Last year, Mayor Pete Buttigieg spoke at length with AJC Passport podcast host Seffi Kogen about the vital relationship between the United States and Israel and the danger of making support for the Jewish state a partisan issue.
The Seder offers an opportunity for our community to share in this important Jewish holiday which imparts meaning to our lives today both domestically and globally. It was wonderful having individuals representing many faiths and cultures joining together in celebration and commemoration of our personal or familial journeys to freedom.
AJC’s Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights (JBI) has convened an expert consultation on the topic of antisemitism in the United States together with Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief.
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.