AJC presented its Moral Courage Award to B.G. Willison, an American citizen who rescued Lea Kovensky, a survivor of the devastating 1992 bombing of the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as well as other injured victims.
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, in a major address to the AJC Global Forum, said, “the best thing for Israel and for Jews the world over is a strong and engaged America on the world stage.”
AJC honored Romanian President Klaus Iohannis with its Light Unto the Nations Award, the global Jewish advocacy organization’s highest honor presented to world leaders.