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AJC on BBC:
Why the Auschwitz Sign Matters
Polish police have found the stolen sign at the entrance to the Auschwitz concentration camp which declared "Arbeit Macht Frei" - "Work Makes You Free" - cut into pieces. AJC's Rabbi Andrew Baker explains in an op-ed for the BBC why the theft was a desecration. READ
AJC Mideast Briefing:
It's Still America
Despite reported strains with Washington during 2009, Israel's alliance with the United States remains dynamic and strong, writes Ed Rettig, acting director of AJC's Israel Office.READ
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Coming up
Tuesday,
January 12
Delegation discussion with India's Consul General
Wednesday,
January 13
Delegation discussion with Germany's Consul General
Wednesday, January 27
UN Holocaust Victim Observance for the consular corps
with and at
Holocaust Museum Houston
AJC's Bridging America Project task force round table discussions
Feb. 2, Feb. 16 and March 2
Wednesday evening,
March 24
AJC Houston Institute of Human Relations Award dinner
honoring
Don Woo
at the Omni Houston Hotel
featuring
a discussion with
Charles Foster and Dr. Steven Murdock on immigration and diversity
Board Meetings
Jan. 21 at 11:45 am; March 18 at 8:15 am and
Apr 22 at 11:45 am.
AJC NATIONAL ANNUAL MEETING
APRIL 28-30
GRAND HYATT
WASHINGTON, DC
Israel: Shaping the Future
Mon., May 17
Executive Committee
Jan. 7 and
March 4
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AJC Radio Message: A Christmas Wish for Religious Freedom
AJC Executive Director David Harris shares his Christmas wish, "that one day the whole world will have the same religious freedom and mutual respect that we enjoy here" in the United States. READ & LISTEN
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UN Holocaust Victim Observance to recognize Chinese diplomat, feature Mayor elect Parker
 The late Chinese diplomat Feng Shan Ho, will be recognized for his diplomatic rescue of Jews in Vienna during WWII, and Mayor-elect  Annise Parker will participate in the AJC and Holocaust Museum Houston UN Holocaust Victim Observance on Wed., Jan. 27 at HMH. Ho, who disobeyed orders from the Chinese ambassador in Germany, issued visas to Shanghai to all requesting them, even to those wishing to travel elsewhere but needing a visa to leave Nazi Germany. The UN established the date of the observance for the international community.
AJC to present at Yom Limmud on Feb. 14
"Ethics and immigration reform" and "Iran and the Middle East" will be the focus of two separate AJC presentations during the community's BJE Yom Limmud, day of learning, on Feb. 14 at Congregtaion Beth Israel. The afternoon immigration reform discussion will feature Charles Foster, of FosterQuan, Stan Marek of MarekBrothers and AJC staff Barbara Shepard and Randy Czarlinsky. Randy will led the discussion on "Iran and the Middle East."
OSCE Asks AJC's Rabbi Andrew Baker to Continue in Key Post on Anti-Semitism
Rabbi Baker, AJC's director of International Jewish Affairs, has been reappointed Personal Representative for Combating Anti-Semitism of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). READ
AJC Disappointed by Vatican's Latest Move to Honor Pope Pius XII
AJC is disappointed by the Vatican's decision to take another step toward the beatification of Pope Pius XII, who was silent during the Nazi genocide of Jews. READ
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OUTREACH
AJC is actively engaged in the domestic and international scene as a GLOBAL JEWISH ADVOCACY organization.
Special thanks to Bob Borochoff for getting together this week to discuss AJC and immigration reform.
AJC Houston is participating in the The Emery/Weiner School's winterim, which provides high school students an opportunity to intern for two weeks. Senior Jody Aremband will be joining us for the first two weeks in January.
Beth Williams Lee, dinner chair of AJC's Institute of Human Relations Award event honoring Don Woo, put the final touches on letters that will be going out at the end of the year.
Yehudit Barsky, AJC's counter-terrorism expert, testified before the New York State Office of Homeland Security on the security needs of Jewish organizations. READ
Best regards,
Randy Czarlinsky
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AJC seeks a secure Jewish future
in a more just world.
We maintain offices across the
United States and around the
world, and partnerships with
Jewish communities abroad.
AJC:
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Builds Bridges
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Advances Security
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Promotes Human Rights
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Supports Israel
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Strengthens Jewish Life
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