This week, we’re joined by Barak Ravid, Contributing Correspondent for Axios and Diplomatic Correspondent for Walla News, to unpack the International Criminal Court's recent determination that it has jurisdiction in the West Bank and Gaza.
In this week's AJC Shabbat Table, we consider the meaning of the commandment to remember Amalek in Parshat Zachor, the special Torah reading traditionally read on the Shabbat before Purim, and we provide some questions to spur conversation about the role of Jewish collective memory in ensuring the future of Judaism. We also remember the 1917 dedication of the Midrás Abarbanel, the first synagogue established in Madrid since the expulsion of Jews in 1492, marking a rebirth of Jewish communal life there.
In 2020, fear and uncertainty fueled antisemitism, anti-Israel conspiracy theories, and all types of hate. But American Jewish Committee (AJC) did not let the turmoil slow us down. Read about ten ways AJC served the Jewish people and the world during a painful and trying year.
