Take Action: Support Our Immigrant Neighbors in Los Angeles
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...
Meet the 2025 Micah D. Bycel Summer Legislative Fellows and Interns
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...
Take Action: Urge Your State Senator to Support Educational Equity in California
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...
“What is Zionism?” Six Things to Know
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...