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#JewsForAsians - Vigils & Rallies this Weekend

Sign up and show up for our Asian friends, family, and neighbors

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NY Jewish Week: Jews Breaking Silence On Diallo Shooting

Jews For Racial & Economic Justice Respond to Reps. Nadler & Goldman’s Call for Temporary Ceasefire

May the Jewish values that guide us to take action as Jews for Ceasefire move Reps. Goldman and Nadler, our fellow Jewi…

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Yonkers Times: More than 100 "Jews for Jamaal" rally with Rep. Bowman in Hastings-on-Hudson

On Sunday, June 2nd, a diverse coalition of New York Jews from Westchester and NYC gathered in MacEachron Waterfront Pa…

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Black Westchester Magazine: 100+ Jews for Jamaal rally with Rep. Jamaal Bowman in Hastings-on-Hudson

Jews for Jamaal are a diverse coalition of New York Jews from Westchester and NYC who are organizing to re-elect Congre…

Jews And Muslims Hold Pro-Immigrant ‘Seder In The Streets’

Hundreds of Jewish and Muslim activists converged on the steps of New York’s City Hall on Wednesday for a Passover “sed…

For us, the emergence of a “new” Jewish Left under Trump and the white Nationalism he incites is no coincidence.

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Day Against Hate

Campaign Against Police Brutality & Amadou Diallo Coalition

JFREJ History 1990–2015

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Neighborhood Groups

Connect with JFREJ members in your area. Meet your neighbors, make friends, learn, and take action together.

We're using Jewish Left electoral power to send progressive champions, socialists, and reformers, to City Hall and Alba…

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VOTE 2021: A MAYORAL CANDIDATE FORUM

NYC voters will be electing a new mayor in 2021. Join us for a conversation with leading candidates that will help you …

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VOTE 2021: A MAYORAL CANDIDATE FORUM

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Organize & Take Action With Freedom to Thrive

Join us next Wednesday, March 17th at 7:00pm as we relaunch our beloved Freedom to Thrive Campaign

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Fight to restore the Hate Violence Prevention Initiative

We are demanding that funding for this critical program be restored and expanded to meet the needs of Asian communities…

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The Forward: NYC Council candidate suggests spike in anti-Asian hate crimes is ‘moment’ to also address antisemitism

Developed in partnership with JFREJ, Jaslin Kaur has a plan to tackle hate violence

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Jews for Racial & Economic Justice (JFREJ) Respond to Budget Deal Increasing Funding for the NYPD

JFREJ hits back against Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres in new Jewish Currents piece

"The Bronx councilman struck a deal behind closed doors, agreeing to revise the bill so that NYPD officers would no lon…

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Live from the Frontlines: Our Democracy At Stake, A Conversation with Elizabeth Hira of the Brennan Center

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New York City Council Speaker's Forum

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30+ Climate Activists Arrested Blocking Major NYC Highways, Demand Biden Include Climate in Build Back Better Plan

Jews for Racial & Economic Justice joined Sunrise Movement NYC, Extinction Rebellion NYC, and Free Our Future NYC for t…

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"JFREJ canvassers spread out in the neighborhood, offering bystanders tips on intervening when they see a hate crime an…

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The Jewish Vote Candidate Interviews: State Assembly

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The Jewish Vote Candidate Interviews: State Senate

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Community Cookout with Jessica Altagracia Woolford!

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#TeamRana Movement Celebration & Meet-and-Greet with Ana Maria Archila

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The Forward: Protests continue against Jewish conference featuring DeSantis

"Local politicians and Jewish activists are calling on Chelsea Piers to cancel the Jewish Leadership Conference schedul…

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JFREJ Statement on the New York City Council FY2023 Budget Vote

In response to the adopted FY2023 New York City budget, Audrey Sasson, Executive Director of Jews For Racial & Economic…

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The Jewish Group Behind the Nanny Bill of Rights

An interview with JFREJ Program Coordinator Sarah Fields about the Shalom Bayit campaign to pass the Domestic Workers B…

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JTA: ADL condemns NY progressive group Jews for Racial and Economic Justice as ‘out of touch’

Jonathan Greenblatt of the ADL faces backlash after sharing Twitter thread delegitimizing the validity of JFREJ members…

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Jewish Currents: Republicans Are Helping New York Democrats Target the Left’s Israel Criticism

"There’s an electoral left that is surging. It’s taken the establishment a few years to catch up."

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Radical Tzedakah: Uncovering Anti-Capitalist Torah

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Convergence Magazine: NY Home Care Workers Win Big

Years of organizing led by home care workers, older adults, disabled people and family caregivers put home care on the …

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In a House Race With Big Names, 2 Women With Local Ties Rise

Carlina Rivera, a Manhattan councilwoman, and Yuh-Line Niou, a state assemblywoman, are vying to defeat rivals who incl…

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We helped to win incredible victories in State Senate primaries for Kristen Gonzalez, Robert Jackson, Gustavo Rivera, a…

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Faith Leaders Pray: NYC Mayor: #RestoreTheCuts!

