American Jewish Committee

==History==
=== 1900&ndash;1929 ===
On November 11, 1906, 81 [[American Jews|Jewish Americans]] met in the Hotel Savoy in New York City to establish the American Jewish Committee.<ref name="founded" /> The group was concerned about [[Anti-Jewish pogroms in the Russian Empire|pogroms against Jews in the Russian Empire]]. The official committee statement on the purpose was to "prevent infringement of the civil and religious rights of Jews and to alleviate the consequences of persecution."<ref name="NYT">{{cite news|title=Jewish Committee Meets|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1907/11/11/104712077.pdf|access-date=16 November 2013|newspaper=The NYT}}</ref>

In its early years the organization was led by lawyer [[Louis Marshall]], banker [[Jacob H. Schiff]], Judge [[Mayer Sulzberger]], scholar [[Cyrus Adler]], and other well-to-do and politically connected Jews. Later leaders were Judge [[Joseph M. Proskauer]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Judge Joseph M. Proskauer Dies at 94|url=http://www.jta.org/1971/09/13/archive/judge-joseph-m-proskauer-dies-at-94|access-date=16 November 2013|newspaper=Jewish Telegraph Agency|date=September 13, 1971}}</ref> [[Jacob Blaustein]], and Irving M. Engel. In addition to the central office in New York City, local offices were established around the country.

Starting in 1912, [[Louis B. Marshall]] was president of the organization until 1929.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1922/11/13/archives/less-antisemitism-found-in-america-president-marshall-tells-america.html?sq=marshall%2520reports%2520on%2520anti-semitism%2C%2520american%2520jewish%2520committee&scp=2&st=cse|title=LESS ANTI-SEMITISM FOUND IN AMERICA; President Marshall Tells American Jewish Committee ThatAgitation is Waning.15,393,815 JEWS IN WORLDCommunist Policy Has Improved Their Condition in Russia-- Election of Officers|date=13 November 1922|work=The New York Times}}</ref>

In 1914, AJC helped create the [[American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee]], established to aid Jewish victims of [[World War I]]. After the war, Marshall went to Europe and used his influence to have provisions guaranteeing the rights of minorities inserted into the peace treaties.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Litvac Glaser|first=Zhava|date=2015|title=Refugees And Relief: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee And European Jews In Cuba And Shanghai 1938-1943|url=https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1560&context=gc_etds|journal=City University of New York (CUNY) Academic Works|pages=11}}</ref>

While president, Marshall is credited with making the AJC a leading voice in the 1920s against immigration restriction. Additionally, he succeeded in stopping [[Henry Ford]] from publishing [[History of antisemitism in the United States#The Dearborn Independent|antisemitic literature]] and distributing it through his car dealerships and forced Ford to apologize publicly.<ref>{{cite journal
   |url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/258746/pdf
   |title=Confronting Antisemitism in America: Louis Marshall and Henry Ford
   |author=Robert S. Rifkind  |journal=American Jewish History
 |year=2008|volume=94
 |issue=1–2
 |pages=71–90
 |doi=10.1353/ajh.0.0053
 |s2cid=161599751
 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-resources/popular-topics/henry-ford-and-anti-semitism-a-complex-story
|quote=Ford agreed to release a formal apology, ... cash settlement
|title=Henry Ford and Anti-Semitism: A Complex Story}}</ref><ref>{{cite news  
   |publisher=JTA ([[Jewish Telegraphic Agency]])
   |url=https://www.jta.org/1927/07/10/archive/louis-marshall-accepts-henry-fords-apology-for-anti-jewish-attacks-replies-to-statement
   |title=Louis Marshall Accepts Henry Ford's Apology for Anti-jewish attacks
   |date=10 July 1927}}</ref>

=== The 1930s and 1940s ===
AJC advocated finding places of refuge for Jewish refugees from [[Adolf Hitler]] in the 1930s, but had little success. After World War II broke out in 1939, AJC stressed that the war was for democracy and discouraged emphasis on Hitler's anti-Jewish policies lest a backlash identify it as a "Jewish war" and increase antisemitism in the U.S. When the war ended in 1945, it urged a human rights program upon the [[United Nations]] and proved vital in enlisting the support that made possible the human rights provisions in the UN Charter.{{Citation needed|date=October 2015|reason=for this whole para.}}

