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Building bridges through innovation: AJC int'l mayors trip brings global leaders to Israel

Over 20 mayors and municipal leaders from 15 countries gathered in Israel for the five-day 34th Int'l Mayors Conference, organized by the American Jewish Congress (AJC) and the Foreign Ministry.

 Delegates of the 34th AJC International Mayors Conference meet with President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem during their visit to Israel.
 Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaks at a Memorial Day ceremony on May 9, 2024

ICC warrants 'obscene' say pro-Israel and Jewish groups

 THE LATIN Jewish Festival welcomed not only Latin-Jewish families but also embraced multiethnic families seeking to experience Judaism through a multicultural lens.

Latin Jewish Festival highlights Bay Area Jewish diversity - opinion

 Itamar Ben-Gvir gestures following the announcement of exit polls in Israel's general election, at his party headquarters in Jerusalem November 1, 2022.

Jewish Diaspora groups blast Ben-Gvir, while others remain silent on election


RJC announces massive $1.5m ad spending in Pennsylvania Senate race

Combined with House races, the group will spend more than $2.7 million in Pennsylvania this cycle.

 Pennsylvania Republican US Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks during former US president Donald Trump's rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, US, September 3, 2022

Breaking Dawn: International Jewish organizations stand with Israel

"No group which seeks the elimination of the Jewish state can be allowed to thrive along its borders," said the Jewish Federations of North America.

 Firefighters try to extinguish a fire caused after a rocket fired from Gaza Strip hit a field near Sderot, southern Israel, on August 6, 2022.

Michael Flynn calls for US to have only 'one religion'

ADL and AJC have joined numerous groups and individuals in condemning the call by Michael Flynn.

Retired U.S. Army Lt. General Michael Flynn in 2014.

American Jewish Congress hires former Sanders Jewish outreach director

Joel Rubin will be the advocacy group’s first Washington-based director in a decade.

DEMOCRATIC US presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders rallies with supporters in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, earlier this week.

Vote for ZOA Coalition if you believe in defending Israel and the Jewish people

The Zionist Organization of America was the only U.S. group at the very first World Zionist Congress in Basel


Monday is #JewishANDProud Day: Wear Judaica, says AJC, and tweet about it

AJC said it has received feedback that many Jews in the Diaspora conceal their Jewish identities out of fear.

 A kippah demonstration in front of a synagogue in Berlin

American Jews decry Trump's comments on 'disloyalty'

Only the Republican Jewish Coalition defended Trump on Tuesday.

With a painting of George Washington in the background, U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during his meeting with Romania's President Klaus Iohannis in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S. August 20, 2019

Washington Watch: Reject Jewish caucus plan

A call by the American Jewish Congress (AJCongress) for a “first ever Congressional Jewish Caucus” is wrong on history, necessity and intention.

Lee Zeldin.

Building bridges for Israel

“In any family, there will naturally be disagreements,” he said. “We have shown the capacity throughout the centuries to get through them, and we will going forward as well.”

Jason Isaacson with Sheikh Abdallah Bin Mohammed Bin Abdullah Al Salmi, Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs, Sultanate of Oman.

US Jewish community needs more democracy

An encouraging exception in the world of Jewish office-hunters is the World Union of Jewish Students. Its recent conference featured a genuinely democratic election

The World Union of Jewish Students (WUJS) picture taken at the Leonardo Hotel in Jerusalem Credit: Dana Levinson Steiner