For 50 years, AJC’s Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights (JBI) has worked to combat religious intolerance, end torture, and oppose all forms of discrimination, issues of central importance to the Jewish community and beyond.
In this video, Erica Mindel, Assistant Director of Program Development at AJC Project Interchange, shares her experience as a progressive Zionist American Jew, from engaging in dialogue about the Israel-Palestinian conflict on her college campus to serving in the Israel Defense Forces.
In this video, Ava Rigelhaupt shares her experience as a Jewish Chinese neurodiverse adoptee and her pride and joy in being a part of the resilient international Jewish community that harmonizes diverse traditions, songs, and foods.
In this video, Zach Cooper shares how his experience serving in the U.S. Army deepened his relationship to his Jewish identity and desire to pass along those values to his child.
In this video, Narda Alcorn shares her experience as a Black queer Jewish woman, challenging what it means to be Jewish while raising her children to be proud Jews.