Avineri was awarded the Rubin Prize in 1969 for his research, the Naftali Prize in 1971 and the Present Tense Award from the American Jewish Committee in 1982.

Source: https://www.jta.org/2023/12/04/obituaries/shlomo-avineri-dovish-israeli-political-philosopher-and-public-intellectual-dies-at-90

Blakely charged that American Jewish critics of Hitler were trying to stir up “a fit of national hysteria” that would drag the United States into “war against Germany.”

Source: https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/opinion/365723/stop-psychoanalyzing-israel/

David Harris, the longtime CEO of the American Jewish Committee CEO, echoed similar criticisms of DEI.

Source: https://vdare.com/posts/should-jews-scrap-dei

Ever-ready to put his head in the lion’s mouth, metaphorically speaking, for enlightenment’s sake, Arkin had sought out an acquaintanceship with the fearsome hermit and American Jewish literary legend J.D. Salinger.

Source: https://forward.com/culture/552739/obituary-appreciation-of-alan-arkin-jewish-actor-director/

I am concerned that American Jewish leaders do little to try to influence Jews to be more Jewish — more learned in Torah, more observant of mitzvot, more inclined to marry Jews and have Jewish children and grandchildren.

Source: https://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/opinions/deep-concerns-regarding-american-jewish-leadership/2023/02/05/

In all too many corners of the American Jewish community, extreme rhetoric and extreme positions have indeed been repeated—sometimes recklessly, but sometimes to express long- and deeply held positions.

Source: https://www.commentary.org/articles/elliott-abrams/israels-new-government-prompts-hysterical-reaction/

In a video address to more than 1,500 attendees at the American Jewish Committee (AJC) Global Forum in Tel Aviv, on Monday, Bourita also said the Kingdom of Morocco took deep pride in its Jewish heritage and was committed to Arab-Israeli peace.

Source: https://thearabweekly.com/moroccan-foreign-minister-lauds-incredible-momentum-abraham-accords

Last month, a delegation of North American Jewish organizations came to Israel to warn that the legislation could cause Israel “to lose a generation of people” who would view the judicial overhaul as Israel abandoning democracy.

Source: https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/04/11/lapid-urges-north-american-jewry-to-not-give-up-on-israel/

My father’s brother, Rabbi Dr. David Gordis, had some role (that I no longer recall) at the (now moribund) University of Judaism (later renamed American Jewish University), then JTS’s branch in Los Angeles.

Source: https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/how-my-toddler-grandson-convinced-me-it-was-time-to-leave-conservative-judaism/

Needless to say, this would be an abomination and effectively erase the American Jewish community by making them indistinguishable from those who hate them—the ultimate endgame, perhaps, of assimilation.

Source: https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/01/01/american-jews-must-embrace-their-own-identity-politics/

Sarah van Loon attended the gathering as the regional director of the American Jewish Committee of and said it was vital that people of many faiths come together to support the Muslim community.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/22/chicago-religious-leaders-six-year-old-palestinian-boywadea-al-fayoume

Schulweis advised him to enroll in the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies at American Jewish University.

Source: https://jewishjournal.com/community/361238/rabbis-of-la-rabbi-ari-averbach-proves-you-can-go-home-again/

Speaking to American Jewish leaders about the coalition’s judicial shakeup, US ambassador stresses, ‘I didn’t say put the brakes on, I said pump the brakes… slow down’

Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/herzog-says-compromise-over-judicial-overhaul-program-achievable-within-days/

That was the question that seemed to consume American Jewish organizations and media as they waited for the Biden administration to national antisemitism strategy, the first of its kind, last May.

Source: https://www.972mag.com/biden-antisemitism-strategy-ihra/

The American Jewish community is less than 6 million strong.

Source: https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/opinion/355409/towards-a-jewish-hindu-alliance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=towards-a-jewish-hindu-alliance

The angst throughout the American Jewish community is evident in newspaper columns, at think-tank symposiums and in synagogue webinars, with many dreading a pall on U.S.-Israel relations or further potential damage to Israel’s reputation in the world.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2023-03-21/long-time-israel-supporters-outraged-critics-biden-administration-distance

The March for Israel has three goals, according to Eric Fingerhut, CEO of Jewish Federations of North America, which is organizing the rally jointly with the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.

Source: https://forward.com/fast-forward/568534/national-jewish-groups-put-out-the-call-massive-march-for-israel-dc-nov-14/

There are, to be sure, still many American Jewish leaders in the Feinstein mold — Sen. Richard Blumenthal comes to mind.

Source: https://forward.com/opinion/562526/dianne-feinstein-tenacious-american-jews/

WASHINGTON (JTA) — For months earlier this year, mainstream American Jewish groups waffled on how much to weigh in on Israel’s internal political debates, something many had studiously avoided in the past.

Source: https://www.heritagefl.com/story/2023/08/04/news/after-pivotal-judicial-reform-vote-us-jewish-groups-unleash-their-newfound-voices-on-israeli-domestic-policy/18554.html

WATCH: Netanyahu to American Jewish Leaders: ‘I Can’t Talk About Judicial Reform, I’m Only the Prime Minister’

Source: https://www.jewishpress.com/addendum/sponsored-posts/efrat-empowers-women-to-choose-life/2023/02/19/