“It’s a shanda (outrage)!” exclaimed Bruce A. Phillips of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Los Angeles Campus. He was reacting to the cessation of the American Jewish Year Book after a successful run of more than a century by the American Jewish Committee. The Yearbook — a handy compendium of demographic and historical trends,…
Over the objections of the Israeli government and the American Jewish Committee, the United Nations yesterday hosted the American premiere of a movie sure to generate further controversy with its depiction of Israel’s 1948 founding. Based on a novel by Palestinian writer Rula Jebreal, “Miral” tells the stories of several Palestinian women over the course…
The major American Jewish civil rights organizations are reacting strongly to Rep. Peter King’s congressional hearings into American Muslim radicalization, which opened Thursday on Capitol Hill. The Anti-Defamation League issued a public statement arguing that the hearing has “engendered an unfortunate atmosphere of blame and suspicion of the broader American Muslim community.” The Religious Action…
The American Jewish Committee’s survey of Jewish opinion published yesterday is widely considered the best resource out there for actually gauging the mood of Jewish voters. AJC surveys are non-partisan and, some critics (including Forward columnist and former editor J.J. Goldberg) notwithstanding, have a good reputation throughout the years of providing a fair portrayal of…
In a nod, intentional or not, to the holiday spirit of atonement, the Anti-Defamation League announced just before Rosh Hashana that it has formed a task force, together with Christian and Muslim groups, to support Muslim congregations facing hostility around the country, particularly in connection with building mosques. The September 7 announcement came five weeks…
Growing up, American Jews spend hours learning about their Israeli counterparts. They descend on the Jewish state in droves, where they kiss the ground (and sometimes the soldiers). But – until recently – Israeli schools have given little attention to their country’s biggest fans. That’s about to change. As part of a new effort to…
The American Jewish Committee released its annual survey of American Jewish opinion today. The headline on the press release reads: “AJC Survey Shows U.S. Jews Sharply Divided Over Obama Approach on Iran.” Here are the first two paragraphs: April 9, 2010 – New York – As President Obama prepares to host the leaders of more…
The 1980s anti-establishment punk band The Dead Kennedys may have won a handful of friends in the Jewish community with their single, “Nazi Punks, F— Off!” but the last place one would expect the band to turn up is in a video from the American Jewish Committee. Any links between the AJCommittee and the band…
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