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In This Issue:
National Rally to Stop Iran Now
Other Upcoming Chapter Events
Selected National AJC News
National Rally to Stop Iran Now
Iran's President Ahmadinejad is coming to the United Nations on Monday, September 24. Please join a rally to Stop Iran Now on 9/24 at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza across from the UN, at Second Avenue at 47th Street, 12 noon, rain or shine. Sponsored by the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, in cooperation with the United Jewish Communities, UJA-Federation of New York and Jewish Council for Public Affairs.
Other Upcoming Chapter 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.
Monday, September 24 5:30 - 8:00 pm
New York Chapter Board of Directors Meeting
- 5:30 pm Presentation of proposed Chapter program plan
- 6:00 Iftar Dinner with Tzipi Livni and Foreign Minister from Oman
September 24 - October 5
AJC National Diplomatic Marathon by invitation only
Wednesday, September 26 8:00 – 9:30 am
Intergroup Relations Committee Meeting on America’s Table Program
Tuesday, October 2 5:30 pm
Meeting of Advocacy Committee Chairs by invitation only
Wednesday, October 3 3:00 pm 4515 Avenue D, Brooklyn
Energy/State Advocacy Task Force Meeting with State Senator Kevin Parker
Monday, October 8 8:00 – 9:30 am
Diplomatic Outreach Committee Meeting
Tuesday, October 9 5:30 - 7:00 pm
Executive Committee Meeting by invitation only
Wednesday, October 17 6:00 - 8:30 pm
First session of the six-part Board Education Course, What's Jewish About AJC: The Roots of AJC's Work in Jewish Texts, Values and History
Session 1: The Jewish Foundations of AJC's Priorities and Policies, with Dr. Steven Bayme, Director, AJC Deparment of Contemporary Jewish Life
Selected National AJC News
UN General Assembly Diplomatic Meetings
AJC will begin on Sunday its annual "diplomatic marathon", meeting with the heads of state or foreign ministers of dozens of countries who are visiting New York for the opening of the UN General Assembly. The series of private diplomatic meetings is an event unparalleled among non-governmental organizations, and marks the highpoint of AJC's year-round diplomatic activity. Iran's nuclear ambitions, Israel's quest for security and peace, and global anti-Semitism are among the key issues to be discussed.
Mideast Briefing: Yom Kippur Reflections
Examining the external threats and internal challenges Israeli society faces at the start of the year 5768, Eran Lerman, director of AJC's Israel/Middle East Office, offers optimism for the year ahead. "There is enough of a 'we' still out there to pull us together at a time of need – through the power of a common, vibrant language, which will soon sweep the second and third generations of immigrants; through the robust institutions of a democratic state, which have withstood the test of time and the tumults of a violent history; and through the new agencies of voluntary integration offered by modern technology and an ever-creative culture."READ BRIEFING.
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