Almost every American Jewish organization is important – the American Jewish Committee

The Jewish community in America is one of the largest in the world. The United States alone holds the largest Jewish population after Israel. That is why many organizations have sprung up to support world Jewry, address its needs and even support the State of Israel. In this article, we will provide you with information on some of the important American Jewish Committee organizations.

One of the organizations is the American Jewish Committee “ACG” The American Jewish Committee. It is a Jewish-American organization that states its goal to support the interests of the Jewish people around the world through diplomacy and government ties. Its website states that the organization’s goal is to build a more secure future for Jews, Israel, and the world population. Another of its goals: The war on anti-Semitism and extremism, protection of the State of Israel, and protection of rights alongside the war on BDS. The American Jewish Committee was established in 1906 and is one of the oldest Jewish organizations in the world. It is considered the organization that centralizes all the Jewish organizations around the world. Since 2009 the ACG has also defined itself as a center for the Jewish community, supporting Judaism and Israel.

In the United States and America, there are also centers known as The Jewish community center, or JCC for short, also known as YMHA – (Young Men’s Hebrew Association),  a center that organizes leisure, education, culture, and sports activities for the Jewish community. The activities usually take place in the community centers of the organization, and in North America alone there are about 350 centers. One of its well-known activities is sports competitions for Jewish youth, which have existed since 1982. These games are called JCC Maccabi. Each year, games are held between the youth from the various organization’s community centers.  Although the organization celebrates Jewish holidays and promotes curricula related to Israel and Jewish education, it is open to everyone in the community. In addition to centers in the United States and Canada, the organization has about 180 centers throughout the former Soviet Union, 70 in South America, and 50 in Europe. In Israel, there are about 300 centers of the organization, but smaller ones.

Jewish organizations for the family – family Jewish services

In the United States, there are several organizations that provide services to the Jewish family and even to individuals under the heading of Jewish family services. For example, the Jewish Family Service in San Diego, California, provides free meals and a food bazaar to disabled people and low-income families throughout the city. The organization’s volunteers also send kosher and healthy meals to the elderly who are unable to leave home. It conducts educational activities for children and youth that focus on leadership, volunteering, and social values. The center also provides psychological and health assistance to Jewish youth and adults.

Another Jewish Family Center is a volunteer center in Colorado that provides services to vulnerable youth and families, care for the elderly, assistance for the disabled, mental health counseling and services, employment support, religious services for youth and distressed families, food assistance, parenting assistance and more.

Another veteran and main center is in Utah and has existed since the 19th century. It also provides emotional support services to anyone who cannot pay, alongside assisting the elderly and disabled and providing an economic safety net for families in need.

You can find Jewish Family Centers all over the United States, Los Angeles, Seattle, New York, and more

In Israel, there is a Jewish family center for new immigrants called the Juror Assists Jewish Immigrants, including American Jews. It assists in housing, hospitality, counseling as well as assisting the disabled, and more. The organization currently mainly assists immigrants from Anglo-American countries and France and helps them understand their social rights as new immigrants in the Land of Israel.

We wanted to cover almost every important American Jewish Committee in the world, but time is short and the workload is plentiful. In any case, Jewish organizations around the world assist in many activities, whether it is in prayer, leisure activities, family assistance, or mental or medical assistance. All of these are in addition to the activities by Jews around the world to support Israel and the Jewish community, fight anti-Semitism, and help make the lives of Jews around the world a little easier.