AJC San Diego 2023 Year in Review | Page 4

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AJC SAN DIEGO AT WORK

SINCE OCTOBER 7th

In the aftermath of October 7th , AJC San Diego immediately got to work in our community and continues to do so

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MEDIA
San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and San Diego County Chairwoman Nora Vargas issue statements of support
Sara Brown speaks to CBS 8 , Fox 5 , NBC 7 , KOGO radio and others
Article for L ’ Chaim Magazine
Letter to Editor Coast News
Wrote Policy Brief : Hamas ’ Genocidal Violence for Int ’ l Assoc . of Genocide Scholars

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WORKSHOPS
Congregation Beth Am Sabra Program
KEN Community Teens
SDJA 9th-12th grade individual workshops
Congregation Beth Am Teens on Israel
Parent-facing program for Congregation Beth Am
SD County Office of Education ’ s Equity Department on Antisemitism
SDJA and Ken Parentfacing program , ” Our Kids and Antisemitism Today ”
Community Seminar with Congregation Beth Israel
EVENTS
Saturday Night Speakers Club with community leaders
“ Stand with Israel ” Rally
Film screening for “ J ’ Accuse ”
Presentation for San Diego Democratic Education Alliance Ethnic Studies Panel
Panel at SDSU “ Antisemitism on College Campuses ”

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OUTREACH
Worked with San Dieguito and San Diego Unified School Districts
Worked with select independent schools regarding educational programming
Advocated Gov . Newsom ’ s office for adoption of IHRA definition
Contacted Superintendent Tony Thurmond and SD Unified School District Superintendent Lamont Jackson regarding liberated ethnic studies
Participated in security briefing with DA and law enforcement
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP
Launched Latino Jewish Coalition
Sara Brown sworn in as a new member of the SD City Human Relations Commission
Worked with co-chairs of San Diego Anti-Hate Coalition
Participated in SDSU Presidential Taskforce Addressing Antisemitism
Worked with Antisemitism Roundtable and Jewish Org . Partners
Appointed to the SDCOE Project CRESC Advisory Committee
Guidance to San Diego County Office of Education for 42 School Districts and 150 + charter schools