U . S ., EUROPEAN MAYORS UNITE TO FIGHT ANTISEMITISM
As U . S . and European leaders have acknowledged , antisemitism is on the rise . In response , AJC reached out to mayors across Europe and the U . S ., urging them to publicly condemn and take concrete actions against this pathology . These 188 European mayors from 31 countries , representing over 67 million people , and 319 U . S . mayors and municipal leaders from 50 states and the District of Columbia , representing over 82 million people , have signed the Mayors United Against Antisemitism statement .
“ Antisemitism is not compatible with fundamental democratic values ,” asserts the Mayors United Against Antisemitism statement .
“ As Mayors and municipal leaders , we have a special responsibility to speak out against the growing menace of antisemitism .” The statement affirms that :
“ We , the undersigned ,
n Condemn anti-Jewish hatred , in all its forms ;
n Reject the notion that antisemitic acts , while sometimes carried out in the name of a political cause , may ever be justified or excused by one ’ s opinions about the actions or existence of the State of Israel ;
differences in religious faith are inconsistent with our core values ;
Semitism and preventing extremist indoctrination and recruitment ; and support expanded education programs , including Holocaust programs , that increase awareness and counter intolerance and discrimination ;
prevent and report acts of antisemitism , and other hate crimes ; and
n Declare that prejudices against Jews or others due to
n Support government efforts directed at eradicating anti-
n Recognize the ever-present need to be vigilant about efforts to
n Believe that communities that promote a climate of mutual understanding and respect among all citizens are essential to good governance and democratic life .”
If your mayor is listed , please take a moment to thank him or her for standing up against antisemitism . Otherwise , mayors can join this global effort by contacting mayorsunited @ ajc . org . If not now , when ?
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Arthur & Willi Aeder Lawrence D . Ginsburg
Aldo & Sandra Papone
New York , NY Dallas , TX
New York , NY
Len Berenfield Dr . Rosemary Gluck
Norman & Myrna Ricken
Cincinnati , OH Baltimore , MD
Boca Raton , FL
Stanley & Marion Bergman Barnard & Rachel Gottstein
Judith & David Rivkin
New York , NY Gottstein Family Foundation
Rumson , NJ
Richard L . Berkman & Toni Seidl Anchorage , AK
Dr . Alain Roizen
Philadelphia , PA Fleur & Leonard Harlan
New York , NY
Rena & Martin Blackman New York , NY
Daryl & Steven Roth
New York , NY Alan & Barbara S . Jacobs
New York , NY
Adele G . Block New York , NY
Jan & Lawrence Ruben
New York , NY David & Terry Kahan
New York , NY
Lee Bohm Troy , MI
Bonnie & Mitchell Rudin
St . Louis , MO Gershon & Carol Kekst
Scarsdale , NY
Giulietta Boukhobza & David Harris New York , NY
Joan & Jack Saltz
New York , NY Mr . and Mrs . Harris L . Kempner , Jr . New York , NY
Lotte & Ludwig Bravmann Galveston , TX
Arthur & Rebecca Samberg
Riverdale , NY Richard J . Kogan
Ossining , NY
Leo Bretter Short Hills , NJ
The Schleifer Family Foundation
New York , NY Sandra Krause
Chappaqua , NY
Simone & Jerome Chazen In Memory of Maurice L . Strauss
Seigle Family Foundation
The Chazen Foundation Los Angeles , CA
Chicago , IL
New York , NY Ruth & Sid Lapidus
Herbert J . Siegel
Reeve Chudd & Marian Mann Harrison , NY
New York , NY
Pacific Palisade , CA Leonard & Judy Lauder
Nancy Olnick Spanu
Clarins Groupe USA New York , NY
New York , NY
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Mira J . Spektor
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Martin Elias The Honorable & Mrs . Earl Mack Old Brookville , NY
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Barry Sternlicht
George & Oscar Feldenkreis Eunice & Andrew Melnick
Greenwich , CT
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Miami , FL Barbara Mines
New York , NY
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Herbert D . Weitzman Ann Arbor , MI
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Sarcelles – François Pupponi
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Lowell – Rodney M . Elliott Rye Brook – Paul S . Rosenberg
Chernivtsi – Oleskii Kaspruk Malden – Gary Christenson
Southold – Scott A . Russell
Kiev – Vitaly Klichko Mendon – Mark Reil
Suffolk County – Steven Bellone
ALBANIA Landsberg am Lech – Mathias Neuner
Lviv – Andriy Sadovyy Methuen – Steve Zanni
Syracuse – Stephanie Miner
Berat – Petrit Sinaj Leipzig – Burkhard Jung
Ljubljana – Zoran Janković Odessa – Gennadiy Trukhanov
Monterey – Scott J . Jenssen Wesley Hills – Marshall Katz
Korçë - Sotiraq Filo Leverkusen – Uwe Richrath
Needham – Maurice P . Handel Westchester County – Robert P .
