The Holocaust and the United States

AJC #ShowUpForShabbat Initiative Gathers Widespread Support

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Thursday, November 1, 2018
American Jewish Committee, Software, Computing, World Wide Web, The Holocaust and the United States, David Harris, Facebook

NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --American Jewish Committee's (AJC) #ShowUpForShabbat initiative is gathering widespread support across the United States and around the world.

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  • NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --American Jewish Committee's (AJC) #ShowUpForShabbat initiative is gathering widespread support across the United States and around the world.
  • It restores hope in the human capacity to unite in confronting anti-Semitism and attacks on houses of worship," said AJC CEO David Harris.
  • The New York Times, CNN, USA Today and other national and local media have featured the AJC initiative.
  • "Our #ShowUpForShabbat initiative has taken off like wildfire, reaching many millions through AJC Twitter, Facebook and Instagram," said Harris.

HIAS Statement on Pittsburgh Tragedy

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Saturday, October 27, 2018
Jewish Federations of North America, Geography of Pennsylvania, Immigration to the United States, The Holocaust and the United States, HIAS, Pittsburgh, PENNSYLVANIA

SILVER SPRING, Md., Oct.27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --In response to the tragedy in Pittsburgh today, HIAS, the global Jewish nonprofit that protects refugees, issued the following statement:

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  • SILVER SPRING, Md., Oct.27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --In response to the tragedy in Pittsburgh today, HIAS, the global Jewish nonprofit that protects refugees, issued the following statement:
    "There are no words to express how devastated we are by the events in Pittsburgh this morning.
  • This loss is our loss, and our thoughts are with Tree of Life Congregation, our local partnerJewish Family and Community Services (JFCS) of Pittsburgh, the city of Pittsburgh and all those affected by this senseless act of violence.
  • As we try to process this horrifying tragedy, we pray that the American Jewish community and the country can find healing."
  • Guided by Jewish values and history, HIAS rescues people whose lives are in danger for being who they are.

Ari Gordon Named AJC Director of U.S. Muslim-Jewish Relations

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Tuesday, September 4, 2018
American Jewish Committee, The Holocaust and the United States, Religion, Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council, Politics

NEW YORK, Sept. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Ari Gordon has been named Director of U.S. Muslim-Jewish Relations for AJC (American Jewish Committee), the global Jewish advocacy organization.

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  • NEW YORK, Sept. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Ari Gordon has been named Director of U.S. Muslim-Jewish Relations for AJC (American Jewish Committee), the global Jewish advocacy organization.
  • Gordon succeeds Robert Silverman, AJC's first Director of U.S. Muslim-Jewish Relations, who was instrumental in the formation and launch of the Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council (MJAC).
  • "Ari Gordon combines a historian's view of Judaism and Islam with a modern passion for the American Muslim and Jewish contexts," said Rabbi Noam Marans, AJC Director of Interreligious and Intergroup Relations.
  • In early fall, Gordon will complete his doctorate in Islamic Studies and the History of Muslim-Jewish Relations at the University of Pennsylvania.

AJC Welcomes Stanford University Developments Repudiating Student's Threats Against Zionists

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Saturday, August 4, 2018
Human behavior, The Holocaust and the United States, Etiquette, American Jewish Committee, Civility

NEW YORK, Aug. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --AJC (American Jewish Committee) welcomes the Stanford University announcement today that one of its students, Hamzeh Daoud, has resigned his position as a Resident Assistant due to his earlier online threats against other students.

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  • NEW YORK, Aug. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --AJC (American Jewish Committee) welcomes the Stanford University announcement today that one of its students, Hamzeh Daoud, has resigned his position as a Resident Assistant due to his earlier online threats against other students.
  • "Mr. Daoud's threat even though later retracted made it untenable for him to serve in a leadership role appointed by the university administration.
  • Threats of violence are inconsistent with that duty," said Rabbi Serena Eisenberg, AJC Northern California Regional Director.
  • AJC appreciates Stanford's commitment to using this episode as a springboard for campus-wide instruction in the importance of civility.

Bipartisan Delegation of California State Legislators Visit Israel, Explore Bilateral Collaboration Opportunities

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Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Israel–United States relations, American Jewish Committee, The Holocaust and the United States, Project Interchange, Politics

JERUSALEM, July 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --With the goals offostering technological innovation and boosting bilateral opportunities, a diverse, bipartisan delegation of California state legislators is visiting Israel for intensive dialogue and briefings with AJC (American Jewish Committee) Project Interchange.

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  • JERUSALEM, July 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --With the goals offostering technological innovation and boosting bilateral opportunities, a diverse, bipartisan delegation of California state legislators is visiting Israel for intensive dialogue and briefings with AJC (American Jewish Committee) Project Interchange.
  • The delegation is sponsored entirely by Project Interchange, an educational institute of AJC (American Jewish Committee) at no cost to California taxpayers.
  • Meeting with their Israeli counterparts, the California delegation will explore opportunities for bilateral collaboration.
  • "The meetings and briefings with Israeli experts will provide a fitting setting for great minds to share information, discuss partnerships, and explore opportunities for mutually-beneficial collaboration between California and Israel."