ajc
The American Jewish Committee has worked since 1906 to safeguard and strengthen Jews and Jewish life worldwide by promoting democratic and pluralistic societies that respect the dignity of all peoples. With thirty-three U.S. chapters and twenty international posts, we are an international think tank and advocacy organization that anticipates and acts on trends and problems, particularly in these key areas of concern:
- confronting hatred, anti-Semitism, and terror;
- supporting Israel’s quest for security and peace;
- advancing intergroup understanding;
- enhancing Jewish peoplehood; and
- combating human rights abuses.
The American Jewish Committee is the world’s leading Jewish non-governmental organization engaged in international diplomacy, defending the core principles of human rights for all, the protection and well-being of Jewish communities abroad, support for a secure peace between Israel and its neighbors, and the fair treatment of Israel in the international community.
To carry out its work, AJC maintains high-level contacts across the globe, commissions and disseminates research on topics central to our mission, conducts public forums to generate understanding of our concerns and positions, carries out exchange programs that expose U.S. and foreign opinion-makers to key issues, engages in humanitarian projects to aid victims of oppression and natural disaster, and plays a role in national and international public policy debates.
For additional information about the organization, please visit the AJC website directly.
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The AJC has set up a special emergency fund to provide vital assistance to institutions and organizations working with victims of the ongoing, deadly rocket attacks from Hezbollah and from Hamas and other Palestinian groups. To donate, please contact the AJC.
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ajc israel emergency assistance fund to build resilience center in sderot
november 19, 2006, new york
The American Jewish Committee announced today a $300,000 donation to Sderot to construct a resilience center that will provide psychological services to the city’s beleaguered residents.
“The citizens of Sderot are one on the front lines, and continue to be the targets of daily rocket assaults from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip,” said AJC Executive Director David A. Harris. “AJC solidarity delegations have visited Sderot since the rocket barrages began and seen the residents’ determination to carry on, even as they face physical and psychological challenges from the daily threat.”
The contribution comes from AJC’s Israel Emergency Assistance Fund, launched in July, which has raised more than $2 million.
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in celebration of its centennial anniversary, the ajc has launched ajcarchives.org, a massive online archive that contains materials from AJC’s last hundred years. the website features speeches, radio programs, commercials, articles and much more.
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