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Rabbi David Rosen, American Jewish Committee (AJC) International Director of Interreligious Affairs, today addressed the Bahrain Dialogue Forum, a gathering of more than 200 interfaith leaders from around the world.

الثاني عشر من أيلول/ سبتمبر 2022 – نيو يورك – أطلقت اللجنة اليهودية الأمريكية اليوم "كيف يرى اليهود السلام؟"، وهو فيديو معلوماتي مدته ثلاث دقائق باللغة العربية الذي يبين المنزلة العليا التي يحظى بها السلام والسعي اليه لدى اليهود وفي  الديانة اليهودية. الفيديو متاح أيضًا باللغة الإنجليزية.

Jewish Auburn University men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl is on a mission both on and off the court. This summer, he took his team to Israel on a first-of-its-kind “Birthright for College Basketball” trip. As the season gears up, Dov Wilker sat down with Coach Pearl to talk about being a passionate pro-Israel Jew.

Controversy erupted at the UC Berkeley Law school this fall over the decision by a handful of student groups to adopt bylaws that would ban Zionist speakers. Dr. Ethan Katz, Associate Professor of History and Jewish Studies at Berkeley, and co-founder of the Antisemitism Education Initiative, and Charlotte Aaron, a Berkeley Law student and board member of the Jewish Student Association (JSA), join us to discuss the situation on campus, how it has affected their work as Jewish activists, and why they remain hopeful for the future of Jews on campus.

American Jewish Committee (AJC) welcomes the Action Plan to Combat Antisemitism by Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief. The plan, released today, identifies antisemitism as a pressing and enduring challenge that all governments, as well as social media companies, faith leaders and other actors, should be confronting with urgency.
Felice Gaer, Director of AJC's Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights, said: “The special rapporteur’s action plan is an essential roadmap for governments, companies, and other UN experts to follow to ensure that their efforts to combat antisemitism are comprehensive and effective."