by Haya Luftig
Posted on May 17, 2019
Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) condemns Alabama’s new law banning abortion even in cases of rape and incest, as well as other extreme anti-abortion bills in various states. These measures undermine women’s reproductive freedom, endanger women’s health, and criminalize women who get abortions and doctors who perform them. Though Alabama’s new law is the…
by Haya Luftig
Posted on May 15, 2019
By David Bernstein May 14, 2019 New York Jewish Week I did not grow up in New York City, but, like so many American Jews, I grew up reading The New York Times. The Times has long served as the “hometown paper of American Jewry.” It is the newspaper we love and, in our vulnerability…
by Haya Luftig
Posted on April 29, 2019
The Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) sent a letter to the New York Times Executive Editor condemning the Antisemitic cartoon published on April 25, 2019. JCPA, an umbrella organization of the Jewish community relations field, issued the letter signed by 54 local Jewish Community Relations Councils, 14 National member agencies, and 13 other organizations.…
by Haya Luftig
Posted on April 27, 2019
Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) condemns in the strongest possible terms the horrific shooting targeting the Chabad house during services this morning. Our hearts go out to the families of those who have been harmed and we pray for a quick recovery of those injured. We are alarmed by the dual threat of increasing…
by Haya Luftig
Posted on April 23, 2019
The Mission is central to JCPA’s ongoing efforts to re-engage the Jewish Community on Civil Rights WHAT: JCPA’s Civil Rights Mission WHEN: April 28-30, 2019 WHERE: Atlanta, Montgomery, Selma, and Birmingham. Highlights include: National Human and Civil Rights Museum King Center and Tomb Rosa Park Museum Equal Justice Initiative’s Legacy Museum and National Memorial on…
by Haya Luftig
Posted on March 15, 2019
New York, NY – The Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) condemns the devastating and horrific shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, which killed 49 Muslim worshipers. Our hearts go out to the families of those murdered, to those injured, and to all of our brothers and sisters in the Muslim community worldwide.…
by tgilden
Posted on February 19, 2019
New York, NY – The Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) Delegates Assembly voted to adopt four new resolutions during the JCPA2019 national conference held February 9-12 in Washington, D.C. These resolutions are now policy for the community relations field. Each year, JCPA convenes its Delegates Assembly, composed of 125 Jewish Community Relations Councils (JCRCs) and…
by tgilden
Posted on January 23, 2019
New York, NY – The Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) strongly opposes the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) decision to grant a waiver authorizing a government-funded South Carolina foster agency to discriminate against prospective foster parents on the basis of religion. The waiver sanctions taxpayer-funded discrimination and harms foster children, one of…
by Haya Luftig
Posted on January 15, 2019
New York – Nancy Kaufman, CEO of the National Council of Jewish Women (NJCW), has been chosen as the 2019 recipient of the JCPA Albert D. Chernin Award. The Award will be presented at the JCPA2019 Annual National Conference (February 9 – 12) at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. This years conference marks JCPA’s…
by Haya Luftig
Posted on January 8, 2019
New York- The Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) will kick-off its 75th Anniversary celebration honoring a seven decades-strong community relations success story at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, NW, Washington, DC. Beginning with JCPA2019: The Power of the Network conference, February 9 -12, and a 75th Anniversary Gala, Sunday evening, February 10,…