AJC Partners with IsraAID in Haiti Earthquake Relief
AJC has raised more than $230,000 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.  

 

AJC's director of government and international affairs will keynote AJC Houston's annual consular corps luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 25 at the Four Seasons Hotel. 

Long involved in government, politics and journalism at the national and local levels, Jason Isaacson has studied, written and worked as an advocate on U.S.-Israel relations, the search for Middle East peace, and a range of domestic and international issues. 

The luncheon is also an opportunity for members of the Jewish community to interact with the diplomats over lunch.  Reservations for the kosher style luncheon, at $50 per person, may be made by calling AJC, 713 439 1202. 
In his current post, Isaacson is responsible for maintaining relations between AJC and the White House, Congress, federal agencies, foreign governments and their embassies in Washington, political parties, and other civic, religious and human relations groups in Washington. He oversees AJC's international offices and the agency's efforts to assure the welfare and security of Jews around the world.
He recently returned from Oman and North Africa and will be leading an AJC delegation to India this Spring.

AJC's third annual International Holocaust Observance culminated with members of the Houston Consular Corps and students from The Emery/Weiner School laying stones in the HMH's Eric Alexander Memorial Garden. The program, attended by more than 130 people, received coverage on FOX26 and KHOU TV.  Participants at the observance at Holocaust Museum Houston were HMH chair Michael Goldberg, AJC Houston president Tracy Stein, Fred Zeidman, US Holocaust Memorial Council chair, dean of the consular corps His Excellency Carlos Gonzalez Magallon, Chinese Consul General Gao Yanping, and co-chairs Iris Mushin and Helene Zadok.  The observance was created by the UN specifically for Jan. 27, which this year is the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. The program feature a tribute to Dr. Ho Feng-Shan, the Chinese Consul General in Vienna, rescued Jews by issuing visas for Shanghai against his superiors' orders and St. John's Kantorei chamber choir. Pictured are: Diplomats and The Emery/Weiner School Holocaust Class seniors laying stones; Tracy Stein, above right, Fred Zeidman, bottom right, and Chinese Consul General Gao Yanping, co-chairs Helene Zadok and Iris Mushin.

 

 

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