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American history is full of Jewish heroes — famous names like Albert Einstein, Sandy Koufax, and Stan Lee. But during Jewish American History Month, and on Memorial Day, I am most inspired by the many American Jews who have demonstrated extraordinary dedication and courage while serving in our country’s military. People who exemplify patriotism. People, in other words, who remind me of my dad.

Elliott Abrams, senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), recently visited Japan on a speaking tour sponsored by The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership in collaboration with AJC.

American Jewish Committee's 2024 Survey of American Jewish Opinion, conducted by the research company SSRS between March 12 - April 6, 2024, assesses how Hamas’ brutal terror attack against Israelis on October 7 has impacted American Jewish opinion on several topics, including rising antisemitism, Jewish safety and security in the U.S., connectivity to Jewish peoplehood and to Israel, education about Israel, and perspectives on the next U.S. election. View the results here.

The “Confronting Hate Together” exhibit at the Wing Luke Museum offered an important opportunity for a much-needed conversation about discrimination and bigotry. Instead, the staff who have shut down the museum are engaged in the very hate the exhibit is meant to address. They are censoring Jewish voices, offering to promote only a single point of view and demanding that leadership cancel the exhibit altogether.

Entertainment leaders gathered for the first-ever “Countering Antisemitism: An Entertainment Industry Summit”. Launched by Jewish advocacy and entertainment experts, the Summit was jointly held by American Jewish Committee, Creative Community for Peace, an entertainment-industry nonprofit, and Creative Artists Agency a leading entertainment and sports agency. Hundreds of entertainment professionals joined for the full day of programming. The Summit featured Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, with Van Jones, Political Analyst, Eli Roth, Actor/Director, Scott Budnick, Producer, and Jennifer Jason Leigh, Actress.