20
Jul
[audio:http://www.ajcarchives.org/ajchomepage/audio/tishabav072307.mp3]
Steven Bayme, AJC’s director of Contemporary Jewish Life, discusses Tisha B’Av, the holiday commemorating the destruction of the two temples in Jerusalem and other major tragedies in Jewish history. Bayme reviews the holiday’s origins, how it has been observed over the centuries, as well as how memory reinforces commitment to Jewish continuity. “Tisha B’Av is [...]
17
Jul
Free Trade in the Americas is a major AJC concern because we firmly believe they impact the immediate and long-term well being of our Hemisphere, as well policies that will determine the quality and scope of relations between the United States and some of its closest partners. Pending free trade agreements with Colombia, Peru and [...]
9
Jul
A seasoned observer of the British trade union scene put it to me in stark terms. “You’d be hard put,” he said, “to find a union in the UK that isn’t sympathetic to the boycott of Israel.”
His observation was made in a conversation which took place a few days before the Transport and General Workers [...]