flyer reads “March with US To call for an arms embargo and to mourn the children killed in Israel's genocide Montclair July 4th Parade • Saturday, July 4th, 2026 Meet by 10:45 AM • @ Plymouth Street between South Fullerton and Wilde Place • Wear white! U.S. BOMBS KILL CHILDREN NNJ JVP takes action! We marched in Montclair’s July 4th Parade.

Who We Are

Northern New Jersey JVP (NNJ JVP) is a pod/chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace, a national, grassroots organization inspired by Jewish tradition to work for a just and lasting peace according to principles of human rights, equality, and international law for all the people of Israel and Palestine.

The JVP family of organizations has restructured. JVP Action, our 501c4 organization, is now doing business as JVP. JVP Lab, our 501c3 organization, continues separately and remains focused on our nonpartisan educational and cultural work. Learn more at jvp.org/jvporgs.

JVP members stand with banners reading “U.S. BOMBS KILL CHILDREN” and “Jewish Voice for Peace Northern New Jersey, jvpnorthjersey.org” some carry signs with photos of dead Palestinian or Israeli children; most wear white T-shirts saying “Jews Say Fund People not Bombs”

From Our Blog

  • Letter to Rutgers University

    We encourage you to sign this letter to Rutgers University demanding they reverse their cancellation of the graduation speech by Rami Elghandour, executive producer of the Oscar-nominated film The Voice of Hind Rajab — and honor their commitment to diversity and academic freedom. Yes, the graduation was on May 15th—but the protest continues.More information can……

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  • Billboard Calls for No ICE, No War

    Stop Arming Israel JVP-NNJ has placed this billboard in Newark, N.J. on McCarter Highway (Route 21) near Raymond Boulevard. As ICE continues to use its racist tactics to terrorize communities in the U.S., and as our government continues to ignore our calls to stop all wars, stop arming Israel, and to end the genocide in……

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  • JVP-NNJ Applauds the State’s 2 Senators’ Votes to Try to Stop Bombs and Armored Bulldozers for Israel

    Senators Cory Booker and Andy Kim voted ‘Yes’ on two Senate Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRDs). Neither resolution passed, but support for the JRDs has been rapidly growing. S.J. Res 138 would have blocked the sale to Israel of 12,000 BLU-110A/B general purpose, 1,000-pound bomb bodies. These bombs are high-impact munitions used in airstrikes, including……

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Upcoming Events

Sep 2026

Monthly Organizing Meeting—September 2026 – 09/13/2026 at 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Jews and the U.S. Labor Movement – 09/14/2026 at 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The Palestinian Exile: 78 Years and No Future – 09/20/2026 at 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Oct 2026

Northern N.J. Sanctuary Coalition Gala Dinner 2026 – 10/18/2026 at 3:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Voices from the Holy Land Film Salon

The Palestinian Exile: 78 Years and No Future

Sunday, September 20th, 3:00–5:00 p.m.

While Israel bombs what’s left of Gaza and settlers, backed by the IDF, and terrorize the West Bank, millions languish in the shadows of exile. For 78 years, over three million Palestinians have been trapped across 31 UN camps in Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan. No bombs fall here, yet systemic isolation has choked the futures of four generations. They live in hyper-dense camps without infrastructure. They are citizens of no country, legally barred from most jobs, unable to leave or go home. Now, a political campaign threatens to dismantle UNRWA, their only lifeline. Join our expert panel to understand our complicity, confront this crisis and demand a humanitarian resolution.

For information and registration, go to this link.

Palestinian refugees walk in littered street of refugee camp with graffiti, wires and ropes overhead, overfull trash can, appearing shabby and temporary