City & State NY: The 2023 NYC 40 Under 40
JFREJ's Rachel McCullough is named a City & State NY 40 Under 40 Rising Star in recognition of her leadership, advocacy…
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New York Times: At a Brooklyn Mosque, Palestinians Vent Anguish and Find Fellowship
Volunteers organized by the Arab American Association of New York, a nonprofit in Bay Ridge, stood holding signs that l…
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Times of Israel: Jewish NY lawmaker Inna Vernikov arrested after carrying gun to pro-Palestinian rally
One image was posted on social media by Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, a progressive group, which charged that V…
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The Guardian: Jewish and Muslim Americans fear rise in hate crimes amid Israel-Hamas war
“This moment is profoundly isolating and scary for our people,” said Audrey Sasson, the executive director of Jews for …
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City & State NY: Hochul declines to offer any support to Palestinian New Yorkers
As violence in Israel and Palestine escalates, Gov. Kathy Hochul has issued multiple statements in support of Israel an…
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New York Times: A service in Manhattan mourns the dead in Israel and Gaza, and protests the war
Hundreds of IfNotNow and JFREJ members gathered in Washington Square Park on Wednesday to say Kaddish and mourn Israeli…
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NY1: Vigil held in Washington Square Park for victims of Israel-Hamas war
Large crowds gathered in Washington Square Park to honor the more than 2,000 Israeli and Palestinian lives lost since t…
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Brooklyn Paper: ‘A shelter of peace’: Sunset Park welcomes migrants with Sukkot dinner
JFREJ members and Rabbis welcomed migrants in Sunset Park under our Sukkah, to share dinner, clothing, and ritual, as w…
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Statement on escalating violence in Israel-Palestine (Oct 7, 2023)
A message from JFREJ's Executive Director Audrey Sasson to our community
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NY Daily News Opinion: Sukkot means we must house people
JFREJ & Tirdof's Rabbi Miriam Grossman writes in an op-ed: "As a rabbi who believes that shelter is fundamental to huma…
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The Riverdale Press: Welcome migrants, or turn them away? That's the question at Overlook Manor.
State Sen. Gustavo Rivera, Jews For Racial & Economic Justice, and community members gathered together across the stree…
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Black Star News: NYPD Killing Of Kawaski Trawick: Advocates, Elected Officials Call For Firing Of Killer-Cops
"Justice Committee, VOCAL-NY, Housing Works, Make the Road NY, Communities United for Police Reform (CPR), El Puente, J…
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