Lushnjë – Fatos Tushe Lingen / Ems – Dieter Krone
Madrid – Manuela Carmena Newburyport – Donna D . Holaday Astorino
Bristol – Marvin Rees Patos – Rajmonda Balilaj
Ludwigshafen – Eva Lohse Newton – Setti Warren
White Plains – Tom Roach London – Sadiq Khan
Roskovec – Majlinda Bufi Maintal – Monika Böttcher
Northampton – David Narkewicz Williston Park – Paul M . Ehrbar – Boris Johnson ( 2008-16 )
Tirana – Erion Veliaj Mainz – Michael Ebling
Norwood – Paul A . Bishop Yonkers – Mike Spano
Salford – Ian Stewart Mannheim – Peter Kurz
Plympton – Mark E . Russo
Marzahn Hellersdorf – Stefan Komoß Biel – Erich Fehr
St . Albans – Salih Gaygusuz Quincy – Thomas P . Koch
Asheville – Esther E . Manheimer Meppen – Helmut Knurbein
Vienna – Michael Häupl Revere – Daniel Rizzo
Charlotte – Daniel G . Clodfelter Mitte – Christian Hanke
Villach – Günther Albel Salem – Kimberley Driscoll
Monheim am Rhein – Daniel Sandisfield – Alice B . Boyd
Zimmermann Grand Forks – Michael Brown
Sandwich – Frank Pannorfi
Antwerp – Bart de Wever Mühlheim an der Ruhr – Ulrich Scholten
Sharon – William A . Heitin Munich – Dieter Reiter
Somerville – Joseph Curtatone Akron – Jeff Fusco
Knokke-Heist – Graaf Leopold Lippens Neuburg an der Donau – Bernhard Johns Creek – Michael E . Bodker Springfield – Domenic J . Sarno
Amberley Village – Thomas C . Muething Gmehling
Turnhout – Eric Vos Birmingham – William A . Bell
Macon-Bibb County – Robert A . B . Stoughton – Joseph M . Mokrisky Beachwood – Merle S . Gorden Nuremberg – Ulrich Maly
Mobile – William S . Stimpson Reichert
Taunton – Thomas Hoye , Jr . Blue Ash – Lee Czerwonka
Offenbach – Horst Schneider Roswell – Jere Wood
Sarajevo – Ivo Komšić Waltham – Jeannette A . McCarthy Cincinnati – John Cranley
Offenburg – Edith Schreiner Sandy Springs – Russell K . Paul
Oranienburg – Hans-Joachim Laesicke Anchorage – Ethan Berkowitz
Worcester – Joseph Petty Cleveland Heights – Dennis R . Wilcox
Savannah – Edna Branch Jackson Columbus – Michael B . Coleman
Sofia – Yordanka Fandakova Osnabrück – Wolfgang Griesert
Cuyahoga County – Armond Budish Pankow – Matthias Köhne
Phoenix – Greg Stanton Ann Arbor – Christopher Taylor
Hilo – William P . Kenoi Dayton – Nan Whaley
Passau – Jürgen Dupper Tempe – Mark W . Mitchell
Farmington Hills – Barry L . Brickner Honolulu – Kirk Caldwell
Harrison – Bill Neyer Pforzheim – Gert Hager
Tucson – Jonathan Rothschild Muskegon – Stephen J . Gawron
Lima – David J . Berger Schwäbisch Gmünd – Richard Arnold
Oak Park – Marian McClellan Loveland – Linda Cox
Akanthou – Savvas Savvides Springe – Christian Springfeld
Boise – David H . Bieter Southfield – Donald F . Fracassi
Athienou – Dimitris Papapetrou Stuttgart – Fritz Kuhn
Little Rock – Mark Stodola
Lyndhurst – Joseph M . Cicero , Jr . Parma – Tim DeGeeter
