Celebrating our Diverse Roots and Shared Values
America’s Table is an annual Thanksgiving event convened by American Jewish Committee’s Community of Conscience.
AJC Houston is pleased to this year present America’s Table as an hour-long televised broadcast with our partner KPRC – Channel 2, on Thanksgiving Day, Saturday, November 25, 2023 at 8:00pm during Thanksgiving weekend.
The program will feature the many faces and communities of Houston, who all contribute to make this city one of the most diverse, welcoming, and resilient places in the country. In Houston, in Texas, and across America, each of us is entitled to a place at “the Table.”
While some of us may have to look further back than others, we each have an immigration story to tell. Our stories help define our unique self-identities, and yet we share experiences and perspectives that now make us unmistakably American.
America’s Table - in the wake of a devastating pandemic, racial tensions, and many other divisions in today’s society - is an opportunity to reconcile our conflicting opinions and find common ground in our collective conscience, our Community of Conscience.
Just after Thanksgiving, a holiday that unites us all, we call on all people of goodwill to join with the leadership of the Houston Community of Conscience and stand united against the divisive and hateful rhetoric that has cast a shadow over our political and civic discourse.
Tune in to America’s Table KPRC Channel-2 Saturday, November 25, 2023 at 8 PM on Thanksgiving Weekend
Program Information
IMMIGRANT STORIES
Tanweer Ahmed
Mina Azizi
Ira Mitzner
Pat Mann Phillips
STORIES FROM HOUSTON COMMUNITIES
NEIGHBORHOOD STORIES
Houston's Afghani Community
Denver Harbor
Koreatown
Houston's Nigerian Community
THANK YOU
to the generous sponsors and supporters of America’s Table
Sponsors
Media Partner
Community of Conscience Supporters
Individuals*
Dorit & Marty Aaron
Susan & Michael Bono
Donald & Martha Freedman
Karen & Buster Freedman
Esther Friedman Family Foundation
Jake and Nina Kamin Foundation
Peaches & Shrub Kempner
Bobby & Eve Lapin
Iris & Uri Mushin
RIDA Development Corp
Regina Rogers
Debbie & David Simon
Tracy & Gary Stein
Barbara Winthrop & Jay Steinfeld
Linda Toyota
Cyvia Wolff
Rob Zurawin
Nonprofit Organizations
Congregation Beth Israel
Congregation Beth Yeshurun
Harmony Public Schools
In the fall of 2023, AJC Houston and the Astros Foundation will present a special America’s Table event specifically designed for high school students at Minute Maid Park. Youth presenters and attendees who reflect Houston’s diversity will participate in a program that highlights the importance of inclusivity, civility, and unity for the next generation. Contact houston@ajc.org for more information.
*As of 9/12/23
Contact AJC Houston for more information on America’s Table, individual and corporate sponsorship opportunities, and how to stay involved in the Community of Conscience.