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 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 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.
by tgilden
Posted on June 1, 2020
View a PDF of this letter here. June 1, 2020 Dear Speaker Pelosi, Leader McCarthy, Majority Leader McConnell, and Minority Leader Schumer: On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights (The Leadership Conference), a coalition charged by its diverse membership of more than 220 national organizations to promote and protect civil and…
by Haya Luftig
Posted on June 1, 2020
Op-Ed by Melanie Roth Gorelick The Forward May 31, 2020 I am sure you are as outraged as I am over the murder of George Floyd during a violent arrest by police in Minneapolis. This brutality took place on the heels of the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, who was chased and gunned down by armed white men…
by tgilden
Posted on May 8, 2020
Today, the Jewish Council for Public Affairs’ (JCPA) Delegates Assembly adopted four emergency resolutions related to the COVID-19 crisis at a voting session attended by almost 100 representatives of local Jewish community relations councils and national Jewish agencies. The resolutions expand the scope of JCPA’s policies related to the pandemic on immigration detention, decriminalization, and…
by Haya Luftig
Posted on February 25, 2020
New York- More than 70 Jewish organizations from the across the US, including the rabbinical bodies of the four major branches of Judaism, signed a letter of support for Chinese American and Chinese communities. In recent weeks, since public reports of the virus in January, social media has been filled with malicious allegations and misinformation against Chinese…