Ayia Napa – Yiannis Karousos Trier – Wolfram Leibe
Berwyn – Robert J . Lovero Golden Valley – Shep Harris
Pepper Pike – Richard Bain
Ayios Dhometios – Kostas Petrou Tübingen – Boris Palmer
Agoura Hills – Illece Buckley Weber Bloomington – Tari Renner
Reading – Robert P . Bemmes
Dali – Leontios Kallenos Ulm – Ivo Gönner
Albany – Peter Maass Bolingbrook – Roger C . Claar
Engomi – Zacharias Kyriacou Villingen-Schwenningen – Rupert
Anaheim – Tom Tait Gulfport – Billy Hewes
Shaker Heights – Earl M . Leiken
Chicago – Rahm Emanuel Kubon
Famagusta – Alexis Galanos Bakersfield – Harvey L . Hall
Jackson – Tony T . Yarber South Euclid – Georgine Welo
Elgin – David Kaptain Wedemark – Helge Zychlinski
Toledo – Paula Hicks-Hudson
Geri – Argyris Argyrou Beverly Hills – Julian A . Gold
Evanston – Elizabeth Tisdahl Weiden – Kurt Seggewiß
Youngstown – John A . McNally
Karavas – Ioannis Papaioannov Calabasas – Lucy M . Martin
Glencoe – Lawrence R . Levin Clayton – Harold J . Sanger
Werl – Michael Grossmann Kyrenia – Glafkos A . Cariolou
Dublin – David Haubert Highland Park – Nancy Rotering
Creve Coeur – Barry L . Glantz Wernigerode – Peter Gaffert
Kythrea – Petros Kareklas Emeryville – Ruth Atkin
Homewood – Richard A . Hofeld Kansas City – Sylvester “ Sly ” James , Jr . Tulsa – Dewey F . Bartlett , Jr .
Wittenberg – Torsten Zugehör Larnaca – Andreas Louroudjiatis
Irvine – Steven S . Choi Joliet – Robert O ’ Dekirk
St . Louis – Francis G . Slay Wolfenbüttel – Thomas Pink
Long Beach – Robert Garcia Morton Grove – Daniel P . DiMaria University City – Shelley Welsch
Worms - Michael Kissel Beaverton – Denny Doyle
Lefkara – Savvas Xenofontos Los Altos – Jan Pepper
Northfield – Fred Gougler Zwickau – Pia Findeiß
Portland – Charlie Hales
Limassol – Andreas Christou Los Angeles – Eric Garcetti
Orland Park – Daniel J . McLaughlin Great Falls – Bob Kelly
Morphou – Charalambos Pittas Sacramento – Kevin Johnson
Peoria – James Ardis
Nicosia – Constantinos Yiorkadjis Athens – Giorgos Kaminis San Diego – Kevin Faulconer
Allentown – Ed Pawlowski Schaumberg – Al Larson
Paphos – Phedonas Phedonas Thessaloniki – Yiannis Boutaris
San Francisco – Edwin M . Lee Lincoln – Chris Beutler
Easton – Salvatore J . Panto , Jr . Skokie – George Van Dusen
Paralimni – Theodoros Pyrillis San Jose – Sam Liccardo
Montgomery County – Josh Shapiro Wheeling – Dean S . Argiris
Strovolos – Lazaros Savvides San Leandro – Pauline Cutter
Philadelphia – James F . Kenney
Budapest – István Tarlós Henderson – Andy A . Hafen
Yermasoyia – Andreas Gavrielides Santa Barbara – Helene Schneider
Pittsburgh – William Peduto
Debrecen – Papp László Las Vegas – Carolyn G . Goodman
Santa Monica – Kevin McKeown Indianapolis – Gregory A . Ballard
Eger – László Habis West Hollywood – Lindsey P . Horvath
