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Dear John,
As we sat at our Thanksgiving tables one year ago, none of us could have imagined what the coming year would bring. This year, as we gather on this uniquely American holiday to celebrate community and give thanks for our blessings, we invite you to make use of this annual edition of America’s Table to reflect on the life of our nation and what makes it so incomparably special.
Join AJC and families across the country this Thanksgiving in using AJC’s Thanksgiving Reader America’s Table at your virtual or in-person gatherings. Get the reader at www.AJC.org/AmericasTable or click the button below. |
The first edition of America’s Table was produced at another fraught time in our nation’s history shortly after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Its verses invited all Americans to grieve the loss of innocent lives, express empathy with the families and friends who ache for them, but also celebrate our unity and diversity as a nation created by immigrants of all faiths searching for a better life.
We hope that, by reading America’s Table, you will find new meaning in this much loved and unifying holiday of Thanksgiving because, yes, we are all Americans and part of the rich tapestry of this land.
At AJC, we believe in an America where civility, diversity, and empathy are celebrated, and we give thanks to our partners, friends, and all those who join us in working to build communities of conscience.
Happy Thanksgiving,
Harriet P. Schleifer
AJC President |
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