Shame’s echo
Imagine the inferno billowing inside
the ashen cheeks of an American
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What Is an American Jew?
Our grandfathers worked as tailors,
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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… Continue Reading JVP-NNJ Applauds the State’s 2 Senators’ Votes to Try to Stop Bombs and Armored Bulldozers for Israel
JVP Calls out Senator Booker
On Thursday, October 16, we in Jewish Voice for Peace of Northern New Jersey brought roughly 45 Jews and their allies together to occupy the lobby of One Gateway Plaza, the building in Newark, NJ where Senator Cory Booker’s office is located, for over an hour to call out Senator Booker for his consistent funding… Continue Reading JVP Calls out Senator Booker
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Justice Department Gets It Wrong
The Justice Department has filed an outrageous and dangerous civil complaint against pro-Palestinian protesters in New Jersey as the latest step in the Trump administration’s continuing effort to weaponize charges of antisemitism to shut down free speech. This time, the corrupt Trump Justice Department has invoked a law primarily used to protect abortion clinics in… Continue Reading Justice Department Gets It Wrong
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Why We Need to Talk about Palestine
Israel continues to wage a merciless assault against the Palestinian people Even before Israel broke the fragile ceasefire on March 17, with approval from the Trump administration, it had cut off humanitarian supplies to the desperate inhabitants of Gaza. Since Oct. 7, 2023, the Israeli military has killed over 50,000 identified people, most of them… Continue Reading Why We Need to Talk about Palestine
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An Open Letter to Senator Andy Kim
Good afternoon, Senator Kim, Since I am not able to join Meera Jaffrey, representatives of NJ Peace Action, CAIR and others today, I am sending you the following documents in support of restoring UNRWA funding and opposing any deployment of US military assets to Gaza. As you know, since 1949, the United Nations Relief and… Continue Reading An Open Letter to Senator Andy Kim
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Statement by Jewish Voice for Peace of Northern NJ on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Auschwitz was liberated 80 years ago on January 27th, the date established by the United Nations as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. We join with people around the world in memorializing the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and the many others murdered by the Nazis. As Jews we know how important this solidarity has… Continue Reading Statement by Jewish Voice for Peace of Northern NJ on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Antisemitism versus Anti-Zionism
Stevens Students for Gaza ProtestRemarks by Stephen R. ShalomJewish Voice for Peace, Northern NJStevens Institute of Technology, Nov. 11, 2024 We are living in the midst of one of the great humanitarian tragedies of our lifetimes. Tens of thousands of innocent men, women, and children—especially women and children—are being slaughtered in Gaza. Thousands more are… Continue Reading Antisemitism versus Anti-Zionism
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Why N.J. Should Not Adopt the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
Updated document submitted to the NJ legislature by JVP of Northern NJ, June 17, 2024, opposing bills adopting the IHRA definition of antisemitism for NJ.—Jewish Voice for Peace – Northern NJ June 17, 2024 The NJ Legislature is considering legislation that would adopt for the State of New Jersey a particular definition of antisemitism, that… Continue Reading Why N.J. Should Not Adopt the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
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