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AJC Responds to Roger Cohen Columns on Iran
NY Times columnist Roger Cohen wrote a series on Iran and Israel recently. AJC's Middle East director Eran Lerman refutes Cohen's belittling of Israel.READ RESPONSE
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Monday, April 23 at 8:30 am
Chapter Governance Committee at AJC office
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
Board Meetings
April 23 at 11:45 am Kenny & Ziggy's Schmooze Room with a discussion on AJC's Project New Car and energy policy
Executive Committee
meeting
Tuesday, May 19
at 11:45 am
at the AJC
AJC ANNUAL MEETING
May 6-8, 2009
Washington, DC
Chapter Annual Meeting
Thursday evening,
May 21
at Congregation Beth Israel
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Chapter Annual Meeting on Thurs., May 21
Helene Susman Woman of Prominence Award
Faith Marshall, a long time volunteer in the Houston community, will receive the Houston Chapter's highly esteemed Helene Susman Woman of Prominence Award at the chapter annual meeting on Thursday evening, May 21 at Congregation Beth Israel. The Susman award is presented to a Jewish woman who devotes her life to family, career and volunteering in the community. This year's committee, Co-Chaired by Sandy Block and Julia Mazow, included past award recipients Judge Ruby Sondock, Bobbie Samuels, Karol Musher and Joyce Gilbert.
Chairperson for this year's chapter annual meeting is Mina Sklar.
In addition to the Helene Susman award presentation, the evening will also include a governance/nominating committee report and a special program paying official tribute to Colonel Jose Arturo Castellanos, an El Salvadoran diplomat who saved more than 25,000 Jewish lives while serving in Geneva during WWII. The 78 minute film, Glass House, will make its Houston premier at the meeting, Directed by Brad Marlowe and produced by Leonor Avila Marlowe and "which narrates the untold story of Salvadoran Diplomats and one of the most successful rescue operations of World War II," will be shown. El Salvadoran Ambassador Ricardo Moran Ferracuti will also present "The Historic Document: Holocaust's Hero" during the annual meeting. Ms. Marlowe and the Ambassador will participate in a panel discussion following the film.
The annual meeting will feature a kosher dessert reception at 6:30 pm and the program will begin at 7 pm. Cost is $25 per person. RSVP to Carol Heard, heardc@ajc.org by May 13th.
Countdown to Durban II
Durban II Countdown is your AJC resource for news, links, and commentary in the run-up to the Durban Review Conference, taking place April 20-24 in Geneva. Will the struggle against racism again be derailed by those who'd rather vilify Israel and stifle free speech instead? Follow the latest at AJC's Durban II countdown
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Behind the Scenes
AJC is actively engaged in the domestic and international scene as an advocacy organization.
Max Blankfeld and Barbara Shepard met this week with Congressman Gene Green to discuss the Flex Fuel bill and other national energy issues.
Best regards,
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