A few weeks ago, we saw the launching of a website by BDS Boston called The Mapping Project. As a rising sophomore at Northeastern University who is highly involved in Jewish life on campus, the Mapping Project hit particularly close to home.
In recent weeks, the revelation that Russia is seeking to purchase Iranian drones to use in its war against Ukraine has set off alarm bells from Tel Aviv to Brussels and Washington. Here is why this expected agreement is a significant concern for the U.S., Europe, Israel, and anyone concerned about the war in Ukraine and Iran’s aggression.
U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt and European Commission Coordinator on Combating Antisemitism and Fostering Jewish Life Katharina von Schnurbein discusses how to fulfill their governments’ bold promises to fight antisemitism.
The premiere episode of a new limited narrative series from American Jewish Committee (AJC), The Forgotten Exodus, shares the inspiring story of Mizrahi Jewish cartoonist Carol Isaacs’ family. Feeling alienated growing up as the only Jew in school from an Arab-majority country, Carol turned her longing for Iraq and the life her family left behind into a gripping graphic memoir, The Wolf of Baghdad.
As antisemitism persists on both political extremes, are moderate forces strong enough to steer us in the right direction? Can lawmakers actually reach across the aisle in today’s political climate? James Carville, Democratic strategist and political icon, and Leslie Sanchez, a Republican strategist and award-winning political commentator, joined AJC Managing Director, Policy and Political Affairs Julie Fishman Rayman in a discussion about the state of U.S. politics today at AJC Global Forum 2022.