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The stated Mission of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) is to "safeguard the welfare and security of Jews in the United States, in Israel, and throughout the world; to strengthen the basic principles of pluralism around the world, as the best defense against anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry; and to enhance the quality of American Jewish life by helping to ensure Jewish continuity and deepen ties between American and Israeli Jews." The organization has a national office in New York City and 33 local chapters spread across the United States. [http://www.ajc.org/site/c.ijITI2PHKoG/b.789097/k.C8E7/Chapters.htm Its activities include filing a brief against allowing public displays of the menorah during Hanukkah in County of Allegheny v. ACLU.
Its acronym, AJC, is not to be confused with the American Jewish Congress.
The AJC publishes Commentary Magazine.
Leadership
- E. Robert Goodkind, President
- David A. Harris, Executive Director
Contact
- The American Jewish Committee
- P.O. Box 705
- New York, NY 10150
- (212) 751-4000
- Fax (212) 838-2120
- Public Relations: (212)751-4000 or email PR@ajc.org
See also
- Martin Luther King, Jr. (Awarded American Liberties Medallion)
- Louis B. Marshall, one of the AJC's German-Jewish founders in 1906, President from 1912 until his death in 1929
- Norman Podhoretz (Retired Editor-in-Chief (1960-1995) of Commentary)
- Midge Decter (Podhoretz's wife)
- Harold Tanner, Past President
External link
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