It is in this sense that we can understand why JFREJ has chosen to call their pamphlet An Offering to Our Movement. The authors hope to provide both Jews and non-Jews on the left a means to theorize antisemitism that will allow them to confront it confidently in both speech and action, without worrying that they are running afoul of “good leftist” understandings of privilege and intersectionality, or falling into right-wing traps. I think they succeed in this necessary and admirable goal to a great degree, and therefore any criticisms I offer should be understood in reciprocal fashion, as an offering to their offering, for the strengthening of their efforts.
Four hundred Jews, Muslims, and others attended a public Passover “Seder in the Streets” on the steps of New York City Hall, organized by JFREJ.
Yesterday, Jewish supporters of Black Lives Matter marched into Grand Central to support the family of Ramarley Graham, killed five years ago by police.
Over 400 people marched the largest Jewish protest for #BlackLivesMatter and the Right to Know Act — seven were arrested, including Reform movement VP.
“We are asking the Jewish community to show up for their Jews of Color brothers and sisters in this moment…We need your voices. We need your help. We need your love.”
Thursday night, Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (JFREJ) will hold a #BlackLivesMatter vigil outside Barclay’s Center for Black lives killed by police.
An interview with M. Dove Kent, executive director of Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (JFREJ), about the group’s work, the direction they’re headed, and how the organization has changed since it’s founding 25 years ago.
It’s Treyf’s bar mitzvah episode! On this special occasion, we reminisced about our 13th birthdays and the process of getting older as a podcast. We
Courtesy of Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (JREFJ), video via activist Micah Weiss: Late at night on December 4, 27 people, including four rabbis,
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