EZ Read June 9, 2023

June 9, 2023

On Our Minds...

JAC is busy preparing for our annual Power of Women Luncheon on Monday, June 12th. We are honored to have Speaker Emerati Nancy Pelosi join us for our largest event to date. We have a sold-out room. Zoom tickets are still available. Click here to join us on Zoom.

Our luncheon chairs, Jessica B. Cohen, Marisa. Chez and Marcy Zoller, have planned an event to remember with great food, a raffle featuring exciting prizes, and special JAC presentations. The luncheon raises critical funds so JAC can fully support its candidates in 2024.

Stay tuned until next week when we will share all the exciting details with you!

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JAC AROUND TOWN

Luncheon prep at the JAC office. L to R: Co-chair Marisa Chez, JAC Staff Danielle Schoenberg, Co-chair Jessica B. Cohen and JAC Senior Intern Ryan Jankelowitz.

UPCOMING EVENTS

ZOOM WITH US

JAC's 2023

Power of Women Luncheon

Monday, June 12

special guest

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi.

IN THE NEWS

ISRAEL

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris stressed the importance of preserving an 'independent judiciary' in Israel
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasized support for improved Israel-Saudi relations
Israeli PM Netanyahu postponed a meeting on settlement plans that would divide the West Bank

ANTISEMITISM AND BDS

The ADL warned Twitter against working with Tucker Carlson, calling him an 'obvious antisemite'
Australia's parliament is set to vote on legislation banning the public display of Nazi symbols
Kosovo became one of the first Muslim-majority nations to adopt the IHRA's definition of antisemitism

ANTISEMITISM WATCH

The NYPD reports a decrease in Jewish hate crimes in 2023
36 charges were filed against a man in Manchester, NJ in connection to a string of attacks against Jewish residents of the area
A Polish city threw a festive children's "bubble party" on the site of a former Jewish cemetery

CHOICE

An abortion clinic in Indiana closes as a result of 'unnecessary' restrictions in the state
Abortion providers sued Kansas over a new law that major medical groups call 'potentially dangerous' for patients
2024 GOP candidates are already struggling with messaging on abortion issues

RELIGION AND STATE

The first religious charter school in the U.S. has been approved in Oklahoma, using public funds for religious education
A teacher is suing a Catholic high school for discrimination after she was fired due to her sexuality
Human Rights Campaign declares 'state of emergency' warning for LGBTQ+ people in the United States as discriminatory legislation spikes around the country

BEYOND THE CORE

Gun deaths in the U.S. hit their highest level ever in 2021, with 1 person shot dead every 11 minutes
California Governor Gavin Newsom proposes a long-shot 28th Amendment that would implement universal background checks
In a surprise ruling, SCOTUS struck down Alabama's Congressional district map for discriminating against black voters

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POLITICAL BYTE

Fmr. President Trump was indicted by a federal grand jury for mishandling classified documents
Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito postpone annual financial disclosures after Thomas was exposed for accepting gifts from wealthy GOP donors
A study conducted by the University of Chicago found that an estimated 12 million Americans believe that violence is justified to restore Donald Trump to the White House

FYI

Kosherfest food fair closes after three decades
'Golda' to open Jerusalem Film Festival, starring Helen Mirren as the titular prime minister
A project launched this week uses AI as a tool for Holocaust education

THE LAST WORD

“Due process and rule of law are essential American virtues, upon which politics must never intrude; this case will play out under established law and judicial supervision."

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), on Donald Trump's recent indictment

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