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AJC and Archbishop of Atlanta Joint Statement
As published in The Georgia Bulletin
We read with great interest the position written by Nidal Ibrahim ("Israeli actions prolong the violence," @issue, Jan. 1). Ibrahim explicitly recognizes Hamas as the root cause of the current conflict.
We agree with him that "the Palestinians in Gaza suffer from an acute lack of responsible and accountable leadership."
Hamas is a terrorist organization that has not only hurt the cause of peace but has in fact hurt and killed many of its own citizens. Like Ibrahim, we hope for a quick resolution, bringing peace to Gaza and southern Israel.
- JUDY MARX
Marx is Executive Director of American Jewish Committee's Atlanta Chapter.
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Dear Dov,
As we spent the beginning of February recovering from our most successful Atlanta Jewish Film Festival ever, we spent the rest of the month working diligently to combat global anti-semitism and strengthen our Jewish identity through ACCESS's 19th Annual Entrepreneur's Night.
Following our meeting with Archbishop of Atlanta, Wilton Gregory, we released a joint statement, in response to the Vatican lifting the excommunication of a Holocuast Denying Bishop. At our 19th Annual Entrepreneur's Night, over 130 ACCESS members came to The Home Depot to learn from Bruce Alterman (The Brickery), Israel Vahaba (Izzy Maternity), Ivan Solomon (Solomon Brothers Fine Jewelry) and Steve Kleber (Kleber and Associates).
In addition we have been working diligently to better serve your communication needs. In an effort to keep up with the most up-to-date technologies, we have created a Facebook Fan Page, a Twitter Account, a LinkedIn group and are connecting you with AJC's YouTube site. We hope you will join us, work with us and provide any recommendations to help us continue to improve our communications strategy.
We will continue to keep you updated, and encourage you to bookmark www.ajc.org and www.ajcatlanta.org.
   
Sincerely,
Sheri S. Labovitz, President
Judy C. Marx, Executive Director
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Jerusalem: Real Estate or Metaphor
Tuesday, March 3rd
Congregation B'nai Torah in Sandy Springs
6:30 - 9:00 pm
$15 per person
Guest Speakers:
Rabbi Gary Greenebaum
AJC's National Interreligious Director
Dr. R. Alan Culpepper
Dean of the McAfee School of Theology, Mercer University
As we gather for our third annual discussion, we will be discussing the role of Jerusalem in our religions.
Click Here to RSVP.
Join us for another opportunity to become re-acquainted with neighbors: Baptists and Jews have been part of the American landscape since 1654. At this year's program, we will provide opportunities to get to know each other and learn about each others connection to Israel.
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ACCESS Planning Meetings
Tuesday, March 4
Fellini's on Peachtree (Buckhead) | 6.30 pm
Help ACCESS plan their upcoming program with our Inter-religious and Jewish-Identity Committee's "Ask a Rabbi, Priest, Imam."
Monday, March 16
Fellini's on Peachtree (Buckhead) | 6.30 pm
Help ACCESS plan their End of the Year Party.
Click Here to RSVP.
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Black-Jewish Coalition ![]()
Committee Meeting
Tuesday, March 17
6:30 pm
AJC Office
RSVP Here.
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AJC International Affairs Program
Screening and Discussion of
"The Case for Israel: Democracy's Outpost"
Monday, March 30
6:30 pm
Home of Sandra Cuttler
First Come First Serve - only 20 seats available.
$15 for Dinner
RSVP Here.
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ACCESS Steering Committee Meeting
Monday, March 23
AJC Office | 6.30 pm
Click Here to RSVP.
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Wednesday, March 25th
A Caring Affair
(an event for AJC Major Donors)
Atlanta Community Food Bank
Click Here for More Information.
or contact Sheri Schwartz at 404.233.5501
A Caring Affair Co-Chairpersons:
Staci and Matt Brill
Debbie and David Dermer
Nancy and Ron Eichel
Lynne M. and Howard I. Halpern
Honorary Dinner C0-Chairpersons:
Mayor Shirley Franklin
Elliott Goldstein
Erwin Zaban
Dinner C0-Chairpersons:
Barbara and Richard Kaufman
Andrea and Mike Leven
Linda and Steve Selig |
Sunday, March 29th
Regal Atlantic Station
4pm - Blessed is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh - Audience Award Winner: Best Documentary Film
7pm - The Little Traitor
Audience Award Winner: Best Documentary Film
$10 per screening - available at www.ajff.org or 404.806.9913
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 AJC Around the World
Dear Bishop Richard Williamson,
You've been in the news quite a bit lately, haven't you?