=== The 1950s ===
AJC took the position that prejudice was indivisible, and that the rights of Jews in the United States could be best protected by arguing in favor of the equality of all Americans. AJC supported social science research into the causes of and cures for prejudice, and forged alliances with other ethnic, racial and religious groups.{{Citation needed|date=October 2015|reason=for this para. up to here}} The organization's research was cited in the 1954 [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] decision in ''[[Brown v. Board of Education]]'' that outlawed segregated schools.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 5, 2023 |title=BRIEF AMICI CURIAE OF [HE AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE; |url=http://blackfreedom.proquest.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/grutter55.pdf |access-date=June 5, 2023 |website=Proquest}}</ref>

In 1950 AJC President Jacob Blaustein reached an agreement with Israeli Prime Minister [[David Ben-Gurion]] stating that the political allegiance of American Jews was solely to their country of residence. By the Six-Day War of 1967 AJC had become a passionate defender of the Jewish state, shedding old inhibitions to espouse the centrality of [[Jewish peoplehood]].

=== The 1960s and 1970s ===
Through direct dialogue with the [[Catholic Church]], AJC played a leading role in paving the way for a significant upturn in [[Jewish-Christian relations]] in the years leading up to the Roman Catholic Church's 1965 document ''[[Nostra aetate]]'', and in the ensuing years. The American Jewish Committee, along with the Synagogue Council of America, and the American Ethical Union each submitted briefs in [[Engel v. Vitale]] urging the US Supreme Court to rule that the public school prayer was unconstitutional.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/370/421/|title=Engel v. Vitale, 370 U.S. 421 (1962)|website=Justia Law}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 1961 |title=BRIEF OF AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE AND ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE OF B'NAI B'RITH AS AMICI CURIAE |url=https://www.adl.org/sites/default/files/documents/civil-rights/adl-in-the-courts/amicus-briefs/brief-pdfs/ab-1961-engel-v-vitale.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205174754/https://www.adl.org/sites/default/files/documents/civil-rights/adl-in-the-courts/amicus-briefs/brief-pdfs/ab-1961-engel-v-vitale.pdf |archive-date=5 February 2022 |access-date=6 June 2023 |website=adl.org}}</ref>

Before the [[Six-Day War]] in 1967, AJC was officially "non-Zionist". It had long been ambivalent about [[Zionism]] as possibly opening up Jews to the charge of dual loyalty, but it supported the [[creation of Israel]] in 1947–48, after the United States backed the [[partition of Palestine]]. It was the first American Jewish organization to open a permanent office in Israel.<ref>{{cite news|title=American Jews and Israel Have Never Been Closer|url=http://www.algemeiner.com/2013/01/25/american-jews-and-israel-have-never-been-closer/|access-date=16 November 2013|newspaper=The Algemeiner}}</ref>

In the 1970s AJC spearheaded the fight to pass anti-boycott legislation to counter the Arab League boycott of Israel. In particular, Japan's defection<ref>{{cite news |last=Helm |first=Leslie |title=Japan Asks Arab States to End Boycott of Israel : Trade: Move could boost Tokyo's role as peacemaker in Mideast.|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1992-12-05/news/mn-1377_1_arab-states |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=20 January 2012|date=5 December 1992}}</ref> from the boycott was attributed to AJC persuasion. In 1975 AJC became the first Jewish organization to campaign against the UN's "Zionism is Racism" [[Resolution 3379]], when briefly integrated to [[Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations|President's Conference]] in order to join the touristic boycott against Mexico, after the [[World Conference on Women, 1975]], the event in which Arab countries, the [[Soviet Bloc|Soviet bloc]], and [[Non-Aligned Movement]] countries impulsed the initial discussion that resulted in [[United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379|Resolution 3379]]. Along with other American Jewish organizations, AJC announced the suspension of all their trips to Mexico as an expression of "the wish of some Jews and Jewish organizations to boycott Mexico".<ref>{{Cite book|last=Katz Gugenheim|first=Ariela|url=http://libcat.calacademy.org/title/boicot-el-pleito-de-echeverria-con-israel/oclc/1122578103%26referer%3Dbrief_results|title=Boicot. El pleito de Echeverría con Israel|publisher=Universidad Iberoamericana/Cal y Arena|year=2019|isbn=978-607-8564-17-0|location=Mexico|language=Spanish|access-date=2021-10-29|archive-date=2022-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410191926/http://libcat.calacademy.org/title/boicot-el-pleito-de-echeverria-con-israel/oclc/1122578103%26referer%3Dbrief_results|url-status=dead}}</ref> They did this is spite of their anti-boycott tradition. Finally, the campaign against Resolution 3379 succeeded in 1991, as it was revoked through [[United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379|Resolution 4686]]. AJC played a leading role in breaking Israel's diplomatic isolation at the UN by helping it gain acceptance in WEOG (West Europe and Others), one of the UN's five regional groups.

