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Originally published by STL Jewish Light September 3, 2024 By Jordan Palmer The St. Louis Jewish community is still reeling from the heartbreaking news of six innocent hostages being brutally murdered in Gaza—a tragedy deeply felt during a solemn vigil held last night at United Hebrew Congregation. Nearly 200 mourners gathered,…
Originally published by WUSA9 September 4, 2024 By Katie Lusso WASHINGTON — Crowds of people poured in to Adas Israel Congregation in Northwest D.C. for a vigil in honor of the Israeli hostages who were killed over the weekend Tuesday night. “Alexander, Almog, Carmel, Eden, Hersh, and Ori. All executed by Hamas…
Bring every hostage home NOW On Sept. 3, NCJW joined partners including Adas Israel, the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, American Jewish Committee, the Jewish Community Relations Council, the ADL for the “National Vigil for the Hostages” to honor the light and legacy of the hostages recently killed by Hamas,…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT: Maddy Troha, ncjw@berlinrosen.com New hires’ combined expertise in advocacy, social and racial justice, combating extremism, and increasing Jewish communal engagement will serve as assets as NCJW advances its mission to support women, children, and families in a rapidly shifting social landscape. WASHINGTON – Today, National…
Our two Government Relations and Advocacy (GR&A) fall interns, Maya Sokoloff and Lily Fleischmann, went to Capitol Hill to advocate for the Abortion Justice Act as representatives of NCJW.
National Council of Jewish Women was proud to be anchor partners for the PPC. In addition to speaking about the war between Israel and Hamas, NCJW CEO Sheila Katz took the stage to speak about lifting people out of poverty with dignity.