As one of the four bishops whose excommunication from the Church was recently lifted by the Vatican, you and your, shall we say, problematic beliefs have gained international attention.
Chief among them is your denial of the Holocaust. The Church inexplicably missed this anything-but-secret side of your life, but after much public outcry, it now insists that you recant your views before moving forward. READ BLOG.
Mideast Briefing: Alternatives to a Two State Solution? Unless Iran's nuclear drive is reversed, writes Eran Lerman, "it would fast become pointless to speculate about the two-state solution. No progress at all can be made in a world in which Israel would face existential challenges, and those who reject any form of coexistence would be emboldened." READ BRIEFING.
New AJC Study Shows Jewish Affiliation Stable Despite "Religious Switching"
 The number of American Jews who remain connected to their Jewish heritage is much more stable than is conventionally thought, concludes Tom W. Smith in Religious Switching among American Jews. Smith, director of the General Social Survey at the National Opinion Research Center of the University of Chicago, examines Jewish religious identification in the U.S. in the context of "religious switching" - leaving one faith for another faith or for no faith. DOWNLOAD REPORT.
Paul Berman on "Gaza and After"
 In an extensive interview on AJC's acclaimed website, Z Word, Paul Berman, the author of Terror and Liberalism and one of the leading public intellectuals in the US, discusses the recent war between Israel and Hamas, western perceptions of Hamas and the persistence of anti-Semitism in our own time. READ. |
AJC Energy Update
For over three decades, AJC has been urging the U.S. to make a national priority a comprehensive energy policy aimed at substantial reduction in U.S. dependence on imported oil. For more info, visit www.ajc.org/energy.
Check Out AJC's New Video: The Energy Crisis.
Supporting President Obama on Energy Security
AJC welcomed President Obama's call for the EPA to revisit California's request, which AJC endorses, to impose stricter auto emissions standards than federal law requires. Obama also asked the Transportation Department to consider stricter fuel-efficiency standards for cars and light trucks. READ NEWS RELEASE.
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Community Events
Mathew Bernstein Book Launch
"Screening a Lynching: The Leo Frank Case on Film and Television"
Sunday, March 8 @ The Breman Jewish Heritage Museum
For More Information call 404.870.7684
Open to the public. Free to Breman members and free with museum
admission: $10 adult/$6 senior/$4 student.
NCJW Interfaith Luncheon
"Rituals for One G-d: Literagy and Prayer in Jewish, Christian and Muslim Traditions"
March 31 @ The Temple
For More Information call 404.843.9600
Limmud Atlanta
March 20&21 - Oglethorpe University
For More Information visit: www.limmudse.org
Center for Civil and Human Rights Presentations
Tuesday, March 3rd
5pm - Polshek Partnership / Cooper Carry / Stanley Love-Stanley
6pm - Huff + Gooden / Hammel Green & Abrahamson / Smith Dalia
7pm - Moody Nolan / Antoine Predock / Goode Van Slyke
Wednesday, March 4th
6pm - Freelon Group / HOK
7pm - Diller Scofidio + Renfro / Stanley Beaman Sears
All presentations will be held at the auditorium at the American Cancer Society (formerly the Inforum) at 250 Williams Street.
Details can be found at www.cchrpartnership.org
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About American Jewish Committee
Atlanta Chapter
American Jewish Committee (AJC) has long been Building Bridges of Understanding with local, national and international leadership. For over 60 years, the Atlanta Chapter has been a pioneering human relations agency in Atlanta bringing together people of diverse backgrounds, based on shared values and mutual understanding. Through education, innovative programs, such as our award winning Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, media outreach and extensive diplomatic advocacy, AJC works to advance freedom, liberty, pluralism and mutual respect.
For More Information Contact:
American Jewish Committee, Atlanta Chapter
www.ajcatlanta.org / www.ajc.org
Six Piedmont Center, Suite 510 Atlanta, Georgia 30305
Office: (404) 233-5501 Fax: (404) 261-2344 atlanta@ajc.org
AJC Staff
Judy Marx - Executive Director
Kenny Blank - Executive Director, AJFF
Wendy Bearman - Assistant Director
Dov Wilker - Assistant Director
Jennifer Harris - Office Manager
Cynthia McGuiness - Administrative Director, AJFF
Lillian Troop - Support Staff
Dale Shields - Support Staff
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