Posts Tagged: American Jewish Committee
Idaho GOP Legislator Slammed for Comparing Coronavirus Restrictions to Nazi Persecution
An Idaho state legislator was under fire on Monday for remarks she made in a media interview that compared coronavirus restrictions on individual movement to...
Remembering a Member of ‘Jewish Royalty’
In need of a break from the grim coronavirus news? Here’s what I did, and I recommend it: Get a copy of, and read, Touched...
Dozens of US Jewish Groups Issue Open Letter of Support for Chinese Communities Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Over 70 US Jewish groups issued an open letter of support on Monday for Chinese people around the world as they faced the threat from...
US Jewish Groups React With Outrage to Bernie Sanders’ ‘Offensive’ Attack on AIPAC
Mainstream US Jewish groups reacted with outrage on Monday to what they saw as 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders' “offensive” attack on the American...
Hanau Bar Shootings Underscore Jewish Concerns Over Rise in Far-Right Violence in Germany
Top Jewish groups condemned on Thursday the deadly mass shootings at two shisha bars in the German city of Hanau in which nine people were...
Jewish Security Guard Remembered on Fifth Anniversary of Death in Copenhagen Synagogue Shooting
A Jewish volunteer security guard is being remembered on the fifth anniversary of his death in a shooting attack at the Great Synagogue in the...
On MLK Day, US Jewish Groups Pay Tribute to Late Civil Rights Leader
As Americans marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, US Jewish groups paid tribute to the late iconic civil rights leader. “In a time of...
US Jewish Groups Applaud Trump Executive Order on Combating Campus Antisemitism
Major Jewish groups applauded the Trump administration on Wednesday for an executive order affirming civil rights protections for Jewish students, amid concerns over rising antisemitism...
Major Jewish Groups Applaud Twitter for ‘Belated’ Shut Down of Hamas, Hezbollah Accounts
Major Jewish groups applauded the micro-blogging website Twitter on Sunday for suspending a series of accounts affiliated with the terrorist groups Hamas and Hezbollah. “Thank you...
Leading Jewish Groups Join Pittsburgh Community to Mark First Anniversary of Tree of Life Massacre
Pittsburgh and its Jewish community were joined by political and communal leaders on Sunday as they marked the one-year anniversary of the massacre at the...
Major Jewish Group Praises Stay of Execution for Jewish Texas Death Row Inmate Sentenced by Antisemitic Judge
A leading Jewish group praised on Sunday a Texas appeals court’s decision to stay the execution of a Jewish death row inmate following allegations that...
#ShowUpForShabbat to Recall Pittsburgh Shooting Victims, One Year Later
JNS.org - An initiative by the American Jewish Committee invites people of all faiths to join Jews in synagogues for Shabbat services on Oct. 25-26...
American Jewish Committee Files Amicus Brief Backing Texas Anti-BDS Law
The American Jewish Committee is pushing for the US Court of Appeals to uphold a Texas anti-BDS law. Texas Government Code Chapter 2270 prevents the state...
Jewish Group Calls for Stay of Execution of Texas Death Row Inmate Sentenced by Judge Alleged to Be Antisemitic
The American Jewish Committee has signed on to an amicus brief in support of a Jewish death row inmate the organization believes was the victim...