AJC was active in the campaign to gain emigration rights for Jews living in the Soviet Union; in 1964 it was one of the founders of the American Jewish Conference on Soviet Jewry, which in 1971 was superseded by the [[National Conference on Soviet Jewry]].

AJC created [[Present Tense (magazine)|Present Tense]], a magazine of Jewish Affairs edited by [[Murray Polner]], in 1973.<ref>{{cite news|title=Murray Polner, founding and only editor of Present Tense magazine, dies at 91|url=https://www.jta.org/quick-reads|access-date=11 June 2019|publisher=Jewish Telegraphic Agency|date=2 June 2019|archive-date=29 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629043603/https://www.jta.org/quick-reads|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='Present Tense' to cease publishing|url=https://www.jta.org/1990/02/08/archive/ajcommittee-board-approves-plan-to-restructure-agency-radically|access-date=11 June 2019|publisher=Jewish Telegraphic Agency|date=8 February 1990|first=Allison|last=Kaplan}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Cohen|first1=Roger|author-link1=Roger Cohen|title=Liberal Jewish Bimonthly Magazine to Close|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/08/us/liberal-jewish-bimonthly-magazine-to-close.html|access-date=11 June 2019|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=February 8, 1990}}</ref>

=== The 1980s and 1990s ===
Founded in 1982, Project Interchange runs seminars in Israel for influential Americans.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hispanic leaders boost Latino-Jewish ties|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4144947,00.html|access-date=16 November 2013|newspaper=Ynet|date=2011-11-11}}</ref>

In December 1987, AJC's Washington representative, [[David Harris (advocate)|David Harris]], organized the [[Freedom Sunday for Soviet Jews|Freedom Sunday Rally on behalf of Soviet Jewry]]. Approximately 250,000 people attended the D.C. rally, which demanded that the Soviet government allow Jewish emigration from the [[Soviet Union|USSR]].<ref>{{cite news
   |url=http://www.jta.org/1987/12/09/archive/human-rights-arms-control-top-reagan-gorbachev-agenda
   |title=Human Rights, Arms Control Top Reagan-Gorbachev Agenda
   |date=December 9, 1987 |website=JTA ([[Jewish Telegraphic Agency]])
   |access-date=2015-09-19}}</ref> In 1990, David Harris become executive director. Under his leadership, AJC became increasingly involved in international affairs. Regular meetings with foreign diplomats both in the United States and in their home countries were supplemented each September by what came to be called a "diplomatic marathon," a series of meetings with high-level representatives of foreign countries who were in New York for the [[United Nations General Assembly|UN General Assembly]] session. The AJC annual meeting was also moved from New York to Washington, D.C., so that more government officials and foreign diplomats might participate.{{Citation needed|date=October 2015}}

In 1998 AJC established a full-time presence in Germany—the first American Jewish organization to do so—opening an office in Berlin.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jta.org/2009/12/09/news-opinion/world/german-army-american-jewish-committee-expand-ties|title=German army, American Jewish Committee expand ties|last=Oster|first=Marcy|date=December 9, 2009|access-date=16 November 2013}}</ref>

In 1999 AJC ran an ad campaign in support of the [[NATO]]'s [[Kosovo War|intervention in Kosovo]].<ref>American Jewish Committee. "AJC Runs Ads Applauding Nato Action In Kosovo; Urges Public To Also Express Appreciation". 15 April 1999. Available online: http://www.charitywire.com/charity11/00477.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080718210208/http://www.charitywire.com/charity11/00477.html |date=2008-07-18 }}</ref>

