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.
From Our Blog
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Follow-up Letter to the Livingston, NJ, Board of Education from JVP-NNJ
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Letter to the Board of Education of Livingston, NJ
February 26, 2024 To: Pam Chirls, President Jenissa Arnette, Vice President Seth Cohen, Member Parul Khemka, Member Fang Gong, Member Jake Ferrans, Student Representative Cc: Dr. Matthew J. Block, Superintendent of Schools Dear Members of the Board of Education of Livingston, N.J., We write to express our shock and dismay that the Livingston public schools……
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Local Media Obstructs Ceasefire Call Across the Country
A February 18, 2024, article by Sam Carliner on Truthout, “Local Papers Across the US Are Refusing to Cover the Movement for Ceasefire,” discusses the obstacles that organizers for a ceasefire are encountering from local media outlets around the country, including New Jersey. Meera Jaffra and Liz Cooper, activists with Jewish Voice for Peace of……
Upcoming Events
Oct 2026
Northern N.J. Sanctuary Coalition Gala Dinner 2026 – 10/18/2026 at 3:30 pm - 7:00 pmUnder Siege: Islamophobia and the 9/11 Generation – 10/20/2026 at 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Dec 2026
The Constitutional Bind: How Americans Came to Idolize a Document That Fails Them – 12/03/2026 at 12:15 pm - 1:15 pmFeb 2027
Discriminating against Dissent: The Weaponization of Civil Rights Law to Repress Campus Speech on Palestine – 02/09/2027 at 12:15 pm - 1:15 pmApr 2027
The Othered Woman: How White Feminism Harms Muslim Women – 04/13/2027 at 12:15 pm - 1:15 pmVoices 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.
