AJC Launches Asl Al-Yahud, Arabic Website on Jews and Judaism

NEW YORK, April 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Jewish Committee
launched Asl Al-Yahud, a new Arabic Language website about Jews and Judaism.
It can be viewed at www.aslalyahud.org.

"By providing basic information about Jewish culture and religious practices
in Arabic, Asl Al-Yahud will help facilitate a deeper understanding and
tolerance towards Jews," said Yehudit Barsky, director of the Asl Al-Yahud
project. "We're demystifying Judaism and dispelling widespread misinformation
about the Jewish people in the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond."

Asl Al-Yahud -- literally, the "origins of the Jews" -- focuses on Jewish
history, culture and religion, connecting those subjects to the long history
of Jews in Arabic-speaking lands. The website offers information about Jewish
lifecycle events, holidays and religious practice.

The website also contains a timeline of Jewish history, audio and graphic
components, and a special section for users to submit questions. An Asl
Al-Yahud staff member will answer the questions, in Arabic, allowing users to
comfortably interact in their native tongue.

The content was created originally in Arabic by Ephraim Gabbai, a descendent
of the Iraqi Jewish community. The site is visually authentic to Middle
Eastern design and highlights cultural practices shared by Muslims and Jews
from Arabic-speaking nations around the globe.

SOURCE American Jewish Committee

Kenneth Bandler, Director of Public Relations and Communications,
+1-212-891-6771, bandlerk@ajc.org, or Michael Geller, Assistant Director of
Public Relations, +1-212-891-1385, gellerm@ajc.org, both of American Jewish
Committee