A Frontline Perspective from a Lifelong Jewish Activist

The Institute for Religious Liberty at Thomas More University presents this fall interfaith program.

Since 1990 David Harris has led American Jewish Committee (AJC), which has been described by the NewYork Times as the “dean of American Jewish organizations.” Harris was dubbed by the late Israeli President Shimon Peres as the “foreign minister of the Jewish people.” Harris has been honored more than 20 times, including by the governments of Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, Spain, and Ukraine for his international efforts on behalf of the defense of human rights, advancement of the transatlantic partnership, and dedication to the Jewish people. He has written hundreds of articles in leading media outlets. Educated at the University of Pennsylvania and London School of Economics, Harris has been a visiting scholar at Johns Hopkins University and Oxford University.