The Jewish Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater joined with more than 120 Jewish organizations earlier this month in signing a letter prepared by the Jewish Council for Public Affairs. The letter reads:
THE JEWISH COMMUNITY REJECTS BIGOTRY AND HATE
Since Hamas’ terror attacks in Israel on October 7, we’ve seen bigots and extremists exploit the crisis to spread hate, disinformation, and extremism.
This is a moment of deep Jewish pain, mourning the lives taken and praying for the safe release of the hostages in Gaza – and this pain and fear is compounded by a horrific rise in antisemitism here in the United States and around the globe.
We also know that we are not the only ones being targeted in this moment. Our Muslim, Arab, and Palestinian American neighbors are facing bigotry, threats, and violence – including the despicable murder of a six-year-old child this weekend outside Chicago, by a man who reportedly espoused anti-Muslim hate.
Let us be unequivocally clear: The Jewish community rejects Islamophobia, anti-Arab hate, antisemitism, and all forms of bigotry. Particularly as extremists continue to exploit this moment, we are reminded that all of our communities’ safety and futures are inextricably linked — and recommit ourselves to fighting hate in all its forms.
We stand in solidarity with all our neighbors under threat, and urge our elected and civic leaders, law enforcement, schools and universities, and employers to make clear there will be zero tolerance for any act of hate.
- Jewish Council for Public Affairs
- A More Perfect Union: The Jewish Partnership for Democracy
- Ameinu
- American Jewish Committee
- Americans for Peace Now
- Anti-Defamation League
- Avodah
- Bend the Arc: Jewish Action
- Cultural and Secular Jewish Organization
- Democratic Majority for Israel
- Derekh
- Hadar
- Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America
- HIAS
- Israel Policy Forum
- J Street
- Jewish Democratic Council of America
- Jewish Labor Committee
- Jewish on Campus
- Jewish War Veterans (JWV)
- Jewish Women International (JWI)
- Jewtina y Co.
- Keshet
- L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty
- MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger
- Moving Traditions
- National Association of Jewish Legislators
- National Council of Jewish Women
- National Education Association’s Jewish Affairs Caucus
- National Ladies Auxiliary of the Jewish War Veterans
- National Museum of American Jewish Military History
- Network of Jewish HumanService Agencies
- New Israel Fund (NIF)
- Rabbinical Assembly
- Reconstructing Judaism
- Reconstructionist RabbinicalAssociation
- The Haberman Institute for Jewish Studies
- The Jewish Education Project
- The Shalom Center
- The Workers Circle
- Tree of Life Center
- T’ruah
- Union for Reform Judaism
- United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
- Women’s League for Conservative Judaism
- Zioness Movement
- Association of Jewish Administrators of the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators
- Atlanta Jewish Film Society
- Atlanta Jews of Color Council
- Baltimore Jewish Council
- Bnai Keshet
- Charleston Jewish Federation
- Chicago JCRC
- Chicago Jewish Labor Committee
- Cincinnati Jewish Community Relations Council
- Coastal Roots Farm
- Coastside Jewish Community
- Congregation Bet Haverim
- Congregation Beth David
- Congregation Rodeph Shalom, Philadelphia
- the Den Collective
- Detroit JCRC/AJC
- Educator’s Chapter of the Jewish Labor Committee
- Greensboro Jewish Federation
- Indianapolis Jewish Community Relations Council
- JCRC Bay Area
- JCRC for Tucson & SouthernArizona and the Tucson Jewish Museum & HolocaustCenter
- JCRC of Greater Charleston
- JCRC of Greater Washington
- JCRC of Jewish Silicon Valley
- JCRC of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation
- JCRC of the Jewish Federation of San Antonio
- Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action
- Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island
- Jewish Committee, New York State Public Employees Federation
- Jewish Community Action
- Jewish Community Center and Federation of Augusta
- Jewish Community of Amherst
- Jewish Community Federation of the MohawkValley
- Jewish Community Relations Bureau| AJC Kansas City
- Jewish Community Relations Committee of Northern New Jersey
- Jewish Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Community Federation of Richmond
- Jewish Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey
