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AJC Mideast Briefing: Syria Sitting Pretty
"The chances of seeing diplomatic activity on the Israel/Syria front are good, but the chances of arriving at a peace accord are not. Syria is quite likely to generate and then wreck a peace process," writes Ed Rettig, Acting Director, AJC Israel.READ.
AJC Analysis: Pope Benedict's Visit to Rome Synagogue
"The TV images of the Pope's visit to the Rome synagogue reflected the significance of the occasion, but could not capture the atmosphere inside, which was quite electric, especially because of the controversy surrounding the event," writes AJC's Rabbi David Rosen. READ
Executive Director's Blog:
Useful Idiots
"As an alumnus of the London School of Economics, I am ashamed of the student action," writes David Harris, referring to the twinning of this world-renowned institution's student union with the Islamic University of Gaza. READ.
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Coming up
Wednesday, January 27
UN Holocaust
Remembrance Day
for the Consular Corps
with and at
Holocaust Museum Houston
Thursday, January 28
at 12 noon Governance Committee meeting
AJC's Bridging America Project task force round table discussions
Feb. 2, Feb. 16 and March 2
Past president's meeting, Wed., Feb. 10 at 8 am
AJC Houston presents at
Yom Limmud
Sunday, Feb. 14
Iran & The Middle East at 12 noon
Jewish Ethics and Immigration Reform
at 1 pm
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: HELPING HAITI
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AJC Partners with IsraAID in Haiti Earthquake Relief
AJC has raised more than $140,000 to date for specialist teams from Israel's leading relief organization, IsraAID, who are working with the victims of the devastating earthquake in Haiti. CNN recently cited the Israeli medical teams efforts. Please give now.
Int'l Holocaust Observance next Wednesday at HMH
AJC Houston and Holocaust Museum Houston team up next week to present the AJC Houston's third annual International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27. The observance, created five years ago by the UN, is for diplomats around the globe to commemorate the victims. Co-chaired by Iris Mushin and Helene Zadok, AJC has initiated the recognition of a diplomat who rescued Jews during WWII at the observance. Dr. Ho Feng-Shan, the Chinese Consul General in Vienna, rescued Jews by issuing visas for Shanghai against his superiors' orders. St. John's Kantorei chamber choir will perform and seniors from The Emery/Weiner School will lay stones in the Eric Alexander Memorial Garden along with the diplomats.
AJC in Jewish Week: No Energy Crisis in Jewish Religious Life
Steve Bayme, AJC's director of Contemporary Jewish Life, in a Year in Review article for the New York Jewish Week, looks at significant developments and initiatives in Jewish religious life during 2009. READ
AJC Co-Hosts Presidents of Micronesia, Nauru on Visit to Israel
The presidents of Micronesia and Nauru are visiting Israel for the first time on a trip under the auspices of AJC's Project Interchange and Israel's Foreign Ministry. READ
AJC Launches Initiative to Protect Holocaust Mass Grave Sites
An international initiative spearheaded by AJC called today on the German government to join efforts to seal and memorialize mass graves in eastern Europe. The appeal came at a news conference hosted by AJC's Lawrence and Lee Ramer Institute on German-Jewish Relations in Berlin. READ
AJC National Annual Meeting features from world leaders, policy makers, prominent journalists, and government officials who are confirmed participants, including:
· Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak · Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Moratinos · Roger Cohen vs. Bret Stephens on Iran
Enjoy exclusive dinners and direct access to top leaders and experts.
Confirmed dinner guests include: Amb. Aziz Mekouar (Morocco), Amb. Pierre Vimont (France), Amb. Oleh Shamshur (Ukraine), Amb. Robert Kupiecki (Poland), Irwin Cotler, the renowned international human rights lawyer, Canadian MP and Justice Minister (2003-6), Anthony Julius, distinguished British attorney and author, AJC staff experts, and a special breakfast with Amb. Klaus Scharioth (Germany).
Register today and be among the first to choose a dinner.
Engage provocative thinkers on topics such as the Obama Administration and Israel, Dealing with Iran, The Contemporary Meaning of the Holocaust, Multiculturalism in Europe.
Connect with top journalists, including Bret Stephens (Wall Street Journal), Jackson Diehl (Washington Post), Christopher Caldwell (The Financial Times), and Roger Cohen (The New York Times) on burning issues that matter to you.
Join Us in honoring Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) with AJC's Congressional Leadership Award; and in honoring Cardinal Walter Kasper, who will be traveling specially from the Vatican, with AJC's Isaiah Interreligious Award.
Celebrate with hundreds of Jewish activists from around the world at AJC's Gala Party, including dinner and dancing.
Hone your skills with personalized training sessions tailored to your needs!
You have a lot to say and we want you to be heard.
And it'll all be happening at a new venue. We've moved to the Grand Hyatt Washington - a newer and larger address, as AJC's Annual Meeting grows to become the premier global Jewish advocacy event.
Join us in Washington from April 28-30, 2010. REGISTER NOW & SAVE $150
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OUTREACH
AJC is actively engaged in the domestic and international scene as a GLOBAL JEWISH ADVOCACY organization.
Members of AJC's Development Commission met this week to discuss engagement, parlor discussions, giving levels prior to the board meeting. Chaired by Deborah Kaplan, participants included: Ben Samuels; Syma Levy, Melanie Lowther, Ann Kasman, Tracy Stein, Jack Lascar, Iris Mushin and staff.
Barbara Shepard, Mexican Consul Julian Escuita and staff at Amegy Bank met to discuss funding of the Mexican-American Emerging Leaders annual advocacy seminar.
Thanks to Roger Sofer for getting to together to discuss AJC and the international scene and Nancy Woo, whose husband, Don, will be honored with the Institute of Human Relations Award on March 24.
AJC Houston board discussed the internal situation in Iran with an Iranian-Houstonian.
A special thanks to Jody Abemband, an Emery/Weiner senior, who interned for the first two weeks in January at AJC. During her two weeks, she researched the past six months of Iranian statements that were anti-Semitic, anti-Israel or anti-West for AJC's Division on Middle East and International Terrorism. She also helped with the Jan. 27 Holocaust Observance, reaching out to diplomatic offices and the upcoming immigration reform roundtable discussions.
Twenty-four leaders from a cross section of Houston's ethnic, faith, business, media, education, labor, law enforcement will participate in the first of three roundtable discussions on immigration reform on Feb. 2 for AJC's Bridging America Project, funded by the Ford Foundation.
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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