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we look forward to working with their administration and with both
parties in Congress to combat antisemitism, help ensure Israel's
security, and protect democratic values around the world.

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WATCH: AJC has worked closely with numerous top
members of the incoming Biden administration. Check out this
compilation of recent AJC appearances by President Biden, Vice
President Harris, and other senior administration officials.

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Top Stories

Biden Signs 17 Executive Orders on First Day in
Office
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The New York Times | 5-minute read

President Biden issued 17 executive orders on his
first day in office, including an end to the so-called Muslim ban,
which blocked travel to the United States from several predominately
Muslim and African countries. READ MORE
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AJC responds: "Thank you, President
@JoeBiden, for repealing the discriminatory travel ban on several
Muslim-majority countries and for introducing comprehensive
immigration reform. America is a nation of immigrants, and we are
enriched and strengthened by our diversity." (View on Twitter)
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Takeaways from Secretary of State-nominee Tony
Blinken

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USA Today | 4-minute read

President Joe Biden's nominee to be America's next
Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, confirmed during his Senate
confirmation hearings that the U.S. will not move the U.S. embassy in
Israel from Jerusalem back to Tel Aviv, and reiterated that the U.S.
recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's capital. He also backed the
Trump administration's determination that China is committing
genocide against the Uighur people, a Muslim minority group.
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AJC responds: "The genocide against the Uighur Muslims must be
condemned by all. We support bipartisan American and international
efforts to help end the genocide and protect Uighur human
rights." (View on Twitter)
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AJC CEO David Harris weighed in ahead of
Blinken's hearing: Asked by Jewish Insider, Harris shared the
questions he'd like to see asked including:"What's
the strategy for re-entering talks with Iran, mindful of Iran's
persistently malign behavior? Will [the] Biden team honor the various
U.S. pledges made in the Abraham Accords? Do you support [the] IHRA
working definition of antisemitism?" (View on
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More News

Los Angeles Temple Vandalized with Antisemitic
Graffiti

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Jewish Journal | 2-minute read

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Wilshire Boulevard
Temple, the oldest Jewish congregation in Los Angeles, was vandalized
with the words "I hate your race" spray-painted on its
walls. READ MORE

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AJC Los Angeles Director Richard Hirschhaut
quoted: "That this hateful act was committed on a day when we
celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is a
reminder that our work of building a more just and respectful society
is far from done." (View on

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Jewish Journal)

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AJC acts: Holly Huffnagle, AJC's U.S.
Director for Combating Antisemitism; Avi Mayer, AJC's Managing
Director of Global Communications; and Alan Ronkin, Director of
AJC's Washington, D.C. Region, last week briefed the FBI on
efforts to combat antisemitism and on the findings of AJC's
first-ever State of Antisemitism in America report. (View on AJC.org)

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France Says Iran Building Nuclear Weapons

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The Times of Israel | 3-minute read

France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has cautioned that
Iran is in the process of acquiring a nuclear weapons capacity with
its breaches of the 2015 nuclear agreement, and it's time to
"tell the Iranians that this is enough." READ MORE

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AJC responds: "We thank French Foreign Minister (Jean-Yves Le
Drian) for his strong statement against the Iranian regime as the
country continues to enhance its nuclear stockpile. We hope many other
European countries join France in denouncing Iran and its nefarious
actions." (View on Twitter)
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What's happening next week?

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* Monday at Noon ET: Ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance
Day, join us for an intimate conversation with Yossi Lipschitz,
a Holocaust survivor from Hungary, with a special address by
H.E. Levente Benk?, Hungarian Ambassador to Israel.
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* Tuesday at Noon ET: Toby Levy, a retired accountant and a
volunteer docent for the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York
City, joins us for a special conversation in honor of
International Holocaust Remembrance Day about surviving the
Holocaust then facing the COVID-19 pandemic. Register

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* Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET: In honor of International Holocaust
Remembrance Day, AJC will reprise the moving testimonies of ten
Holocaust survivors, children, and grandchildren as a reminder
of why we must never forget the past and its enduring lessons.
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AJC's Shabbat Table

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This week, in AJC's Shabbat Table, we recount
how Moses made sure the Children of Israel were able to take what they
might need when they escaped Egypt and consider how to apply that same
wisdom to preparing for life after the pandemic. We must remember the
lessons we are learning about communication, loneliness, public
health, and the importance of community. We commemorate the
anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp and
we discuss what it means for the American Jewish community that so
many Jews will be serving at the highest levels of the Biden
administration.

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People of the Pod

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through a Jewish lens

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The Biden Administration Gets Underway and
Post-Inauguration Reflections

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One day after inauguration, we sit down with AJC
Chief Policy and Political Affairs Officer Jason Isaacson to discuss
President Joe Biden's inaugural address and what to expect from
the new administration. Then, we hear from AJC Senior Director of
Policy and Political Affairs Julie Fishman Rayman on how to engage
with those with whom we disagree, Manya Brachear Pashman on President
Biden's call for truth and his condemnation of white supremacy,
and Seffi Kogen on the photo of Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) that
launched a million memes. LISTEN NOW

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