- Jewish Community Relations Council of Atlanta
- Jewish Community Relations Council of Broward County
- Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston
- Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Hartford
- Jewish Community RelationsCouncil of Greater Mercer County, New Jersey
- Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater New Haven
- Jewish Community Relations
- Council of Greater Phoenix
- Jewish Community Relations Council of Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest, NJ
- Jewish Community Relations Council of Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County
- Jewish Community Relations Council of Jewish Federation of Springfield, IL
- Jewish Community Relations Council of Louisville
- Jewish Community Relations Council of Milwaukee Jewish Federation
- Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas
- Jewish Community Relations Council of New York
- Jewish Community Relations Council of St. Louis
- Jewish Community Relations Council of the Birmingham Jewish Federation
- Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
- Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle
- Jewish Community Relations Council of the Sacramento Region
- Jewish Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater
- Jewish Council on Urban Affairs
- Jewish Federation of Cincinnati
- Jewish Federation of Delaware/JCRC
- Jewish Federation of Detroit
- Jewish Federation of Dutchess County
- Jewish Federation of Fort Wayne
- Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor
- Jewish Federation of GreaterAtlanta
- Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton
- Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg
- Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford
- Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles
- Jewish Federation of Greater Nashville
- Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh
- Jewish Federation of Greater Portland
- Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo
- Jewish Federation of Howard County
- Jewish Federation of Lane County
- Jewish Federation of Reading/Berks
- Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York
- Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey
- Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass
- Jewish Federation of the Sacramento Region
- Jewish Federation of Tulsa
- Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts
- Jewish Heritage Committee, District Council 37, AFSCME
- Jews for Racial & EconomicJustice (JFREJ)
- Jews United for Justice
- jGirls+ Magazine
- Kesher Pittsburgh
- Levine Center to End Hate, Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester
- Memphis Jewish Federation
- Mid-Kansas Jewish Federation
- Milwaukee Jewish Federation
- Mishkan Chicago
- Mitsui Collective
- Mt. Sinai Health Foundation, Cleveland
- New England Jewish Labor Committee
- New Jersey Jewish Labor Committee
- New York Jewish Agenda
- Philadelphia Jewish Labor Committee
- SAJ – Judaism that Stands for All
- Springfield Jewish Community Center
- Tampa JCCs & Federation
- The Well
- Tikkun Chant Circle
- Tucson Jewish Museum & Holocaust Center
- Tzedek Georgia
- United Hebrew Trades – New York Jewish Labor Committee
- United Jewish Community of the Virginia Peninsula
- Westchester Jewish Council
- Youngstown Area Jewish Federation
Jewish Council for Public Affairs A More Perfect Union: The Jewish Partnership for DemocracyAmeinuAmerican Jewish CommitteeAmericans for Peace NowAnti-Defamation LeagueAvodahBend the Arc: Jewish ActionCultural and Secular Jewish OrganizationDemocratic Majority for IsraelDerekhHadarHadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of AmericaHIASIsrael Policy ForumJ Street Jewish Democratic Council of AmericaJewish Labor CommitteeJewish on CampusJewish War Veterans (JWV)Jewish Women International (JWI)Jewtina y Co.KeshetL’chaim! Jews Against the Death PenaltyMAZON: A Jewish Response to HungerMoving TraditionsNational Association of Jewish LegislatorsNational Council of Jewish WomenNational Education Association’s Jewish Affairs CaucusNational Ladies Auxiliary of the Jewish War VeteransNational Museum of American Jewish Military HistoryNetwork of Jewish Human Service AgenciesNew Israel Fund (NIF)Rabbinical Assembly Reconstructing Judaism Reconstructionist Rabbinical AssociationThe Haberman Institute for Jewish StudiesThe Jewish Education ProjectThe Shalom CenterThe Workers CircleTree of Life CenterT’ruahUnion for