As the AJC reports, 14% of Georgians are cremated vs. a 36% rate for all Americans.

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According to the AJC and Brandeis surveys, fewer than 10% of American Jews tend to accept the Arab line against Israel.

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In return for the AJC's labors, its senior operative Felice Gaer is now a member of the US delegation in Geneva.

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But before we commend Handel for stepping down of her own volition, AJC notes there might be more self-serving reasons for her decision: taking a severance deal might have bound her to a non-disclosure agreement.

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"That a majority of American Jews have never been to Israel, and that those who have are, for the most part, infrequent visitors, is an old and sad story, " the AJC's media director, Kenneth Bandler, wrote in The Jerusalem Post.

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