JCUA Blog

How Desolate Lie Our Borders

| By Jonathan Elbaz
Categories: Other
For the Jewish holiday of Tisha B’Av, JCUA co-sponsored a vigil outside an ICE detention center in Kankakee, Illinois. Three hundred Jews, immigrants and allies joined us to bear witness to the unspeakable suffering thousands of immigrant families face. Check out the post on our Medium page.

Making Chicago a true “sanctuary city”

| By Jonathan Elbaz
Categories: Other
Donald Trump uses the phrase “sanctuary city” to disparage American urban centers. In Chicago, we consider the term a badge of honor — though it means we still have important work to do to keep immigrant communities safe. Check out Avodah Organizing Fellow Emily Isaacson’s stirring Shabbat address about JCUA’s work on immigration justice. The …

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Meet Summer Organizing Intern Hannah Berger

| By Hannah Berger
Categories: Interns & Internships
Hi! I’m Hannah Berger and I am the social work intern at JCUA this summer. Social Work is a very broad field, and encompasses everything from the clinical therapy to community organizing, which I am so excited to engage with this summer. I am currently a graduate student at the University of Michigan, studying Management …

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Meet Summer Organizing Intern Bevy Daniel

| By Bevy Daniel
Categories: Interns & Internships
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Hi! My name is Bevy Daniel, and I’m an Organizing intern for JCUA this summer. I’m so excited by the way JCUA matches its Jewish values to its actions, and can’t wait to learn more about and contribute to the organizing team’s efforts.  I grew up in McLean, Virginia a few miles from DC and …

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Meet Summer Organizing Intern Maisie Smith

| By Maisie Smith
Categories: Interns & Internships
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Hi! My name is Maisie Smith and I am super excited to be an Organizing Intern for JCUA this summer. I can’t wait to learn more about how JCUA engages Jewish communities in work towards change around the issues that are most pressing to them. About me – I grew up outside of Boston, Massachusetts …

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