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The Stadttempel was the only synagogue in Vienna to survive the Holocaust.

Following an extensive renovation, the 200-year-old synagogue has reopened and remains a vibrant center of Jewish life in Austria.

Its restoration helps preserve a vital part of Vienna’s Jewish

Asia is changing and the implications for Israel are significant. A growing anti-Israel climate is making it harder for governments and institutions across the region to engage openly with Israel, even when shared interests remain strong. Shira Loewenberg, Director of AJC’s

A controversial new documentary, NAZA, is drawing attention for allegations against Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza, including claims about AI-assisted targeting and civilian casualties. The IDF firmly rejects these claims, stating that human decision-makers, not AI systems,

AJC is part of a broad coalition of advocacy organizations from across American religious life urging Congress to pass the Right to Worship Act. In the wake of threats and attacks targeting Jewish and non-Jewish houses of worship, we have joined Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, and

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Antisemitism is toxic to the democratic fabric. @IrwinCotler’s warning to Canada should resonate far beyond its borders: confronting antisemitism is not only about protecting Jewish communities, but about safeguarding democracy itself. x.com/CIJAinfo/statu…

History was made 48 years ago today, when Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat signed the Camp David Accords. Since then, Israel and Egypt have lived at peace, bringing greater stability to the region. We honor these leaders’ foresight and commitment to peace.

At an AJC Cincinnati panel on antisemitism in the digital age, @UofCincy junior Samantha Abdoo led a conversation with AJC experts about this new frontier of hate. Equipping students to speak up, challenge algorithmic bias, and lead their peers is essential to confronting

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The Vatican released "A Journey of Hope," reaffirming its commitment to interreligious relations 60 years after "Nostra Aetate" transformed Catholic-Jewish relations. The document affirms that the Catholic Church’s “solidarity with the Jewish people also includes the shared

Six years after the Abraham Accords, Israel-Morocco ties are reaching a new milestone.   Today in New York, Israeli Foreign Minister @GideonSaar, Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, and @USAmbUN Mike Waltz came together for a historic trilateral summit focused on deepening

Mazal tov to @DeborahLipstadt and @EmoryUniversity on the launch of the Emory Policy Institute on Countering Antisemitism. Amb. Lipstadt has dedicated her life and career to confronting antisemitism and is uniquely qualified to lead this important new institute. AJC looks

We welcome the decision to remove Macklemore from the remaining U.S. dates of Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour. As AJC previously noted, concertgoers bought tickets to hear music, not to be subjected to political messaging that make Jewish and Israeli fans feel targeted at a concert. We

Singer and longtime social justice advocate P!nk spoke out with pride in her Jewish identity after facing intense backlash for reposting criticism of Macklemore’s decision to use his concert platform to promote political views about the Israel-Gaza war. P!nk did not simply

The Houthis, a terror proxy of the Iranian regime, have seized more strategic territory along the Red Sea, putting the global economy at greater risk. Following their capture of the port city of Mokha and Perim Island at the narrowest point of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the

On the eve of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, an alleged anti-Israel demonstration in Mexico City marched by one of the city’s prominent synagogues, with participants reportedly chanting, “Out with the Jews.” There is nothing ambiguous about such a chant. It is a direct

On the anniversary of Jan Zwartendijk’s death, we remember his extraordinary courage in helping save more than 2,000 Jews during the Holocaust. As a Dutch diplomat, Zwartendijk issued entry documents for Curaçao, allowing Chiune Sugihara to issue Japanese transit visas that

Happy Rosh Hashanah! Jewish communities around the globe will bring in the new Hebrew year of 5787 this evening. To all, we wish a happy and sweet new year - שנה טובה ומתוקה! Shana tovah!

Tomorrow, we celebrate the anniversary of the announcement by President Trump, His Majesty King Hamad, and Prime Minister Netanyahu of the historic normalization of relations between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the State of Israel! 🇮🇱 🇧🇭 Over the past five years, we have

The Iran-backed Houthis have launched missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia, striking cities, energy facilities, and other critical infrastructure, and injuring at least 73 civilians. They have also attacked maritime traffic in the Red Sea, putting a vital global shipping route at

More than 5,000 leaders from entertainment, academia, government, business, religion, and civic life are speaking out against the accusation that Israel is committing genocide and warning of the dangerous consequences of this rhetoric for Jews around the world.

The open letter