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2 unusual facts about American Jewish Congress


Isidor Chein

He was also director of research of the Commission on Interrelations of the American Jewish Congress.

One Thousand Children

In advocacy efforts some relevant work was done by the American Jewish Committee, the American Jewish Congress, and the National Council of Jewish Women,.


Florence Mendheim

Mendheim's purchases of Nazi propaganda and literature were reimbursed by Rabbi Jacob Xenab Cohen of the American Jewish Congress, to whom she submitted regular narrative reports of her activities.

Institute for Jewish Policy Research

The Institute was founded in New York in 1941, under the auspices of the World Jewish Congress and the American Jewish Congress.

Raphael Lemkin

For his work on international law and the prevention of war crimes, Lemkin received a number of awards, including the Cuban Grand Cross of the Order of Carlos Manuel de Cespedes in 1950, the Stephen Wise Award of the American Jewish Congress in 1951, and the Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1955.

Religious Freedom Restoration Act

Both liberal (like the American Civil Liberties Union) and conservative groups (like the Traditional Values Coalition) as well as other groups such as the Christian Legal Society, the American Jewish Congress, and the National Association of Evangelicals joined forces to support RFRA, which would reinstate the Sherbert Test, overturning laws if they burden a religion.


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