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In the spirit of Hanukkah, an eight-day holiday that celebrates the restoration of Jewish religious freedom in ancient Israel, AJC is highlighting eight religious communities under threat across the globe, from Yazidis in Iraq to Baha’is in Iran and from Jews in Europe to Greek Orthodox Christians in Turkey.

Join us in shining a light on the areas of the world where darkness remains and the freedoms of religious communities are suppressed. Every day, AJC works to promote religious liberty and end the oppression of religious minorities, wherever they may be.

The new CNN survey of attitudes towards Jews in seven countries – Austria, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Poland, and Sweden – raises profound concerns. Jews are an infinitesimal percentage of Europe’s population, but continue to play an outsized role in the European imagination.

AJC is highlighting the situation of eight religious communities under threat across the globe and encouraging people of all faiths to join in shining a light on the areas of the world where darkness remains, and the freedoms of religious communities are suppressed.

"While in the Oval Office, he exerted particularly skillful, indeed visionary, leadership during a period of dramatic change in the world,” said AJC CEO David Harris. “The overall record of support for endangered Jews worldwide and the quest for Arab-Israeli peace is also part of his enduring legacy.”

AJC condemns the antisemitic attack directed at Andras Heisler, President of the Hungarian Jewish Federation (MAZSIHISZ), in the business magazine Figyelő.