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On Thursday, April 11, 2019, AJC Washington Regional Office hosted its 27th annual Ambassadors’ Seder at Washington Hebrew Congregation. More than 320 people joined this celebration of freedom including ambassadors, State Department officials, Capitol Hill staff, and Jewish community leaders.

American Jewish Committee (AJC) has donated funds to help rebuild three historically black churches in Louisiana destroyed in a series of arson attacks.

September 11 was a traumatic and defining moment for Americans, so it comes as little surprise that questionable comments about the attack by a controversial member of Congress would generate a firestorm. JTA Washington Bureau Chief Ron Kampeas joins us to explain the war of words between Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and President Trump.

Who Will Write Our History, a new film based on the book of the same name, chronicles the real-life story of Polish Jewish historian Emanuel Ringelblum and a secret coalition of scribes in the Warsaw Ghetto who resisted the Nazis with pen and paper.

On April 17th, Abraham Society members Zorbey Ozdilek and Aaron Kollitz, an AJC LA Board Member, spoke to a group of undergraduate students at UCLA. Dr. Senem Cevik, UCLA faculty and Abraham Society member, moderated the session, which was called “Working Through Differences, Understanding Religious Diversity, and Collaborative Work.” The conversation focused on advocacy and coalition building, and the traditions of Passover and Ramadan were highlighted as well.