Voting Trends Among Jews The Importance of an Individual’s Vote In a country founded on the basis of popular sovereignty, every individual’s vote is critical in order to uphold our fragile democracy. After all, when looking at their track record, popular votes have caused monumental changes in the US: they Read more…
Jewish Voters League of America Meets With US Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis Introduction On Thursday, February 11, 2021, the Jewish Voters League of America (JVLA) met with U.S. Congresswomen Nicole Malliotakis (Republican; NY-11) to discuss her recent election, the uptick in antisemitism in New York, and how politicians and everyday Americans alike Read more…
Is the UN Biased Against Israel? Just four years after the UN’s founding, on May 11, 1949, Israel was formally declared a member of the United Nations (UN). Since then, the UN Security Council has adopted seventy nine resolutions directly related to the Arab-Israeli conflict (as of 2010). Yet, over the Read more…
Is Being Anti-Israel Antisemitic? Introduction Since the most recent Israeli-Palestinian conflict from March to June of 2021, a new wave of pro-Palestinian organizations and movements have been taking shape, and with them an increase in antisemitic attacks against American Jews. The Anti-Defamation League reported 222 incidents of antisemitic hate crimes Read more…
Everyone agrees that the future of America –and for that matter, the future of our world– lies in our youth. It is our children, our grandchildren, our nieces, and our nephews who will carry the burden of this world when we leave it. They will continue our legacies, and they Read more…
On September 16, 2020, the Jewish Voters League of America (JVLA) hosted a Zoom Question and Answer videoconference with Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams to discuss the recent uptick in bigotry, race, and religious-based attacks across the country. Mr. Adams is currently the Borough President of Brooklyn, New York City. Read more…
On August 25, 2020, the Jewish Voters League of America (JVLA) hosted a Zoom Question and Answer videoconference with United States Congressman Max Rose (D, NY-11) to discuss the recent uptick in antisimitic and hate crimes across the country. Congressman Max Rose is an American veteran and politician serving as Read more…
Fighting Hate: A Guide Hate and bigotry are a human conditions, and American history is rife with this type of prejudice against groups and individuals because of their race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or other characteristics. As a nation, we’ve made a lot of progress, but stereotyping and unequal treatment Read more…
Antisemitism and bigotry are on the rise. For the past five years, antisemitic acts and hate crimes against Jews have been on the rise all around the world. As a matter of fact, Israeli researchers reported that violent attacks against Jews spiked significantly in 2018. That year marked the largest reported Read more…