LOS ALAMOS-JAPAN INSTITUTE
LAJI values complex, nuanced, and uplifting storytelling to inspire human change and diplomacy.
LAJI builds global intercultural partnerships to combat hate and antisemitism with artists, scientists, social thinkers, Holocaust survivors, atomic bomb survivors, universities, national parks, museums, businesses and communities.
LAJI is named for the historic friendships we developed between US-Japan atomic legacy communities. This sacred foundation informs our global human-centered storytelling work today.
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truman and israel
On May 14, 1948, the US became the first nation to recognize Israel just minutes after its founding. Weeks later, in the White House Rose Garden, Chaim Weizmann, Israel’s first president, gifted Truman with a sacred Torah scroll.
On May 14, 1948, the US became the first nation to recognize Israel just minutes after its founding. Weeks later, in the White House Rose Garden, Chaim Weizmann, Israel’s first president, gifted Truman with a sacred Torah scroll.
On May 14, 1948, the US became the first nation to recognize Israel just minutes after its founding. Weeks later, in the White House Rose Garden, Chaim Weizmann, Israel’s first president, gifted Truman with a sacred Torah scroll.
In 1951, David Ben Gurion, Israel’s first Prime Minister, and Abba Eban, Israeli diplomat, presented Truman with a 1767 bronze German menorah for his birthday. In 1972, after Truman’s death Israel issued a stamp in his honor.
On May 14, 1948, the US became the first nation to recognize Israel just minutes after its founding. Weeks later, in the White House Rose Garden, Chaim Weizmann, Israel’s first president, gifted Truman with a sacred Torah scroll.
On May 14, 1948, the US became the first nation to recognize Israel just minutes after its founding. Weeks later, in the White House Rose Garden, Chaim Weizmann, Israel’s first president, gifted Truman with a sacred Torah scroll.
President Truman admitted no issue was more complex than the establishment of the State of Israel. LAJI celebrates Truman’s Israel legacy with global dialogue and experiential programs in Israel and online.
On May 14, 1948, the US became the first nation to recognize Israel just minutes after its founding. Weeks later, in the White House Rose Garden, Chaim Weizmann, Israel’s first president, gifted Truman with a sacred Torah scroll.
President Truman admitted no issue was more complex than the establishment of the State of Israel. LAJI celebrates Truman’s Israel legacy with global dialogue and experiential programs in Israel and online.
LAJI leadership
Dr. Judith Stauber Founder | CEO
An intercultural communication leader, Judith facilitates strategic change with universities, museums, national parks, organizations, and business leaders in the US, UK, Israel, and Japan.
Judith's museum communication expertise transformed Los Alamos history exhibits to include Jewish, refugee, Japanese, Native American, and other previously untold stories. Skilled in conflict resolution Judith negotiated and delivered sensitive historic proclamations from Los Alamos, the birthplace of the atomic bomb, to the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.
Judith founded LAJI with colleague Clifton Truman Daniel to promote global dialogue and intercultural partnerships.
LAJI NON-PROFIT FISCAL AGENT
The Paper Crane Foundation supports programming on reconciliation, disarmament and open, honest discussion of conflict. It is the sister organization to Japan’s Sadako Legacy, honoring Hiroshima survivor Sadako Sasaki, whose dying wish was for peace.
MESSAGE FROM HIROSHIMA
As I was raised in Hiroshima, Los Alamos instantly reminded me of the bombing of Hiroshima on August, 6, 1945. At first I hesitated to visit but the warm personality of Judith Stauber helped me make the decision to actually visit. I cannot forget the warm welcome by Dr. Stauber and the people of Los Alamos. To my surprise, the beautiful blue sky and clear air made me feel refreshed and even familiar. After seeing exhibits and talking with people in Los Alamos—I reaffirmed the tremendous impact of science on humanity and the importance of faithfully facing history. ~Kenji Shiga, Former Director Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum