when was it established?
November 1918
American Jewish Congress
The American Jewish Congress (AJCongress) was founded in November 1918,
the american civil liberties union (aclu) was founded in response to what The controversial Palmer raids. could you explain a bit more about the union? It is a nonprofit organization founded in 1920 "to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States". who were the leaders behind this initiative? Helen Keller, Roger Nash Baldwin, Crystal Eastman and a few others. where from the money for this was procured? From  grants (50.0%), membership donations (25.4%), donated legal services (7.6%), bequests (16.2%), and revenue (0.9%). who were the supporters? National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the American Jewish Congress, People for the American Way, and many more. what do the second organization work for? They defend Jewish interests at home and abroad through public policy advocacy, using diplomacy, legislation, and the courts.
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American Jewish Congress [SEP] History
The American Jewish Congress (AJCongress) was founded in November 1918, and represented a "populist counterbalance to the American Jewish Committee (AJC), which was dominated by the wealthy and conservative German-Jewish establishment." It has established a "reputation for being politically liberal." It protested the Nazi regime. Post World War II, it made "its mark as an active litigant on church-state issues and civil rights". It was first proposed in August 30, 1914 by Bernard G Richards. Leaders within American Jewish community, consisting of Jewish, Zionist, and immigrant community organizations, convened the first American Jewish Congress in Philadelphia's historic Independence Hall. Rabbi Stephen S.