JCPA joined over 100 Jewish organizations signing onto a letter to Elon Musk, the CEO Of Twitter, with concerns about the proliferation of hate speech on the platform. The letter strongly urged Musk to act swiftly to address the increase in antisemitic and white supremacist tweets on Twitter. For the
JCPA’s Board Chair David Bohm was quoted in today’s press release on the introduction of the Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Lessons (HEAL) Act. See below for the full statement. —— WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, January 27, 2023, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, new bipartisan legislation — the Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Lessons
Today, the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) announced a major organizational reset at a crucial time, with the American Jewish community facing a series of growing challenges across the country.
JCPA welcomes the enactment of the bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act, which the President signed into law today.
In a victory for democracy, Americans turned out in record numbers for the 2022 midterm elections, despite unprecedented efforts at voter suppression and disinformation campaigns. Candidates who ran on anti-democratic platforms, authoritarian, and populist agendas largely lost their races, with, unfortunately, notable exceptions. We are relieved there have been no
Last Tuesday, the Israeli people went to the polls and voted in a free and fair election in which 71% of the electorate cast ballots. JCPA reiterates its support for a democratic Israel committed to a just and inclusive society that promotes human rights for all residents of Israel. As
By Melanie Roth Gorelick, Senior Vice President, Jewish Council for Pubic Affairs Ken Burns’ recent series “US and the Holocaust” reminds us why energizing and acting upon the Jewish community relations mission of building a just and pluralistic America is, especially now, so important. As communities, Blacks and Jews must
It’s been five years since violence against the Rohingya people of Burma escalated into a mass exodus and genocide. As Jews, we know we cannot remain silent in the face of such atrocities. We praise Secretary of State Blinken for calling this a genocide, and we know that words and
WASHINGTON – JCPA joined the Union for Reform Judaism, Keshet, and 105 additional Jewish organizations in sending the following letter supporting the Respect for Marriage Act (S. 4556): Click here for the PDF letter or see below. Dear Senator, On behalf of the 108 undersigned national, state, and local Jewish
