NCJW CEO Sheila Katz Speaks at the Poor People’s Campaign Assembly
National Council of Jewish Women was proud to be anchor partners for the Poor People’s Campaign. In addition to speaking about the war between Israel and Hamas, NCJW CEO Sheila Katz took the stage to...
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Intern Lobby Day: Improving Hate Crime Reporting to Protect our Communities
Over the week of July 22, 2024, NCJW’s Summer Government Relations and Advocacy (GR&A) interns, Lena Levey and Ethan Simon, went to Capitol Hill to advocate for the Improving Reporting to Prevent...
View ArticleNational Council of Jewish Women Increasing Senior Leadership Capacity,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT: Maddy Troha, ncjw@berlinrosen.com New hires’ combined expertise in advocacy, social and racial justice, combating extremism, and increasing Jewish communal...
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Every Second Counts
Bring every hostage home NOW On Sept. 3, NCJW joined partners including Adas Israel, the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, American Jewish Committee, the Jewish Community Relations Council, the...
View Article‘The time to bring them home is now!’| Second Gentleman and families of...
Originally published by WUSA9 September 4, 2024 By Katie Lusso WASHINGTON — Crowds of people poured in to Adas Israel Congregation in Northwest D.C. for a vigil in honor of the Israeli hostages who...
View ArticleSt. Louisans invited to join ‘National Vigil for Hostages’ online tonight
Originally published by STL Jewish Light September 3, 2024 By Jordan Palmer The St. Louis Jewish community is still reeling from the heartbreaking news of six innocent hostages being brutally murdered...
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Kamala Harris’ Husband Doug Emhoff Says He’s ‘Gutted’ at Vigil for Hostages...
Originally published by Time September 4, 2024 By Associated Press Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, listens during a National Council of Jewish Women roundtable discussion on...
View ArticleEmhoff, D.C. Jewish community mourn Hersh Goldberg-Polin and other murdered...
Originally published by Jewish Insider September 4, 2024 By Marc Rod Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, at a vigil for the D.C.-area Jewish community on Monday evening following the murder of six Israeli...
View ArticleA Revolution and a Miracle are Needed: Reflections from Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
Written by Kalela Lancaster, NCJW Israel Program Manager Six beautiful souls held captive by Hamas were so close to coming home. I know that you all share in the agony of this time, but I will share...
View ArticleDear Congress: Your Proposed Budget is Anti-Abortion
Budgets are moral documents. How we plan to spend our money — personally, as families, and as a country — is a reflection of our values. And as Congress is negotiating our nation’s federal budget for...
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4-part event series geared to increase voter participation in Michigan
Originally published by Fox 2 Detroit September 10, 2024 Bre Teamer chats with Linda Levy, National Council of Jewish Women, Michigan State Policy Advocate and co-chair of the Advocacy and Elections...
View ArticleHonoring 30 years of the Violence Against Women Act
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) helped write and pass the Violence Against Women Act. And we’ve continued to lead on its reauthorization for 30 years. Because everyone should be safe from...
View ArticleAt Senate hearing on antisemitism, protester interrupts to curse out ‘Jews...
Originally published by Forward September 17, 2024 By Jacob Kornbluh A protester interrupted a Senate hearing on antisemitism and other bigotry Tuesday, yelling an antisemitic epithet as Sen. Ted Cruz...
View ArticleSenate hearing on antisemitism thrown into chaos as anti-Israel agitators...
Originally published by Jewish Insider September 18, 2024 By Emily Jacobs The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on hate crimes devolved into chaos on Tuesday, with members engaging in partisan...
View ArticleGOP Sen. John Kennedy To Arab American Witness: ‘You Support Hamas, Don’t You?’
Originally published by Huff Post September 17, 2024 By Jennifer Bendery WASHINGTON — Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Tuesday baselessly accused an Arab American witness of supporting terrorists during a...
View ArticleSenator John Kennedy ‘Hide Your Head in a Bag’ Remark Sparks Backlash
Originally published by Newsweek September 19, 2024 By Khaleda Rahman Senator John Kennedy has sparked a backlash after he told an Arab American activist to “hide [her] head in a bag” during a hearing...
View ArticleCivil rights groups condemn senator’s questioning of Arab American witness
Originally published by The Guardian September 18, 2024 By Robert Tait A congressional hearing on hate crimes drew charges of the bigotry it was meant to address after a Republican senator told the...
View ArticleI’m turning my rage about women dying from lack of reproductive care into...
Originally published by The Forward September 20, 2024 By Melissa Scholten-Gutierrez I live in Georgia, where the news broke this week that Amber Nicole Thurman and Candi Miller, two young Black...
View ArticleOctober 7, 2024 Reflections from NCJW CEO Sheila Katz
The following reflections were sent by NCJW CEO Sheila Katz to NCJW staff and stakeholders on October 7, 2024. One year ago today, we were celebrating the giving of the Torah during the last of the...
View ArticleMore than 30 Jewish Groups urge Congress to Pass Comprehensive Disaster Relief
National Council of Jewish Women, Dayenu, MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, and Union for Reform Judaism Lead State and National Jewish Organization Sign On Letter Supporting Comprehensive Disaster...
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