NEW HAMPSHIRE Central Falls – James A . Diossa
Brno - Petr Vokřál Győr-Moson-Sopron County – Zoltán
Portsmouth – Robert J . Lister
Prague – Adriana Krnáčová Németh
Des Moines – T . M . Franklin Cownie Cranston – Allan Fung
Kaposvár – Szita Károly Aurora – Stephen D . Hogan
Providence – Jorge Elorza
Pécs – Zsolt Pava Denver – Michael B . Hancock
Atlantic City – Donald A . Guardian Warwick – Scott Avedisian Kansas City – Mark R . Holland
Copenhagen – Frank Jensen Somogy County – Gergely Jako
Avalon – Martin L . Pagliughi Leawood – Peggy J . Dunn
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County – Camden County – Jeffrey L . Nash
East Hartford – Marcia A . Leclerc Overland Park – Carl R . Gerlach Charleston – Joseph P . Riley , Jr .
Tallinn – Taavi Aas Oskár Sesztár
Cape May – Edward J . Mahaney , Jr . Greenwich – Peter J . Tesei
Wichita – Jeff Longwell Columbia – Stephen K . Benjamin
Cherry Hill – Chuck Cahn Hartford – Pedro E . Segarra
Closter – John C . Glidden , Jr .
Bordeaux – Alain Juppé Dublin – Críona Ní Dhálaigh
Middletown – Daniel Drew Lexington – Jim Gray
East Hanover – Joseph Pannullo Rapid City – Steve Allender
Montpellier – Philippe Saurel New Britain – Erin E . Stewart
Louisville – Greg Fischer East Windsor – Janice F . Mironov
Nancy – Laurent Hénart Stamford – David R . Martin
Elizabeth – J . Christian Bollwage Chattanooga – Andy Berke
Nice – Christian Estrosi Bologna – Virginio Merola
Westport – James S . Marpe Bossier City – Lorenz J . Walker
Englewood – Frank Huttle Memphis – AC Wharton , Jr .
Paris – Anne Hidalgo Briga Novarese – Chiara Barbieri
Fort Lee – Mark J . Sokolich Nashville – Karl Dean
Campobasso – Antonio Battista Wilmington – Dennis P . Williams
Harrison – James Fife Shelby County – Mark H . Luttrell , Jr .
Strasbourg – Roland Ries Ferrara – Tiziano Tagliani
Augusta – David M . Rollins Highland Park – Gayle Brill Mittler
Toulouse – Jean Luc Moudenc Florence – Dario Nardella
Bangor – Nelson E . Durgin Hope Township – Timothy C .
Muriel Bowser Genova – Marco Doria
Lewiston – Robert E . Macdonald McDonough
Austin – Steve Adler
L ’ Aquila – Massimo Cialente Portland – Michael F . Brennan
Jersey City – Steven M . Fulop Corpus Christi – Nelda Martinez
Aachen – Marcel Philipp Milan – Giuliano Pisapia
Apopka - Joe Kilsheimer Livingston – Michael M . Silverman Dallas – Mike Rawlings
Augsburg – Kurt Gribl Aventura – Enid Weisman
Bayreuth – Brigitte Merk-Erbe Anne Arundel County – Steve Schuh Margate – Michael S . Becker
Fort Worth – Betsy Price
Palermo – Leoluca Orlando Bal Harbour – Martin Packer
Bergheim – Maria Pfordt Baltimore – Stephanie Rawlings-Blake Marlboro – Jonathan L . Hornik
Galveston – James D . Yarbrough
Potenza – Dario De Luca Bay Harbor Islands – Jordan W .