=== The 2000s ===
In 2000, AJC helped establish the [[Atlanta Jewish Film Festival]] in [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]], the largest Jewish film festival in the world.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ajff.org/missionhistory|title=Our Mission and History|work=Atlanta Jewish Film Festival|access-date=2017-03-31|language=en}}</ref>

In 2001 AJC became official partners with the Geneva-based [[UN Watch]].<ref>{{cite web|title=UN Watch, AJC Seal Partnership|date=4 January 2001|url=http://www.charitywire.com/charity11/00664.html|access-date=16 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012010100/http://www.charitywire.com/charity11/00664.html|archive-date=12 October 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

AJC opened in Brussels the [[AJC Transatlantic Institute]] in Brussels in 2004, which according to its mission statement works to promote "transatlantic cooperation for global security, Middle East Peace and human rights."<ref>{{cite web|title=Mission Statement|url=http://www.transatlanticinstitute.org/?page_id=163/|work=AJC Transatlantic Institute|access-date=2013-10-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222161457/http://www.transatlanticinstitute.org/?page_id=163%2F|archive-date=2014-02-22|url-status=dead}}</ref> That same year, it opened a Russian Affairs Division<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ajcrussian.org/site/c.chLMK3PKLsF/b.1060559/k.CD2D/104410861084.htm |title=Дом - AJC - Russian |access-date=2007-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070317022903/http://www.ajcrussian.org/site/c.chLMK3PKLsF/b.1060559/k.CD2D/104410861084.htm |archive-date=2007-03-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> to identify and train new leaders in American Jewish public advocacy. Other offices were opened in Paris, Rome, Mumbai, and São Paulo.

In 2005, as part of its continuing efforts to respond to humanitarian crises, the organization contributed [[US$]]2.5 million to relief funds and reconstruction projects for the victims of the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake|South Asian tsunami]] and [[Hurricane Katrina]] in the US.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ajc.org/site/c.ijITI2PHKoG/b.835985/k.77CF/Humanitarian_Campaigns.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051206005233/http://www.ajc.org/site/c.ijITI2PHKoG/b.835985/k.77CF/Humanitarian_Campaigns.htm|archive-date=2005-12-06|url-status=dead|title=Humanitarian Campaigns - AJC|date=December 6, 2005}}</ref>

In May 2006, nearly 2,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the 100th Annual Meeting of the American Jewish Committee. [[George W. Bush|President George W. Bush]], U.N. Security-General [[Kofi Annan]], and German Chancellor [[Angela Merkel]] attended a reception to honor the committee. These individuals gave credit to the American Jewish Committee for protecting Jewish Security and human rights around the world.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sanua|first=Marianne Rachel|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5p_MhA5shT4C&q=American+Jewish+Committee&pg=PR9|title=Let Us Prove Strong: The American Jewish Committee, 1945-2006|date=2007|publisher=UPNE|isbn=978-1-58465-631-9|language=en}}</ref>

In 2007, ''[[Commentary (magazine)|Commentary]]'', a magazine published by AJC that focused on political and cultural commentary and analysis of politics and society in the U.S. and the Middle East, separated from AJC and became its own organization. In 2008, AJC stopped publishing the ''[[American Jewish Year Book]]'', a highly detailed annual account of the Jewish life in the U.S., Israel and the world.{{Citation needed|date=October 2015}}

AJC became increasingly involved in the advocacy of [[United States energy independence|energy independence for the U.S]]. on the grounds that this would reduce dependence on foreign, especially Arab, oil; boost the American economy; and improve the environment. AJC urged Congress and several presidential administrations to take action toward this goal, and called upon the private sector to be more energy-conscious. It adopted "Green" policies for itself institutionally, and in 2011 earned [[LEED certification]], denoting that its New York headquarters was energy efficient and environmentally sound.{{Citation needed|date=October 2015}}

As part of a new strategic plan adopted in 2009, AJC said it envisioned itself as the "Global Center for Jewish and Israel Advocacy" and the "Central 'Jewish Address' for Intergroup Relations and Human Rights." Its new tagline was "Global Jewish Advocacy."<ref name="c-span">{{cite web|url=http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293263-1 |title=Global Jewish Advocacy - C-SPAN Video Library |publisher=C-spanvideo.org |date=2010-04-30 |access-date=2012-10-19}}</ref>

In 2010, AJC renamed their annual conference "Global Forum".

