Statements Posts

June 12, 2025

Remarks from Jessica Schaffer at Acts of Change

My name is Jessica Schaffer, and I have the great privilege of being JCUA’s Executive Director. I’d like to...

April 22, 2025

100+ Jewish clergy speak out against attacks on democracy

More than 100 rabbis and clergy from across the Chicagoland area have published a bold letter in the Chicago...

April 11, 2025

A Passover message from JCUA

Jewish tradition commands us to retell the story of our ancestors’ liberation each and every year — not only...

January 31, 2025

How JCUA members are meeting the moment

As we navigate a new political landscape, we remain anchored by an enduring Jewish commitment to justice, equity, and...

November 11, 2024

We know this moment is hard. But it is not hopeless.

Last week, JCUA gathered — in-person and online — to find strength in community as we processed the results...

October 01, 2024

Shana Tovah from JCUA

As we welcome Rosh Hashanah and the Jewish new year of 5785, I am writing to wish our cherished...

July 09, 2024

City Council testimony from Joe Grant

On June 27, 2024, JCUA community organizer Joe Grant delivered the following testimony before a joint meeting of Chicago’s...

January 12, 2024

A message from Jackie Baldwin on MLK Day

Each year, we pause to reflect on the impact of Dr. Martin Luther King and the organizing work he...

November 06, 2023

JCUA statement on antisemitic incidents in Chicago area

JCUA is deeply disturbed to learn that antisemitic messages were distributed around Chicago on the weekend of November 5....

October 15, 2023

JCUA decries hate crime against Palestinian-American child in Plainfield, Illinois

JCUA is horrified to learn of the murder of a six-year-old Palestinian-American boy and the stabbing of his mother...