The bedrock of American liberty is a strong, thriving democracy and an engaged citizenry. The COVID-19 pandemic has altered almost every aspect of the way we live, including how we vote in elections. It’s a longstanding tradition that nonpartisan groups across the spectrum do their part by encouraging their members and the larger community to vote. This year, these non-partisan efforts are even more essential to ensuring that every vote is counted and everyone can participate in our democracy.
We call upon all government leaders, candidates, and elected officials, Democrats and Republicans, at every level and branch of government to recommit to our nation’s core democratic principles and oppose violence emerging from the far right or the far left. In the case of contested or close elections we ask for patience and trust in the system, as we allow for every valid vote to be counted. We ask civic and faith leaders to set a standard of discourse, oppose violence and encourage peaceful engagement in the political process. We must sustain and carry out these ideals and principles in both our words and our actions at this critical moment in our history.
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This is a National Statement organized by the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, the unbrealla organization for over 150 JCRC's across the counttry. Below is the full list of signators. Click HERE for a link to the full statement.
For questions about this statement or the work of the Jewish Community Relations Committee in Richmond, please contact David Cohen, JCRC Director at dcohen@jewishrichmond.org.
National Agencies
ADL
American Jewish Congress
B’nai B’rith International
Hadassah
Jewish Council for Public Affairs
Jewish Labor Committee
Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A.
Jewish Women International
National Association of Jewish Legislators
National Council of Jewish Women
ORT America
Orthodox Union
Rabbinical Council of America
The Rabbinical Assembly
Union for Reform Judaism
Women’s League for Conservative Judaism,
JCRCs and Federations
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The Jewish Community Relations Council of the Birmingham Jewish Federation |
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Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Phoenix |
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Jewish Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara |
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Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley |
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Jewish Community Relations Council San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, Sonoma, Alameda, Contra Costa Counties |
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Colorado JCRC |
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Jewish Federation & JCRC of Greater New Haven |
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Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford |
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Federation for Jewish Philanthropy of Upper Fairfield County |
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JCRC, Federation for Jewish Philanthropy of Upper Fairfield County |
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Jewish Federation of Greater Naples |
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Jewish Community Relations Council of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation |
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Jewish Community Relations Council of Broward County, FL |
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The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee |
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Savannah Jewish Federation |
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Jewish Community Relations Council of Atlanta |
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Chicago Jewish Community Relations Council |
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Jewish Federation of Greater Rockford |
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Jewish Community Relations Council and Jewish Federation of Springfield, IL |
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Champaign-Urbana Jewish Federation |
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Indianapolis Jewish Community Relations Council |
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Jewish Federation of Fort Wayne |
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Jewish Community Relations Bureau-AJC of Kansas City |
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Mid-Kansas Jewish Federation |
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Jewish Community Relations Council of Louisville |
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Baltimore Jewish Council |
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Jewish Federation of Central MA |
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Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston |
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JCRC/AJC of Detroit |
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The Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor |
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Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas |
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Jewish Federation of Northern NJ |
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Jewish Community Relations Council of Southern New Jersey |
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Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey |
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Jewish Federation of Somerset, Hunterdon & Warren Counties |
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JCRC of Atlantic county |
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Jewish Community Relations Council of New York |
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Buffalo Jewish Community Relations Council |
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Westchester Jewish Council |
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Jewish Community Federation of the Mohawk Valley |
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The Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester |
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Ohio Jewish Communities |
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Jewish Community Board of Akron |
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Canton Jewish Community Federation |
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JCRC-Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton, Ohio |
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Jewish Community Relations Council of Cincinnati |
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Jewish Community Relations Council of Columbus |
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Jewish Community Relations Council of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation |
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Jewish Federation of Greater Oklahoma City |
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Jewish Community Relations Council of Portland |
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Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg |
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Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh |
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Jewish Federation of Reading |
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Jewish Community Alliance of Northeastern Pennsylvania |
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Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia |
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The Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley |
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Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Charleston |
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Charleston Jewish Federation |
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Memphis Jewish Federation |
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Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of San Antonio |
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JCFR Security Committee |
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Jewish Community Federation of Richmond |
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Jewish Community Relations Council, United Jewish Federation of Tidewater |
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Jewish Community Relations Council, United Jewish Federation of Tidewater |
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Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle |
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Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington |
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Wisconsin Jewish Conference |
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Jewish Federation of Madison |
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Jewish Community Relations Council of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation |