From the plenary stage, AJC CEO Ted Deutch announced that American Jewish Committee is forming an AJC National Antisemitism Task Force for the implementation of the U.S. National Strategy on Countering Antisemitism.
In a special live recording of AJC's People of the Pod podcast, we heard from Diana Bukhman from Odessa, Ukraine, and Margo Vdovichenko from Kyiv, Ukraine, refugees who have found a new home in Israel. They courageously shared their personal stories of escaping Russia's brutal war on Ukraine and discussed the profound impact it has had on their lives.
The plenary on the second day of AJC Global Forum 2023, featured a conversation with Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer, as well as a video address from Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. We also heard moving testimony from two Ukrainian refugees who fled to Israel following Russia’s unprovoked invasion. And in a special presentation, seven of the world’s leading antisemitism envoys received the inaugural AJC David Harris Award, named for our longtime former CEO, and AJC CEO Ted Deutch made an exciting announcement.
In this session, moderated by Wayne Sussman, Director of the AJC Africa Institute, the experts discuss key issues surrounding Israel-Africa relations: the role of innovation and technology, demography, trade, and security, along with numerous opportunities for cooperation in areas such as agriculture, energy, healthcare, and more.
With antisemitism on the rise worldwide, several countries have initiated national strategies to confront this age-old hatred. In The Leonard Greenberg Forum for Domestic Policy Issues, moderated by Holly Huffnagle, AJC U.S. Director for Combating Antisemitism, seven distinguished international antisemitism envoys joined the conversation on these critical issues.