Special Edition On the Hill Updates: Tisha B’av Recap
Last weekend, to honor Tisha B’Av (a Jewish day of mourning) NCJW advocates from across the country showed up and fought back against the Trump administration’s heinous immigration policies and demanded that our government #CloseTheCamps.
Check out this week’s special edition recap of the various Tisha B’av events:
NATIONAL
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Times of Israel: Jews protest US immigration policies with Tisha B’av demonstrations
Jewish Telegraphic Agency: 40 Jews arrested in New York City protesting Amazon’s ties with ICE
WUSA DC (CBS): Close The Camps Rally At Lafayette Square
Huffington Post: Dozens Arrested in NYC As ‘Jews Against ICE’ Protestors Hit The Streets Across The Nation
KYTX (CBS): Close The Camps Rally
The Washington Post: In D.C., New York and beyond Jews mark annual day of mourning by protesting Trump immigration policies
CLEVELAND
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WJW Cleveland (Fox): Close The Camps Demonstration
WKYC Cleveland (NBC): Jewish Community Protests Immigration Camps
News5 Cleveland (ABC): Local Jewish groups host vigil, call on lawmakers to close border detention camps
Cleveland Jewish News: High school student tells of her family ordeal at Suburban Temple – Kol Ami vigil
UTAH
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The Salt Lake Tribune: Dozens of members of Utah’s Jewish community gather at ICE office with this message: ‘Close the Camps’
KSL: Members of Utah’s Jewish community rally against current immigration policies
KUTV (CBS): Utah’s Jewish community rallies at ICE field office, opposing Trump’s immigration reform
GREATER NEW ORLEANS
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The Advocate: New Orleans Jewish women’s group: Trump shouldn’t reject refugees seeking safety
MINNESOTA
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TC Jewfolk: Jews Say “Close the Camps” on Tisha B’av
ARIZONA
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Arizona Jewish Post: Tucsonans join Tisha b’Av vigils protesting migrant deaths
HOUSTON
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MIAMI
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PHILADELPHIA
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CHICAGO
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SACRAMENTO
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LONG BEACH
BERGEN COUNTY
AUSTIN
ST. LOUIS