=== The 2010s  ===
AJC diplomatic efforts since 2010 include opposition to Iran's program to attain nuclear capability;<ref>{{cite news|title=Iran's nuclear plans must be deterred|url=http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20111110/COLUMNIST/111109477|access-date=16 November 2013|newspaper=heraldtribune|date=November 10, 2011|archive-date=22 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222021420/http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20111110/COLUMNIST/111109477|url-status=dead}}</ref> a campaign to get the European Union to designate Hezbollah a terrorist organization;<ref>{{cite news|title=Time for EU to call Hezbollah a terrorist group |url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/06/3220718/time-for-eu-to-call-hezbollah.html|access-date=16 November 2013}}</ref> preserving the right of Jews to practice circumcision in Germany; and urging the government of Greece to take action against the neo-Nazi [[Golden Dawn (political party)|Golden Dawn party]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Ellis|first=Tom|title=AJC executive director asks for tough measures against Golden Dawn, praises arrests|url=http://ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite3_1_29/09/2013_520762|access-date=16 November 2013}}</ref>

Along with other agencies such as the [[Simon Wiesenthal Center]] and the [[Union for Reform Judaism]], the AJC condemned a move in mid-2014 by the [[Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)|U.S. Presbyterian Church]] to divest from companies that do business with [[Israel settlement]]s. An AJC statement asserted that the divestment is just one incident of the U.S. church group "demonizing Israel", referring to "one-sided reports and study guides, such as 'Zionism Unsettled'" as proof of [[Anti-Zionism|anti-Zionist]] sentiments.<ref>Gruen, Sarah. "[http://www.jpost.com/Jewish-World/Jewish-News/Jewish-groups-condemn-US-Presbyterian-Church-vote-to-divest-from-Israel-360215 Jewish groups condemn US Presbyterian Church vote to divest from Israel]" ''[[The Jerusalem Post]]''. June 22, 2014.</ref>

In 2016, the AJC and [[Islamic Society of North America]] formed the [[Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council]] to address rising bigotry against Jews and Muslims in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/new-york/muslim-jewish-council-forms-amid-spike-hate-crime|title=Muslim-Jewish Council Forms Amid Spike In Hate Crime: Launch of first such national group buttressed by post-election bias incidents against the two groups|first=Steve|last=Lipman|work=The Jewish Week|date=November 16, 2016|access-date=November 17, 2016|archive-date=November 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117190734/http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/new-york/muslim-jewish-council-forms-amid-spike-hate-crime|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 22 February 2019, AJC condemned the [[Otzma Yehudit]] party, calling its views "reprehensible." The AJC statement said Otzma Yehudit's views "do not reflect the core values that are the very foundation of the State of Israel."<ref name="staff">{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/major-us-jewish-groups-slam-racist-and-reprehensible-extremist-israeli-party/|title=AIPAC to boycott 'racist and reprehensible' Kahanist party wooed by Netanyahu|last=staff|first=T. O. I.|website=www.timesofisrael.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-23}}</ref> The AJC statement came after the [[The Jewish Home|Bayit Yehudi]] party merged with Otzma Yehudit and the new joint slate appeared likely to win enough votes to earn seats in the next Knesset as well as ministerial roles for some of its members.<ref name="staff"/> No members of Otzma Yehudit were elected.

=== The 2020s ===
In January 2020, AJC and the [[Muslim World League]], a Mecca-based non-governmental organization, led a historic joint delegation of Muslims and Jews to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the Nazi German death and concentration camp.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/islamic-leaders-make-groundbreaking-visit-to-auschwitz|title=Islamic leaders make 'groundbreaking' visit to Auschwitz|date=2020-01-23|website=PBS NewsHour|language=en-us|access-date=2020-04-28}}</ref> The trip was the most senior Islamic delegation to ever visit Auschwitz.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/senior-saudi-religious-leader-set-to-make-groundbreaking-visit-to-auschwitz/|title=Senior Saudi religious leader set for 'groundbreaking' visit to Auschwitz Thurs.|last=Rasgon|first=Adam|website=www.timesofisrael.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-28}}</ref> As a part of the visit, David Harris and [[Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Issa|Dr. Al-Issa]], Secretary-General of the Muslim World League, published a joint opinion editorial in the [[Chicago Tribune]] on how Auschwitz united Muslims and Jews.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-auschwitz-holocaust-muslims-jews-20200128-nv4wm2nadzctba3l2otfslwy3a-story.html|title=Commentary: How Auschwitz has united Muslims and Jews|last=Harris|first=Mohammad Al-Issa and David|website=chicagotribune.com|date=28 January 2020 |access-date=2020-04-28}}</ref>

