NYC Mayoral Candidates Forum
On February 18, 2021, the New York Jewish Agenda (NYJA) hosted a mayoral candidates forum, featuring ten front-runners in the 2021 NYC mayors race.
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NYJA Blog: Manhattan DA Candidates Forum – May 25 at 7 PM
NYJA is delighted to invite you to a Candidates Forum for the Manhattan District Attorney race. We are a lead co-sponsor of this important event, where we will hear from all eight candidates running for one of the most prominent and powerful law enforcement positions in the country.
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NYJA Blog: Matt Nosanchuk Testifies Before The New York State Independent Redistricting Commission
On February 18, 2021, the New York Jewish Agenda (NYJA) hosted a mayoral candidates forum, featuring ten front-runners in the 2021 NYC mayors race.
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NYJA Blog: Remove the President now + interfaith vigil Jan. 8 at 3pm
We support efforts by Senator Schumer and other NY Representatives to remove President Trump from office immediately, either via the 25th Amendment or impeachment and removal proceedings. Every day that he is allowed to remain in office poses a threat to our democracy.
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NYJA Board Chair on Phylisa Wisdom’s City Hall appointment
Dear NYJA community, We are proud to share that Phylisa Wisdom, Executive Director of New York Jewish Agenda, has been appointed to lead the Mayor’s Office to Combat Antisemitism.…
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NYJA Brought the Contested Race for Congress in NY-12 to the Jewish Community!
Topics discussed last night included those of particular interest to the New York Jewish community, such as AIPAC’s role in the midterm elections, the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement), rising antisemitism, and the U.S.-Israel relationship.
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NYJA Forcefully Condemns Today’s Rally in Times Square by NYC-DSA and Other Groups
At NYJA we have always maintained that our support for Israel is rooted in our Jewish and democratic values, and we have heard from Israelis that American Jews must act in accordance with those values by speaking out at this critical time.
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NYJA Participates in Celebrate Israel Parade in NYC
A Jewish leader is not ‘just a man with a beard,’ women rabbis tell NYC Mayor Adams during discussion on combating antisemitism, climate change, homelessness, closing Rikers Island, healthcare, affordable housing and more.
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NYJA Press Conference – “Kornbluh, NYJA & Rabbis Call for Compliance with Public Health Measures”
Journalist Jacob Kornbluh, New York Jewish Agenda (NYJA), and a group of Orthodox rabbis today called for communities across New York City to comply with public health measures to contain Covid-19 in New York’s hotspots.
The group called for justice for Jacob Kornbluh and other victims of recent violent incidents. Participants also spoke about the need for data-driven, geographically-based public health efforts to contain Covid-19 in New York hotspots and for compliance in all communities, including NYC’s Orthodox Jewish communities.
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NYJA Statement on Proposed Measures to Fight COVID-19 in Hotspots in New York
We applaud the Mayor and the Governor for taking decisive steps to confront and contain these COVID-19 ‘hotspots’ — some of which do indeed include a number of specific Orthodox Jewish communities — based on science and geographic data, and for discussing the issue with neutral and contextualizing language.
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NYJA Statement on the NYC Mayoral Election
A Jewish and democratic future for Israel requires an end to the Occupation and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, alongside a secure Israel, where all the people on the land are safe and free.
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NYJA Statement: Annexation must be canceled, not just delayed
PM Netanyahu made clear today that he still intends to follow through on his pledge to annex the Jordan Valley as soon as it is politically viable for him. In response, we reaffirm our demand for the full cancellation of all plans to unilaterally annex territory in the West Bank, as it is clear that annexation would sabotage the possibility of a just, negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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