Reform Judaism United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Women’s League for Conservative JudaismZioness MovementAssociation of Jewish Administrators of the Council of School Supervisors and AdministratorsAtlanta Jewish Film SocietyAtlanta Jews of Color CouncilBaltimore Jewish Council Bnai KeshetCharleston Jewish FederationChicago JCRC Chicago Jewish Labor CommitteeCincinnati Jewish Community Relations CouncilCoastal Roots FarmCoastside Jewish CommunityCongregation Bet HaverimCongregation Beth DavidCongregation Rodeph Shalom, Philadelphiathe Den CollectiveDetroit JCRC/AJCEducator’s Chapter of the Jewish Labor CommitteeGreensboro Jewish FederationIndianapolis Jewish Community Relations CouncilJCRC Bay AreaJCRC for Tucson & Southern Arizona and the Tucson Jewish Museum & Holocaust Center JCRC of Greater CharlestonJCRC of Greater WashingtonJCRC of Jewish Silicon ValleyJCRC of the Greater Miami Jewish FederationJCRC of the Jewish Federation of San AntonioJewish Alliance for Law and Social ActionJewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island Jewish Committee, New York State Public Employees FederationJewish Community ActionJewish Community Center and Federation of AugustaJewish Community of AmherstJewish Community Federation of the Mohawk ValleyJewish Community Relations Bureau| AJC Kansas CityJewish Community Relations Committee of Northern New JerseyJewish Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Community Federation of RichmondJewish Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation of Northern New JerseyJewish Community Relations Council of AtlantaJewish Community Relations Council of Broward County Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater BostonJewish Community Relations Council of Greater HartfordJewish Community Relations Council of Greater Mercer County, New Jersey Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater New Haven Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater PhoenixJewish Community Relations Council of Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest, NJJewish Community Relations Council of Jewish Federation of Palm Beach CountyJewish Community Relations Council of Jewish Federation of Springfield, ILJewish Community Relations Council of LouisvilleJewish Community Relations Council of Milwaukee Jewish Federation Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas Jewish Community Relations Council of New York Jewish Community Relations Council of St. Louis Jewish Community Relations Council of the Birmingham Jewish FederationJewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Greater SeattleJewish Community Relations Council of the Sacramento RegionJewish Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater Jewish Council on Urban AffairsJewish Federation of CincinnatiJewish Federation of Delaware/JCRCJewish Federation of Detroit Jewish Federation of Dutchess CountyJewish Federation of Fort WayneJewish Federation of Greater Ann ArborJewish Federation of Greater AtlantaJewish Federation of Greater DaytonJewish Federation of Greater HarrisburgJewish Federation of Greater HartfordJewish Federation of Greater Los AngelesJewish Federation of Greater NashvilleJewish Federation of Greater PittsburghJewish Federation of Greater PortlandJewish Federation of Greater ToledoJewish Federation of Howard County Jewish Federation of Lane CountyJewish Federation of Reading/BerksJewish Federation of Northeastern New YorkJewish Federation of Southern New JerseyJewish Federation of the BluegrassJewish Federation of the Sacramento RegionJewish Federation of TulsaJewish Federation of Western MassachusettsJewish Heritage Committee, District Council 37, AFSCMEJews for Racial & Economic Justice (JFREJ)Jews United for JusticejGirls+ MagazineKesher PittsburghLevine Center to End Hate, Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester Memphis Jewish FederationMid-Kansas Jewish FederationMilwaukee Jewish Federation Mishkan ChicagoMitsui CollectiveMt. Sinai Health Foundation, ClevelandNew England Jewish Labor CommitteeNew Jersey Jewish Labor CommitteeNew York Jewish Agenda Philadelphia Jewish Labor CommitteeSAJ – Judaism that Stands for AllSpringfield Jewish Community CenterTampa JCCs & FederationThe WellTikkun Chant CircleTucson Jewish Museum & Holocaust CenterTzedek GeorgiaUnited Hebrew Trades – New York Jewish Labor CommitteeUnited Jewish Community of the Virginia PeninsulaWestchester Jewish CouncilYoungstown Area Jewish Federation