Matt Nosanchuk and Rachel Timoner in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle: The Torah Tells Us What To Do In The Wake of George Floyd’s Death
This op-ed was written by Matt Nosanchuk and Rabbi Rachel Timoner. It appeared in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
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Kleinbaum, Nosanchuk, and Timoner in The Forward: Every Jew Must Decide Which Side They’re On
This op-ed, written by Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, Matt Nosanchuk, and Rabbi Rachel Timoner, appeared in The Forward.
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Forward: NY Attorney General Opens Probe Into NYPD COVID Enforcement
This article, written by Molly Boigon, appeared in The Forward as a News item. The article notes NYJA’s support for efforts by New York State Attorney General Letitia James to look into reports of unequal enforcement by the NYPD of social-distancing requirements due to coronavirus.
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Forward: More than 100 Jewish leaders urge Cuomo not to undo bail reform
The Forward reports on NYJA’s letter to Gov. Cuomo with 100 other Jewish organizations and leaders urging him not to undo the state’s bail reform law.
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NY Jewish Week: Jewish Liberal Group Aims to Fill a ‘Vacuum’
Rabbi Timoner and Rabbi Kleinbaum explain the purpose of NYJA in an article published by The Jewish Week. The new organization will have a New York focus, “a voice that is politically Jewish,” concentrating on such issues as bail reform, criminal justice and anti-Semitism.
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African American & Jewish Organizations: Violence and Discrimination Shouldn’t be Part of NYPD Social Distancing Enforcement
The New York Jewish Agenda and the African American Clergy and Elected Officials Coalition released a joint statement: “We were profoundly disturbed to see the news reports and video of an NYPD officer using physical force against African-American men to enforce social distancing rules on the Lower East Side of Manhattan on Saturday. On the very same afternoon, New York’s parks were filled with individuals, mostly white, who disregarded social distancing rules without police intervention.”
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New York Post: Jewish leaders slam de Blasio over comments
This article appeared in the New York Post detailing the letter by NYJA to Mayor Bill de Blasio and announcing Jewish leaders want face time with de Blasio to discuss.
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JTA: Letter condemns Mayor de Blasio for ‘scapegoating’ entire Jewish community
This article appeared in JTA, covering NYJA and other Jewish leaders’ letter to Mayor de Blasio after his offensive tweet condemning “the Jewish community.”
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CNN: New York City Jewish leaders hurt by Mayor De Blasio’s comments
CNN reports on NYJA’s letter to Mayor de Blasio with other Jewish organizations and community leaders.
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100+ NYC Jewish Community Leaders: Mayor de Blasio, Don’t Scapegoat Us
We express our anger and disappointment at Mayor de Blasio’s scapegoating the Jewish community in response to the funeral of Rabbi Chaim Mertz . In the midst of an historic wave of antisemitic hate violence in New York City, our community has been feeling the pain of being singled out and blamed for the spread of this deadly disease.
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Jewish Insider: Jewish Leaders ‘Hurt’ by de Blasio Tweet
This article in Jewish Insider, written by Jacob Kornbluh, explains NYJA’s action in response to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Tweet, which criticized social distancing violations during a large Jewish funeral in Brooklyn.
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Times of Israel: NY Jewish liberals launch new advocacy organization
The Times of Israel reports on the launch of NYJA, speaking with co-founders Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum and Rabbi Rachel Timoner.
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