by Jewish Center for Justice | Sep 9, 2025 | California, Featured, Immigration, JCJ Blog, Judaism, LGBTQ
Over the past several months, our legislative team — powered by the dedication and research of our summer fellows — has tracked several key justice-focused bills in California. As the legislative session nears its close, several of these bills face final floor votes...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Jul 21, 2025 | Featured, Ideas, Israel, JCJ Blog, Judaism
What is JCJ’s Role? At the Jewish Center for Justice, we are not journalists—we are advocates, activists, and unapologetic Zionists. We are also realists. We recognize that while Israel is a vibrant democracy and a homeland for the Jewish people, it is not...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Jul 14, 2025 | Action - State & Local, California, Children, Featured, Ideas, Immigration, JCJ Blog, Judaism
Across Los Angeles, immigrant families—our neighbors—are living in fear. Fear of being seen. Fear of going to work. Fear of sending their children to school. Fear of even leaving their homes. We are witnessing a rise in ICE activity and anti-immigrant rhetoric, and...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Jul 10, 2025 | Cohorts, Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Judaism
Fellowship Coordinator My name is Talia Cohen and I start my second year of the Master’s in Social Work program at Columbia University this fall. Five years ago, I participated in JCJ’s summer cohort program and am thrilled to return as a mentor for the 2025...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Jul 3, 2025 | Action - State & Local, Anti-Semitism, California, Children, Featured, Ideas, Israel, JCJ Blog, Judaism
The Jewish Center for Justice is joining the Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California and other coalition partners in support of AB 715, a landmark bill to curb anti-Jewish hate in California schools by appointing a statewide “antisemitism coordinator” and...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Jun 25, 2025 | Featured, Ideas, Israel, JCJ Blog, Judaism
What is Zionism? Zionism is the belief in the Jewish people’s right to self-determination in our ancestral homeland of Israel. It affirms that Jews, like all peoples, have the right to live in safety, dignity, and sovereignty in a nation of their own. Who popularized...