Bochum - Thomas Eiskirch Baltimore County – Kevin Kamenetz Morristown – Timothy P . Dougherty Garland – Douglas Athas
Trento – Alessandro Andreatta Leonard
Bonn – Ashok Sridharan Brunswick – Karin Tome
Newark – Ras Baraka Houston – Sylvester Turner
Trieste – Roberto Cosolini Boca Raton – Susan Haynie
Bramsche – Heiner Pahlmann College Park – Andrew M . Fellows
Parsipanny-Troy Hills – James R . Plano – Harry LaRosiliere
Turin – Piero Fassino Boynton Beach – Jerry Taylor
Barberio Richardson – Paul Voelker
Braunschweig – Ulrich Markurth Gaithersburg – Jud Ashman
Venice – Luigi Brugnaro Broward County – Tim Ryan
Plainsboro – Peter Cantu San Antonio – Ivy R . Taylor
Charlottenburg – Reinhard Naumann Hagerstown – David S . Gysberts
Cooper City – Greg Ross Princeton – Liz Lempert
Waco – Malcolm Duncan , Jr .
Cologne – Henriette Reker Harford County – Barry Glassman
Coral Springs – Walter “ Skip ” Campbell Randolph – Joanne Veech
Dachau – Florian Hartmann Laytonsville – Dan Prats
Deerfield Beach – Jean M . Robb Ridgewood – Paul Aronsohn
Datteln – André Dora Riga – Nils Ušakovs
Montgomery County – Isiah “ Ike ” Holladay – Robert M . Dahle
Delray Beach – Cary D . Glickstein Leggett
Roxbury Township – Jim Rilee
Dortmund – Ullrich Sierau Midvale City – JoAnn B . Seghini
Doral – Luigi Boria Prince George ’ s County – Rushern L . Summit – Ellen Dickson
Düsseldorf – Thomas Geisel Provo – John R . Curtis
Vilnius – Remigijus Šimašius Hallandale Beach – Joy Cooper
Baker III Tenafly – Peter Rustin
Emmerich am Rhein – Peter Hinze Salt Lake City – Ralph Becker
Juno Beach – Mort Levine Queen Anne – Randy Esty
West Orange – Robert D . Parisi
Erfurt - Andreas Bausewein MALTA
Salt Lake County – Ben McAdams Lauderhill – Richard J . Kaplan
Rockville – Bridget Donnell Newton West Windsor – Shing-Fu Hsueh
Essen – Thomas Kufen Valletta – Alexiei Dingli
Miami – Tomas Pedro Regalado Somerset – Jeffrey Z . Slavin
Woodcliff Lake – Jeffrey R . Goldsmith
Esslingen am Neckar – Jürgen Zieger Miami Beach – Philip Levine
Washington Grove – Joli A . McCathran Burlington – Miro Weinberger
Frankfurt – Peter Feldmann Miami Dade County – Carlos A .
