by Jewish Center for Justice | Jul 14, 2025 | Archived 2025, 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 | Antisemitism, Archived 2025, 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...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Jun 20, 2025 | Featured, Ideas, Israel, JCJ Blog, Judaism
Israel’s attack on Iran wasn’t about politics. It was about survival. Iran’s regime has pushed toward nuclear capability while funding terror across the region. Israel acted to prevent catastrophe. Read on to understand what’s at stake. 1. This is not about...
by Jewish Center for Justice | Jun 18, 2025 | Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Judaism, LGBTQ
This morning, June 18th, the Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth—including puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and other treatments recommended by medical professionals and supported by loving families. At...
