On Thursday, January 25th, 2024, Temple Shaaray Tefila hosted former ambassador Marc Sievers, Director of AJC Abu Dhabi

The Abraham accords helped establish diplomatic relations between Israel and the nations of Bahrain, Morocco, the UAE and Sudan. They put forth a vision of how Israel can live in peace with its many Arab neighbors. How will the war between Hamas and Israel impact these relationships?

Temple Shaaray Tefila, in partnership with AJC Westchester/Fairfield hosted former Ambassador to Oman, the Hon. Marc Sievers, who serves as Director, AJC Abu Dhabi: The Sidney Lerner Center for Arab-Jewish Understanding for a discussion on this topic. 

Sievers heads the first office of a global Jewish organization in an Arab or Muslim-majority country.  We learned what AJC has been doing to bridge the American Jewish community and the people of the Arabian Gulf nations, and what the war may mean for this effort. Guests left at the end of the evening feeling more educated, informed, and with specific ideas to focus their advocacy for Israel in these unprecedented times.

 AJC Westchester/Fairfield, and our partners at Beth El and Bet Torah joined us on January 25, at 7:00 pm at Temple Shaaray Tefila.