Natan Sharansky Keynote Address at the AJC

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Partner:: American Jewish Committee
Location:: American Jewish Committee
New York, NY
Event Date:: 11.09.11
Speakers:: David Harris,; Natan Sharansky
Tags:: natan sharansky; soviet union; jews

Summary: Natan Sharansky, chairman of the executive of the Jewish Agency for Israel, delivers a keynote address in New York City at the Power of Peoplehood: The Soviet Jewish Journey, a conference to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Soviet Union�s collapse.

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David Harris

David Harris is one of the Jewish people's leading advocates and most eloquent spokesmen. The Executive Director of AJC since 1990, he travels the globe meeting with world leaders to advance the well-being of Israel, combat anti-Semitism, monitor the condition of Jewish communities, and promote intergroup and interreligious understanding.

Among the highlights of his work, he was centrally involved in the emigration of over one million Jews from the Soviet Union and was described by the Washington Post as 'one of the leading spokesmen' for the Soviet Jewry movement. In the course of this work, he was twice detained by Soviet authorities and once expelled from the country. He was asked by the Jewish community to serve as the national coordinator for the historic Freedom Sunday for Soviet Jewry, the 1987 demonstration in Washington that drew over 250,000 participants.