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American Jewish Committee  

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  • The American Jewish Committee (AJC) is the oldest Jewish defense organization in the United States, established in 1906 to protect the civil and religious rights of Jews around the world. Over the years, its concerns have included immigration policy, anti-Semitism, civil rights, international affairs, and Israel. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society; American Jewish Committee]

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