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135+ NYC faith leaders and groups call on Mayor to #RestoreTheCuts

Faith leaders call on Mayor to “immediately restore $469 million cut from public schools”

JFREJ's Leo Ferguson is interviewed by Brooke Gladstone for an episode of On The Media about antisemitism

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Launching the 2023 People’s Budget Campaign

A broad coalition of grassroots organizations will fight together for a city budget that meets the needs of all New Yo…

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The Riverdale Press: Building an engaged Jewish left

A letter to the editor from JFREJ member Naomi Sharlin

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JFREJ Executive Director Audrey Sasson reflects on Biden Antisemitism Plan in the New York Daily News

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Not On Our Dime - Rally & March with JFREJ

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Hundreds of IfNotNow and JFREJ members gathered in Washington Square Park on Wednesday to say Kaddish and mourn Israeli…

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Jews For Ceasefire - Take Action

Upcoming actions organized by our partners, friends, and neighbors

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Politico: War-Time Tour

"Thirteen New York City politicians are in Israel this week for an all-expenses paid solidarity tour hosted by the Jewi…

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Vent Diagrams: Holding Contradicting Truths about Israel-Palestine

JFREJ partnered with our friends at Vent Diagrams to create this series of images.

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City & State NY: AOC, other progressives call on Columbia University to reinstate pro-Palestine groups

The letter was organized by the Democratic Socialists of America and the leftist Jewish group Jews for Racial and Econo…

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Stop the Bombs! Ceasefire Now!

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Hanukkah Hallmark* Movie W̶a̶t̶c̶h̶ Kvetch Party.

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Truthout: Demanding Gaza Ceasefire and Migrant Rights, More Than 80 Groups Descend on DC

The demonstrators demanded a permanent cease-fire in Gaza, an end to American military aid for Israel, and protection f…

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In These Times (Opinion): Don’t Let the Flailing Center Box Out the Left’s Powerful Possibilities

Public fractures within Jewish communities provoked by Gaza genocide offer lessons—and paths forward—for progressives, …

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The Guardian: Anti-Defamation League staff decry ‘dishonest’ campaign against Israel critics

ADL has only doubled down on initiatives defending Israel and the policies of the Israeli government amid criticism and…

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HuffPost: Rabbis Stage Protest, Call For Cease-Fire Inside United Nations

Jewish groups in support of a cease-fire — including Rabbis for Ceasefire, Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, Jewish…

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Kabbalat Shabbat For Ceasefire

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"What happened to Kawaski could happen to any of us. And thanks to Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Caban it will certa…

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Jews For Racial & Economic Justice comments on response to Columbia University student protests

In a matter of hours, we have seen the full weight of the New York political establishment, including many who have bee…

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The Forward Opinion: Protesters at Columbia are fighting for our deepest values as Jews

JFREJ's Leo Ferguson writes in The Forward: "The greatest risk in this moment is that we allow ourselves to become dist…

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Jews For Racial & Economic Justice condemns the NYPD’s militarized response to student protesters

The brutality we are witnessing now is what happens when a mass movement rises up with a message that people in power w…

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JFREJ celebrates Justice Committee's 40 years of organizing for police accountability in New York City!

Justice Committee takes on the holiest, most intimate and emotionally challenging work there is: working directly with …

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Bagels & Coffee with Congressman Jamaal Bowman

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JFREJ x Columbia Faculty Testimony to the NY City Council

JFREJ members and Columbia University faculty described the NYPD's brutal assault on free speech and demanded the disba…

A message to the JFREJ community from Rabbi Abby Stein for Pride Month 2024

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JFREJ Parents! #JewsForJamaal Phonebank

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June Brooklyn (1, 2E, 2W & 3) Neighborhood Groups: #JewsForEon Bed-Stuy canvass & hangout

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(Virtual) Brooklyn June Neighborhood Groups: #JewsForJamaal Phonebank!

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The Jewish Vote Responds to "Solidarity PAC"

Solidarity PAC, a pro-Israel PAC backed by Republicans and big real estate interests, has been spending huge amounts to…

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“The city budget process is a rigged game, and the budget forced through today is unacceptable.”

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Book Talk - Safety Through Solidarity: A Radical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism

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Democracy Now: Jewish Activists Descend on Atlas Air to Shine Light on Its Role in Gaza Genocide

Dozens of Jewish activists and allies staged a mock press conference and protest Wednesday at the White Plains headquar…

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Mother Jones: The Activists Targeting Companies That Make Money From Israel’s War

Members of Jews for Racial & Economic Justice (JFREJ) staged a fake “press conference” to highlight the Department of D…

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Yonkers Times: Protestors take over White Plains lobby of Atlas Air, condemn the company for flying arms in to Israel

“We’ve talked about our Jewish community’s complicity in Israel’s genocide, and we’ve taken action to protest the U.S. …

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Meet the 2024 Mazals Honorees

Rabbis for Ceasefire; Ruth Messinger, Murad Awawdeh, and Adama Bah; and Shelly Weiss z"l

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Jewish Currents Live: A Day of Politics & Culture

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The Mazals 2024 Raffle

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Vent Diagrams Facilitation Zine Launch Event!

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Jews For Racial & Economic Justice responds to Eric Adams’ appearance on The View and comment about Jews, Trump, Hitler

"New York City’s corrupt mayor is using Jews as a political pawn to defend and to curry favor with Donald Trump, while …

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Gothamist: NYC councilmembers press Adams’ officials on shelter stay limits for migrants

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