Statements Posts
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...
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....
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...
Shana Tova from JCUA!
On behalf of the whole JCUA staff, I am sending our blessings for a sweet and meaningful Rosh Hashanah — a...
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...
An MLK Day message from JCUA and IMAN
On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we are relieved that the people inside Congregation Beth Israel emerged unharmed,...
Rabbi Robert J. Marx, visionary Jewish leader who spoke up for justice, dies at 93
CHICAGO — It is with tremendous sadness and heavy hearts that we share news of the passing of our extraordinary...
Jewish Council on Urban Affairs opposes government use of IHRA definition of antisemitism
February 2021 — For 57 years, the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs (JCUA) has worked to advance racial and economic...
JCUA statement on attempted coup in Washington
The coup attempt unfolding in Washington D.C. and state capitals across the country should shock but not surprise us....
JCUA Demands Action for Black Lives
We are committed to transforming our society. It is the work we are called to do, as individuals, as...
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