{"id":61043,"date":"2018-05-01T13:51:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T17:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-ajcs-latino-jewish-leadership-council-to-visit-puerto-rico\/"},"modified":"2018-05-01T13:54:02","modified_gmt":"2018-05-01T17:54:02","slug":"el-consejo-de-lideres-latinos-y-judios-convocado-por-ajc-visitara-puerto-rico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/el-consejo-de-lideres-latinos-y-judios-convocado-por-ajc-visitara-puerto-rico\/","title":{"rendered":"AJC&#8217;s Latino Jewish Leadership Council to Visit Puerto Rico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 1, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0AJC&#8217;s Latino Jewish Leadership Council (LJLC) will visit <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> this week on a fact-finding and solidarity mission. The <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 2-5<\/span> visit, cohosted by the Jewish Community of <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span>, will allow Jewish and Latino leaders from across <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span> to witness first-hand the status of aid delivery and rebuilding.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The enormous challenges Puerto Ricans are confronting nearly seven months after Hurricane Maria devastated the American island compels us to ensure that <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington<\/span> takes substantive action to address the urgent needs of our fellow citizens,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Dina Siegel Vann<\/span>, Director of AJC&#8217;s Belfer Institute for Latino and Latin American Affairs (BILLA).<\/p>\n<p>The LJLC is comprised of a prominent group of U.S. Jews and Latinos. Convened by AJC, the Council works to further strengthen Latino-Jewish cooperation in advocating for issues of shared concern and values cherished by both communities. At its January meeting in <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington, D.C.<\/span>, the Council discussed extensively the <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> crisis and visited Capitol Hill to advocate for more concerted and urgent action.<\/p>\n<p>During the visit to <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span>, LJlC members, as well as other prominent Latino and Jewish leaders participating in the mission, will meet with <b>Governor <span class=\"xn-person\">Ricardo Rossell\u00f3<\/span><\/b>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> Secretary of State <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Luis Gerardo Rivera Marin<\/span><\/b>, Speaker of the House of Representatives <b>Carlos Johnny Mendez N\u00fa\u00f1ez<\/b>, as well as members of the Senate, the business community and civil society.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our visit will further empower us, Jews and Puerto Ricans, to more strenuously advocate for a longterm response to the dire situation on the island,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Siegel Vann<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  American Jewish Committee<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 1, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0AJC&#8217;s Latino Jewish Leadership Council (LJLC) will visit <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> this week on a fact-finding and solidarity mission. 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