Statements Posts

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...

January 24, 2025

“We must respond with solidarity.”

Like many of you, I’ve been feeling the anger and anxiety of this moment. In a few short days,...

November 11, 2024

We will rise

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...

September 19, 2023

Shana Tova from JCUA!

On behalf of the whole JCUA staff, I am sending our blessings for a sweet and meaningful Rosh Hashanah — a...

March 31, 2023

Response to JTA article on Hebrew Israelite community

We are writing in response to an article published in JTA News entitled “Hebrew Israelites and Jews of Color...