Montpelier – John Hollar
Fürth – Thomas Jung Santa Fe – Javier Gonzales
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Gelsenkirchen – Frank Baranowski Agawam – Richard A . Cohen
North Bay Village – Connie Leon-Kreps Amsterdam – E . . van der Laan
Göttingen – Rolf-Georg Köhler Attleboro – Kevin J . Dumas
Alexandria – Wiliam D . Euille North Miami Beach – George Vallejo
Buffalo – Byron W . Brown The Hague - Jozias van Aartsen
Greven – Peter Vennemeyer Beverly – Michael P . Cahill
Chesapeake – Alan P . Krasnoff Ocala – Kent Guinn
Farmingdale – Ralph Ekstrand Rotterdam - Ahmed Aboutaleb
Halberstadt – Andreas Henke Boston – Martin J . Walsh
Fairfax County – Sharon Bulova Orlando – Buddy Dyer
Greenburgh – Paul Feiner
Haltern am See – Bodo Klimpel Brookline – Neil Wishinsky
Norfolk – Paul D . Fraim Palm Beach County – Shelley Vana
Hastings-on-Hudson – Peter
Hamburg – Olaf Scholz Bydgoszcz – Rafał Bruski
Cambridge – David P . Maher Palm Beach Gardens – Eric Jablin
Swiderski Richmond – Dwight Clinton Jones
Hameln – Claudio Griese Gdańsk – Paweł Adamowicz
Charlton – Rick Swensen Parkland – Michael Udine
Hempstead – Kate Murray Suffolk – Linda T . Johnson
Hannover – Stefan Schostock Kielce - Wojciech Lubawski
Chelmsford – Matt Hanson Pembroke Pines – Frank C . Ortis
Huntington – Frank P . Petrone Virginia Beach – William D . Sessoms
Hansestadt Rostock – Roland Methling Lublin - Krzysztof Żuk Conway – John O ’ Rourke
Pinecrest – Cindy Lerner Mamaroneck – Norman S . Rosenblum
Heidelberg – Eckart Würzner Poznan – Jacek Jaskowiak
Dedham – Jim MacDonald Port St . Lucie – Gregory J . Oravec
Montebello – Jeffrey Oppenheim Mercer Island – Bruce Bassett
Rzeszow – Tadeusz Ferenc Easthampton – Karen L . Cadieux
St . Petersburg – Rick Kriseman Nassau County – Edward P . Mangano Seattle – Ed Murray
Hildesheim – Ingo Meyer Warsaw - Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz
Egremont – Bruce Turner Sunrise – Michael J . Ryan
New Rochelle – Noam Bramson
Hofheim am Taunus – Gisela Stang Wrocław – Rafał Dutkiewicz
Fitchburg – Lisa A . Wong Tamarac – Harry Dressler
New York – Bill De Blasio
Gloucester – Sefatia Romeo Theken Huntington – Stephen T . Williams
Hürth – Dirk Breuer Weston – Daniel J . Stermer
Ossining – Victoria Gearity
Greenfield – William F . Martin Wheeling – Andy McKenzie
Kamen – Hermann Hupe Lisbon – Fernando Medina
West Palm Beach – Geraldine ‘ Jeri ’ Oyster Bay – John Venditto
Karlsruhe - Frank Mentrup Muoio
Haverhill – James J . Fiorentini Peekskill – Frank Catalina
Porto – Rui Moreira Holyoke – Alex B . Morse
Kiel - Ulf Kämpfer Port Washington North – Robert Madison – Paul Soglin
Hull – John Brannan Weitzner
Kleve – Sonja Northing Atlanta – Kasim Reed
Lampertheim – Gottfried Störmer Alba Iulia – Mircea Hava
Lawrence – Daniel Rivera Rochester – Lovely A . Warren
Augusta – Hardie Davis , Jr . Gillette – Louise Carter-King
Landau – Thomas Hirsch Iasi – Mihai Chirica
Leominster – Dean J . Mazzarella Rockland County – Edwin J . Day
Heilbronn – Harry Mergel
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November 2016 The Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council ( MJAC ), a new national group of leading Muslim and Jewish Americans , launches at a meeting convened by AJC and the Islamic Society of North America . MJAC brings together recognized business , political , and religious leaders in the Jewish and Muslim American communities to jointly advocate on issues of common concern .
2016 To honor the 110th anniversary of AJC ’ s founding , a delegation travels to Kishinev , Moldova , where pogroms in 1903 and 1905 triggered the founding of AJC in order to help defend the Jewish people worldwide .
2016
January 7 , 2015 Two brothers force their way into the offices of the French satirical weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris . Armed with rifles and other weapons , they kill 12 people and injure 11 others . The gunmen identify themselves as members of al-Qaeda , which takes responsibility for the attack .
January 9 , 2015 In the wake of the Charlie Hebdo shooting , a friend of the two brothers enters the Hypercacher kosher market in Paris with a submachine gun , an assault rifle , and two Tokarev pistols . He murders four Jewish hostages , and holds fifteen others during a siege in which he demands that the brothers not be harmed . The police end the siege by storming the store and killing the perpetrator . Both events spark worldwide interest in rising antisemitism across Europe , prompting many major news reports .
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