harris, referring to the "skillful PR game" Israel's adversaries have played. "They've learned a basic lesson from history and have used it more than once," adds Harris in his commentary on the CBS radio network. In just a few days since its release on YouTube, more than 18,000 have watched "Vilified," the new hard-hitting AJC film that highlights three malicious lies about Israel. View it at www.ajc.org, and share the link widely in your email networks.
Visiting Bahrain, AJC Delegation Honors King Hamad
AJC President Richard Sideman presented King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa of Bahrain with the organization's Leadership for Peace Award at Al Safriya Palace in Manama. An AJC leadership delegation met privately with King Hamad, discussing regional security and political issues, Bahraini-U.S. ties, and interfaith understanding. The visit was well covered in the Bahraini media. Read News Release.
AJC Testifies on Capitol Hill for Iran Sanctions Act
Testifying before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on International Policy and Trade, Jason Isaacson, AJC's director of government and international affairs, called for divestment from companies operating in Iran's energy sector. "Foreign energy companies essentially sustain Iran's economy and its regime," said Isaacson. He urged Congress to adopt the Iran Sanctions Enabling Act (HR 1327) as an effective tool to press Tehran to desist from its quest to achieve nuclear capability.Read Testimony
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Behind the Scenes
AJC is actively engaged in the domestic and international scene as an advocacy organization.
Barbara Shepard represented the AJC Houston chapter at the Police Advisory Committee Meeting this past Wednesday.
Next week, AJC leaders will meet in Houston with His Excellency Sayyid Badr, secretary general of the Omani Foreign Ministry. A former secretary of defense, he met this past week with an AJC national delegation in Muscat.
Best regards,
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