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July 2009 Newsletter
Building Bridges of Understanding
This Month at AJC Atlanta
AJC's New Film
AJC Video
Eye Witness on the Middle East
Mayor Sderot
Judge Learned Hand Award
AJC honors Rep. John Lewis
AJC Around the World
About AJC
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"Drunk on Anti
-Zionism"
AJC Responds to Tony Judt's New York Times Op-Ed

NYU academic Tony Judt argues that "Israel is drunk on settlements" and corrupted by an "illegal occupation," and that the United States should punish Israel as a result. In reality, he is "drunk on anti-Zionism," said AJC. "The 'real question' is not the future of the settlements, but the aspirations of Judt and his ideological bedfellows for the future of Israel and the Jewish people. As one of the world's leading exponents of the one-state solution-an allegiance he and the New York Times both failed to point out-Judt denies Israel's right to exist as the state of the Jewish people envisioned by the UN in 1947." READ NEWS RELEASE.
Dear Dov,

In June, AJC Atlanta focused on Outreach.  We were fortunate that Eran Lerman, Israel's Deputy National Security Advisor for Policy was in Atlanta and spoke to Atlanta's Orthodox community, as well as the community in North Metro Atlanta. It was AJC's first foray into those communities, outside of the Film Festival and both presentations were a tremendous success.   CLICK HERE, to view Eran's remarks that focused on The Iranian Threat.

We also began our planning for the 2009-2010 year, meeting with our new Board Members and ACCESS Steering Committee Members

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Sincerely,
Beth H. Paradies, President
Judy C. Marx, Executive Director
Watch AJC's New Film on the Real
Obstacle to Middle East Peace
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AJC Atlanta
Summer Lunch Series

"Eye Witness on Lebanon"
Hear from David Lewis and Danica Kombol
as they recount their experience in Lebanon during the Lebanese Elections and afterwards.
Tuesday, July 7
12:00 pm
AJC Office
Lunch is $8  -RSVP HERE.

"Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and Israel"
Hear from AJC Atlanta's past President as he takes us through his 3 week in June throughout the Middle East
Tuesday, July 28
12:00 pm
AJC Office
Lunch is $8 - RSVP HERE.
David Bouskilla,
Mayor of Sderot

Monday, August 17
7:00 pm

Join the Atlanta Jewish Community as we hear about the reality of life in Sderot on the border of Gaza.

Congregation Etz Chaim

Marietta, GA (for directions)

AJC Video about Sderot

For More Information, please call 404.233.5501 or email.
2009 Judge Learned Hand Award

Lend your Support by joining us in honoring

RICHARD SINKFIELD - Rogers & Hardin

New Date - Wednesday, September 9
The Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta

Table Sponsorships are Available - www.ajcatlanta.org
For More Information Call - 404.233.5501

Co-Chairpersons:
Stephen R. Leeds - Rogers & Hardin
William J. Stanley III - Stanley Love-Stanley PC

Honorary Chairperson:
Ralph B. Levy - King & Spalding LLP

Sponsorships made by July 15th will be included in printed materials
About the Judge Learned Hand Award and Richard Sinkfield

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AJC Honors Rep. John Lewis
With Moral Courage Award
John lewis annual meeting"We are all in the same boat. When you see bigotry or anti-Semitism, you have to speak out," said Congressman John Lewis in a passionate speech on civil rights after receiving AJC's Moral Courage Award at the Annual Meeting.
icon sound LISTEN. (7:47 min.)
icon film WATCH. (excerpts, 4 min.).
AJC Around the World



Executive Director's BLOG - Nearly Seven Million?

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Why or how the number "nearly seven million" made it into President Obama's Cairo speech "is unknown to me, but the widely accepted figure is actually less than half that," writes David Harris on his Jerusalem Post blog. "Does it matter? In the real world, yes, numbers have consequences - not just demographic, but electoral and political."

READ ENTIRE OP-ED by David Harris.

Mideast Briefing: Ramifications of Iran's Election Crisis
"The Iranian Revolution has been shown to be much more fragile than many thought,"... "And when the turmoil in Tehran is added to the humiliation of Hezbollah in the Lebanese elections, the spell is broken and the rise of Iran and her proxies to dominance does not seem quite as inevitable as before."  READ BRIEFING.
 
AJC Radio Message: Iran's Rigged Elections Reveal Regime's True Nature
In his national radio commentary, David Harris speaks about Iran's recent elections, which revealed that President Ahmadinejad's assertions about Iranian democracy and freedoms are tragically untrue. LISTEN. Harris's weekly messages on the CBS radio network air during the Osgood File. All AJC radio commentaries since 2001 are available at www.ajc.org/radiocommentary.
 

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