AMERICAN JEWISH CONGRESS INC
745 FIFTH AVENUE 30TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10151 ajcongress.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: MOTIVATED BY THE NEED TO ENSURE THE CREATIVE SURVIVAL OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE, DEEPLY COGNIZANT OF THE JEWISH RESPONSIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN PUBLIC LIFE, INSPIRED BY JEWISH TEACHINGS AND VALUES, DEDICATED TO AN ACTIVIST AND INDEPENDENT ROLE, THE AMERICAN JEWISH CONGRESS HAS AS ITS MISSION TO: -ADVANCE THE SECURITY AND PROSPERITY OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL AND ITS DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS, AND TO SUPPORT ISRAEL'S SEARCH FOR PEACEFUL RELATIONS WITH ITS NEIGHBORS IN THE REGION;-REMAIN VIGILANT AGAINST ANTI-SEMITISM, RACISM, AND OTHER FORMS OF BIGOTRY, AND TO CELEBRATE CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND PROMOTE UNITY IN AMERICAN LIFE;-INVIGORATE AND ENHANCE JEWISH RELIGIOUS, INSTITUTIONAL, COMMUNAL, AND CULTURAL LIFE AT HOME AND ABROAD, AND TO SEEK CREATIVE WAYS TO EXPRESS JEWISH IDENTITY, ETHICS, AND VALUES; AND-PROTECT FUNDAMENTAL CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOMS AND AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS, PARTICULARLY THE CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES OF ALL AMERICANS AND THE SEPARATION

MAYORS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD PARTICIPATED IN THE CONFERENCE WHICH WAS HELD IN ISRAEL IN 2019. THE CONFERENCE TOPIC ADDRESSED THE ISSUES AND CHALLENGES WHICH ALL 21ST CENTURY MUNICIPAL LEADERS FACE. THE VISITING MAYORS HAD A CHANCE TO MEET WITH ISRAEL'S TOP POLITICAL LEADERSHIP, AND WITH ISRAELI ENTREPRENEURS THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR GROUNDBREAKING TECHNOLOGIES THAT ADDRESS DIVERSE URBAN NEEDS. VISITING MAYORS ALSO VISITED CUTTING-EDGE HIGH-TECH FACILITIES, EMBARKED ON A TOUR OF THE COUNTRY'S URBAN START-UPS.

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