In early 2022, AJC released its fourth annual State of Antisemitism in America report and later that year the organization announced its "Call to Action on Antisemitism" playbook.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-25 |title=American Jewish Committee Releases 2021 "State of Antisemitism in America Report" {{!}} AJC |url=https://www.ajc.org/news/american-jewish-committee-releases-2021-state-of-antisemitism-in-america-report |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=www.ajc.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-06 |title=American Jewish Committee Issues Call to Action for Government, Other Institutions to Respond to and Prevent Antisemitism {{!}} AJC |url=https://www.ajc.org/news/american-jewish-committee-issues-call-to-action-for-government-other-institutions-to-respond |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=www.ajc.org |language=en}}</ref> After a string of high-profile antisemitic incidents, including comments made by [[Kanye West]],<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Kanye West praises Hitler, calls himself a Nazi in unhinged interview |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/doubling-down-on-antisemitism-kanye-west-praises-hitler-in-unhinged-interview/ |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=Times of Israel |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Allyn |first=Bobby |title=Adidas cuts ties with Ye over antisemitic remarks that caused an uproar |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/10/25/1131285970/adidas-ye-kanye-west-antisemitic |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=NPR |language=en-US}}</ref> the organization participated in a White House round-table on antisemitism with First Gentleman [[Doug Emhoff]].<ref>{{Cite web |title='An epidemic of hate': Emhoff hosts White House roundtable amid rising antisemitism |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/07/doug-emhoff-white-house-antisemitism-00072776 |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=POLITICO |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kanno-Youngs |first=Zolan |date=2022-12-08 |title=Emhoff Emerges as Face of White House Fight Against Antisemitism |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/07/us/politics/doug-emhoff-antisemitism.html |access-date=2023-02-11 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

David Harris announced in 2021 that he would soon retire and did so in 2022 after more than 30 years at the organization.<ref>{{Cite web |title=David Harris, longtime American Jewish Committee CEO, to step down next year |url=https://www.jta.org/quick-reads/david-harris-longtime-american-jewish-committee-director-to-retire-next-year |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=Jewish Telegraphic Agency |language=en-US}}</ref> He was replaced by former South Florida congressman [[Ted Deutch]], who resigned from the U.S. House of Representatives to take the job.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Friedman |first=Gabe |date=2022-02-28 |title=Rep. Ted Deutch leaving politics to lead American Jewish Committee |url=https://www.jta.org/2022/02/28/politics/rep-ted-deutch-leaving-politics-to-lead-american-jewish-committee |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=Jewish Telegraphic Agency |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Magid |first1=Jacob |last2=Agencies |title=Senior Democrat stepping away from Congress to become CEO of Jewish advocacy group |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/senior-democrat-stepping-away-from-congress-to-become-ceo-of-jewish-advocacy-group/ |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=Times of Israel |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schnell |first=Mychael |date=2022-09-30 |title=Rep. Ted Deutch submits resignation letter, effective close of business Friday |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3669565-rep-ted-deutch-submits-resignation-letter-effective-close-of-business-friday/ |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Weiss |first=Melissa |date=2022-02-28 |title=Rep. Ted Deutch to succeed David Harris as American Jewish Committee CEO |url=https://jewishinsider.com/2022/02/rep-ted-deutch-to-succeed-david-harris-as-ajc-ceo/ |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=Jewish Insider |language=en-US}}</ref>

On February 10, 2023, CEO Ted Deutch joined Emhoff, UN Undersecretary General [[Melissa Fleming]], U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. [[Linda Thomas-Greenfield]], and Ambassador [[Deborah Lipstadt]] on a panel about antisemitism.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wagenheim |first=Mike |title=Second gentleman brings fight against Jew-hatred to the United Nations |url=https://www.jns.org/second-gentleman-brings-fight-against-jew-hatred-to-the-united-nations/ |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=Jewish News Syndicate |date=10 February 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>