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Bend the Arc

Megan Lowe in “Meet Us Quickly With Your Mercy.” (Photo/RJ Muna)
Posted inCulture

After setbacks, aerial dance on mass incarceration to premiere in S.F.

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten October 5, 2021

Choreographer Jo Kreiter faced numerous challenges in her quest to stage the second installment of her “Decarceration Trilogy,” an aerial dance series that addresses the effects of mass incarceration. To […]

Rep. Alan Lowenthal addresses a Los Angeles union protest, Oct. 3, 2018.  (Photo/JTA-Brittany Murray-Digital First Media-Long Beach Press Telegram via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

A guide to the 23 Jewish Democratic incumbents running on Tuesday

by Ron Kampeas and JTA October 30, 2020October 30, 2020
Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden show their support before the vice presidential debate outside Kingsbury Hall at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Oct. 7, 2020. (Photo/JTA-George Frey AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inPolitics

‘My security as a Jew is at stake’: Jewish Bay Area Biden supporters work feverishly to get out the vote

by Gabriel Greschler October 16, 2020October 16, 2020
Early voting at the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage in Louisville, Oct. 13, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Jon Cherry-Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Registration, lawyers and patience: How Jewish groups are protecting voting access in 2020

by Ron Kampeas and JTA October 14, 2020
A woman with the pro-life organization Bound4Life raises her hands in prayer outside of the U.S. Supreme Court building, Oct. 5, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Drew Angerer-Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Everything ‘potentially up for grabs’: What Jewish groups are watching for in this unusual Supreme Court session

by Ron Kampeas and JTA October 8, 2020
several people wearing facemasks sit in chains protesting in front of a gate with a banner that says "FREE THEM ALL"
Posted inOpinion

Don’t disregard the lives of California prisoners during this pandemic

Lynn Berkley-Baskin by Lynn Berkley-Baskin August 5, 2020August 11, 2020
JOC leaders invited to a think tank convened by the Leichtag Foundation in September 2016, including Ilana Kaufman (top right)
Posted inEditorial, Opinion, Philanthropy

More Jews of color in leadership positions is good for us all

by J. Editorial Board February 6, 2020
Ginna Green, chief strategy officer at Bend the Arc. (Alexa Curran)
Posted inNews

Coming soon: A new leadership pipeline for Jews of color

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman February 3, 2020February 5, 2020
Rabbi Amy Eilberg speaks at an Aug. 11 protest in front of Palo Alto City Hall. (Photo/Courtesy Bend the Arc)
Posted inLocal Voice

Why this rabbi protested U.S. immigration policy on Tisha B’Av

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg August 14, 2019August 14, 2019
Rabbi Mira Rivera speaks at a Jewish protest against Amazon at one of the company’s brick-and-mortar stores in New York City, Aug. 11, 2019. The protest was held on Tisha B’Av, a traditional Jewish day of mourning. Behind the speaker is a banner with a Hebrew quotation from the Book of Lamentations, which is traditionally read on Tisha B'Av. (Photo/JTA-Facebook video screenshot)
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40 Jews arrested in New York protesting Amazon’s ties with ICE

Ben Sales by JTA and Ben Sales August 12, 2019August 12, 2019

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