AJC Mourns Passing of Honorary President Howard Friedman
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NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ American Jewish Committee (AJC) mourns the passing of Howard Friedman, who served as president of the premier global Jewish advocacy organization from 1983 to 1986. He was 92 years old.
A longtime partner in the Los Angeles law firm of Loeb and Loeb, Friedman served as Deputy Attorney General for the State of California from 1955 to 1957. Before being elected AJC President, the first person on the West Coast to hold the position, he served as Chair of AJC s Board of Governors, Chair of AJC s Board of Trustees, and President of AJC Los Angeles. He was an AJC Honorary President from 1986 till his death.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art s directorship receives endowment from Marina Kellen French
An avid supporter of the arts, both in the United States and abroad, Marina Kellen French is the vice president of the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation and president of the Marina Kellen French Foundation.
NEW YORK, NY
.-The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today the endowment of the Museum s directorship position, made possible by a generous donation from the Marina Kellen French Foundation and the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation. In recognition of this major giftwhich will also provide important support for the Museum s general operating expensesthe role of Director has been renamed the Marina Kellen French Director. Max Hollein, Director of The Met since 2018, is the position s first incumbent, effective immediately.
US News: German chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday there was far more common ground with Washington now that Joe Biden has replaced Donald Trump in the Whi
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a debate at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin December 9, 2020, on the eve of a EU summit. AFP pic
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BERLIN, Jan 21 German Chancellor Angela Merkel said today there was far more common ground with Washington now that Joe Biden has replaced Donald Trump in the White House but acknowledged nagging points of friction.
Merkel said Germany and Europe were ready to do their part to address a range of issues in the transatlantic in-tray including the coronavirus pandemic, the climate crisis and security threats with the new administration.
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