We invite all Jewish New Yorkers — all NYers, period — to join us in condemning these mailers and their use of division, fear, and ugly stereotypes to mislead Jewish voters, smear a progressive Black leader like @JamaalBowmanNY, and try to divide our communities.
.@JamaalBowmanNY is a leader in Congress advocating for comprehensive education about racism & antisemitism, and investigating far-right extremism & neo-Nazis in law enforcement. He’s a leader in fighting for a care economy where we can all live with dignity and independence.
It’s also worth nothing that @JamaalBowmanNY’s positions on Israel-Palestine and human rights approach — things his opponents are trying to smear him over — are shared by a large and growing percentage of American Jews.
Now more than ever, we need leaders like @JamaalBowmanNY, who bring our communities together — not cynical politicians who seek power through fear-mongering and division.
Some highlights: Robert Jackson has been a true partner to @JFREJNYC! Together in 2018, we defeated the Independent Democratic Caucus (#IDC) — the group of Democrats who caucused with Republicans and blocked key legislation, like measures to protect abortion access.
1993, Robert Jackson led a monumental lawsuit over NY’s failure to adequately fund the neediest school districts. He’s kept up that fight for almost 30 years, securing billions of dollars in funding and back-pay for our school districts! ny1.com/nyc/all-boroug…
She’s been fighting for NYers in gov & advocacy roles for over a decade, first serving as Chief of Staff to @rontkim. In 2016, she was elected in a historic landslide victory becoming the 1st AAPI woman in the NYS Assembly & 1st Asian-American to represent Chinatown in State Leg.
Since, she has built a movement in NY to fight for transparency, accessibility, and accountability in our government. In Albany, Yuh-Line stands up to systemic corruption and negligence and is a powerful voice for tenant protections, affordable housing, consumer protection,
Trump accused Jewish Democrats of “disloyalty” this week. Many have pointed out how dangerous this centuries-old accusation has been, leading to violence and expulsion.
It also destroys movements. Here's a story from US history of the disloyalty accusation against Jews.
Just 8 years after the Holocaust, in 1953, Julius & Ethel Rosenberg, members of the Communist Party, were the first civilians in American history to be executed for espionage.
Many Leftist Jews were terrified about what might happen next.
A little context: It was the Red Scare. The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 revoked citizenship from Leftist recent immigrants. The Dennis trials convicted community organizers of treason. Jews, seen as foreign, radical, and conspiratorially powerful, were often targeted.