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In This Issue:
State Senator Kevin Parker Discusses his AJC Project Interchange Trip to Israel
America's Table: A Thanksgiving Reader Event Featuring Lt. Gov. David Paterson, Immigration Commissioner Guillermo Linares, and Teacher's College President Susan Fuhrman
Other Upcoming Events
State Senator Kevin Parker Discusses his AJC Project Interchange Trip to Israel
New York State Senator Kevin Parker joined other state legislators including Lt. Gov. David Paterson for an AJC Project Interchange trip to Israel focused on energy issues. Parker, the democratic whip, is the ranking democrat on the Senate Energy Committee and represents a diverse district that includes Borough Park, Flatbush and Midwood in Brooklyn. LISTEN to his AJC podcast, where he shares his reflections on the trip and on the future of energy issues in New York State.
America's Table: A Thanksgiving Reader Event Featuring Lt. Gov. David Paterson, Immigration Commissioner Guillermo Linares, and Teacher's College President Susan Fuhrman
On November 19 at 6:00 PM, the Chapter will host the fourth annual America's Table: A Thanksgiving Reader Event at the Baruch College Library, 151 E. 25th Street, featuring NYC Immigration Commissioner Guillermo Linares and Lt. Gov. David Paterson. This year's event brings together diverse New Yorkers to say no to bigotry and hate after the rash of noose and swastika incidents across the city. Teacher's College President Susan Fuhrman will discuss the response to the hate symbols that marred her campus, and the challenges of ensuring the triumph of tolerance over bigotry. The event honors Congressman Charles B. Rangel for his positive vision of America and a lifetime of action promoting justice and opportunity for all our nation's inhabitants.
Other Upcoming Events
(all meetings are held at AJC, 165 E. 56 Street, unless otherwise noted)
For more information or to RSVP, please contact Wanda Vargas at vargasw@ajc.org or 212.891.1443.
Wednesday, November 14 6:00 pm
Energy Task Force Meeting
Wednesday, November 28 6:30 pm
Partition: A program celebrating the 60th anniversary of the UN vote for the plan of partition of Palestine-- reflections on this historic event and lessons for today
Featured speakers include Dr. Kenneth Stein, Schatten Professor of Contemporary Middle Eastern History and Israel Studies, Emory University and Benjamin Krasna, Deputy Consul General of Israel.
Monday, December 3 5:30 pm cocktails, 6:00 meeting
Board of Directors Meeting featuring Asaf Shariv, new Consul General of Israel and a discussion of the proposed AJC policy statement on the National Security Agency's electronic surveillance program.
Monday, December 10 6:00 pm
Session 3 of the Board Study Program: Judaism and Christianity: Links in History and Jewish Thought, with Dr. Susannah Heschel, Eli Black Chair of Jewish Studies, Department of Religion, Dartmouth College.
Thursday, December 20 8:00 am
Breakfast Meeting with Emanuele Ottolenghi, Director, AJC's Transatlantic Institute
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