Consistency and consequences. This was my clarion call to American Jewish Committee (AJC) as I sat on a panel with U.S. State Department Special Envoy Elan Carr at the AJC Global Forum in Washington, D.C., in 2019.
American Jewish Committee's (AJC) Los Angeles and San Francisco offices presented outgoing University of California President Janet Napolitano with the Marlene Bane Distinguished Public Service Award in recognition of her “remarkable and unparalleled career in public service.” The newly established award is named in honor of Marlene Bane, a third-generation member of AJC, pillar of the Los Angeles Jewish community, and tireless advocate for democratic values.
The Philadelphia Muslim Jewish Circle of Friends, convened by American Jewish Committee (AJC), issued the following statement regarding an antisemitic Facebook posting by Rodney Muhammad, president of the NAACP’s Philadelphia Chapter.
From Washington, the issue of American leadership – much in the news these days in the wake of President Trump’s recent interactions with counterparts in Europe and the Middle East – has a distinctly abstract air.