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American Jewish Committee
Established 1906
The American Jewish Committee (AJC) is a global Jewish advocacy organization, founded in New York on November 11, 1906. Initially concerned with Jews suffering pogroms in the Russian Empire, the AJC had as its primary goal to “prevent infringement of the civil and religious rights of Jews and to alleviate the consequences of persecution.” Since then, the organization has fought general discrimination and worked on behalf of social equality, playing a major role in the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s. It has also supported the publication of numerous books and book series on Jewish and interfaith issues.
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Declaration of Human Rights
This document anticipated the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights by proposing a global standard for protecting minority groups.
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A Statement on the Jewish Future
Responding to the high rates of intermarriage and concerns about eroding Jewish life, the organized Jewish community has initiated a drive to ensure the Jewish future in North America. As Jewish…
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