by Haya Luftig
Posted on September 21, 2020
The Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) mourns the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She was a true hero and a champion of justice and equality. Ruth Bader Ginsburg rose from the humble beginnings of an immigrant Jewish family in Flatbush to become a Supreme Court Justice. As a lawyer and advocate…
by Haya Luftig
Posted on August 10, 2020
by Haya Luftig
Posted on July 19, 2020
July 18, New York – The Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) mourns the death of civil rights leader Congressman John Lewis who died from cancer. He was a true hero and beacon of hope. He will be sorely missed. JCPA and the Jewish Community Relations Council in Atlanta worked closely with Representative John Lewis for…
by Haya Luftig
Posted on July 16, 2020
This talk was edited for length The last time we had a conversation (on BLM and Israel/antisemitism) like this may have been back around 2016 when the Movement for Black Lives issued a statement that I felt overly focused on Israel. I know others did as well. I certainly offered a critique, but I thought it was…
by Haya Luftig
Posted on July 16, 2020
Today’s Black Lives Matter movement has become one of the most prolific social movements in decades. It is a movement focused on improving the safety and well-being of Black people in the U.S., achieving racial justice, and ending racial disparities in all areas of our society. When Jews are asked to march with or just…
by Haya Luftig
Posted on June 24, 2020
by Doug Kahn and Steven Windmueller June 24, 2020 Forward.com There is no sugarcoating this moment: We are facing extraordinary challenges as a country — and as a community. These sets of challenges are inherently linked; when democracy and civil society are threatened, so are Jews. And in many ways, the Jewish community is a…
by tgilden
Posted on June 10, 2020
Click here for a PDF version. Click here to watch a recording of the hearing. On behalf of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA), we urge members of the Judiciary Committee to ensure that the Justice in Policing Act of 2020 includes the eight recommendations endorsed by JCPA and over 400 other civil rights…
by Haya Luftig
Posted on June 9, 2020
The Jewish community relations network has long been committed to racial justice and black-Jewish relations. In response to the murder of George Floyd, JCRCs from across the country have spoken out forcefully and recommitted themselves to fighting systemic racism in partnership with the black community. At this historic moment we are sharing with you the…
by Haya Luftig
Posted on June 3, 2020
June 3, 2020 By Jeremy Burton, Josh Sayles, Lindsey Mintz And Rori Picker Neiss Forward.com As protests continue across the United States, we are witnessing at the forefront, a conversation about what the Jewish community relations field has long understood to exist under the surface: systemic racism underlies and permeates our societal structures. Policies such as housing and zoning practices,…
by tgilden
Posted on June 2, 2020
JCPA and the Jewish community relations network will continue working with the black community to end systemic racism and for transformative change in law enforcement and criminal justice at the local, state and national levels.