AJC Ad Warns of Terror Threat
As leaders from 47 countries gather in Washington to discuss the danger of terrorists obtaining nuclear weapons, AJC's full-page Washington Post ad highlights those terrorists and their backers threatening Israel with annihilation.
AJC's Andrew Baker Testifies on Global Anti-Semitism Before House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee READ TESTIMONY
AJC on HuffPo: Dear Irish Foreign
Minister Micheál Martin
The op-ed written by Irish Foreign Minister Micheál Martin in the International Herald Tribune regarding the humanitarian conditions in Gaza ignores the responsibility of the Palestinian leadership for its own people.
Ireland's Daily Mail reports on the impact of Harris's article.
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Coming up
Presbyterian
Jewish dialgoue
April 21
Farewell reception for His Excellency Carlos Gonzalez Magallon on his retirement from the Mexican Foreign Service
Thurs, April 22
AJC NATIONAL ANNUAL MEETING
APRIL 28-30
GRAND HYATT
WASHINGTON, DC
AJC delegation visit with British Consul General
Wed., May 12
Israel Shaping the Future
with
presentations from
BOEING
Better Place
MD ANDERSON
Monday evening, May 17th
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas - Houston Branch
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AJC Radio Message: Root of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
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AJC Houston Annual Meeting
ISRAEL: SHAPING THE FUTURE
The Monday, May 17 evening program presents Israeli technology and its impact in medicine, energy and hi tech in America.
 "Energy Security and Electric Vehicles" will the focus of the presentation by Michael Granoffof Better Place. Granoff is Head of Oil Independence Policies for Better Place since its 2007 founding. In that capacity Mr. Granoff helps stakeholders of all types to calibrate policies consistent with theBetter Place approach to ending the corrosive effect of oil dependence on economy, environment and security. Stakeholders Mr. Granoff works with include governments on every level, industry and current and future Better Place partners.
Other participants include Ilia Rosenberg of Boeing and Raphael Pollock of MD Anderson.
The evening program, which will be held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas - Houston Branch, will also feature a reception with Israeli wines and the election of AJC Houston officers and board members. The program is being co-sponsored by Noble Energy and Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
Because of security at the Federal Reserve, pre-registration is required by Monday, May 10.
For more information on this event, please click here
 
AJC Urges Italian Church to Denounce Bishop Babini's Anti-Semitic Libels
AJC is urging the Italian Bishops Conference to condemn the anti-Semitic libel statements of Catholic Bishop Giacomo Babini, published Friday on Pontifax, an Italian Catholic extremist right-wing website.READ
AJC Mourns Polish President Kaczynski, Other Victims of Plane Crash
We knew President Kaczynski very well, as we did several members of his entourage who also lost their lives in the accident. We last met the President in Warsaw in February, where we thanked him for his powerful speech at the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz a few weeks earlier...READ
Poland's Tragedy is our Tragedy
David Harris reflects on the tragic death of Polish President Lech Kaczynski. "President Kaczynski was eager for the renewal of Jewish life in Poland. READ
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OUTREACH
AJC is actively engaged in the domestic and international scene as a GLOBAL JEWISH ADVOCACY organization.
Members of the AJC Houston Governance Committee are reaching out to prospective board members. The Committee has nominated current president elect Jack Lascar to be AJC Houston Region president for 2010-2011.
Thank you to Charles Foster of FosterQuan and Stan Marek of Marek Brothers for getting together to discuss immigration and advocacy efforts.
A 12 person AJC Houston delegation, led by President Tracy Stein and President elect Jack Lascar, will attend AJC's national meeting in Washington at the end of the month. Besides participating in briefings at the meeting, AJC Houston will meet privately with Texas Senators, the Houston Congressional delegation, and former leader the Iranian revolution Mohsen Sazegara during the DC visit.
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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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