When we look at housing infrastructure, when we look at health outcomes, all of this is rooted in our beginning as a country that enslaved African people, but continued through policy to marginalize, oppress and terrorize African-American communities through slavery by another name. The Intercept is a First Look Media Company. One of the things that I’ve been talking a lot about is reparations: the need for it, the need for a process of truth, reconciliation and restitution, and telling the story of other groups that received reparations. What I learned is, there’s diversity in the Jewish community like there is in every community, and that was very helpful towards my understanding, but also just affirming what I believed in the beginning: This is about humanity and this is about human rights, and we need to uplift the human rights of everyone and figure out how to live in the world together and love and compassion. Jamaal Bowman removes tweet criticizing Israel’s vaccine policy Israel, which is operating one of the most impressive coronavirus vaccine … Thank you for writing your letter. I don't care what we call them. Bowman studeerde aan de Universiteit van New Haven, Mercy College en Manhattanville College waarna hij een onderwijzer werd. Tu BiShvat, Inauguration, and the Winter Trees, Tzfat Women’s Collective Megillah Scribes, Let’s End Discrimination Against Orthodox Jewish Girls and Women in France. That’s a big one, but that’s the one I think we ultimately need so we never have a Donald Trump again, and we never have people who support initiatives like QAnon running for office and winning and becoming representatives in our Congress. Most notably, Bowman said, “I personally oppose the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions [BDS] movement,” while adding that he supports Americans’ constitutional right to boycott. The Bowman-Engel race’s debate on Israel was deeply constrained, in part because Bowman and his backers did not want to alienate the Jewish parts of the district, a community that ended up being important to his eventual apparent victory (absentee ballots are still being counted, but Engel is unlikely to overcome Bowman’s massive lead). I would love for the Jewish community to get behind that and support that. When Trumpists use images of the “Hoppean Snake,” offering “free helicopter rides,” they’re advocating a program of extermination. Clinging to Faith Even in Catastrophic Times. I also wanted to draw the line between not just the Jewish community and the Black community, but the Palestinian community as well — how there’s a fear, there’s a distrust, there’s a worry in terms of losing our homeland and our humanity as we go through engaging with each other. I’m a Black man in America; I can’t ignore or disown or seek to harm white people on my path to justice and freedom and equality. U.S. Representative Jamaal Bowman was sworn in as a Member of the United States House of Representatives by the House Speaker on January 3rd, 2021. Nazi comparisons are fair game if you are warning about behavior actually associated with the Nazis. BDS charges fly in City Council race • Jamal Bowman raps Israel on vaccines • This Jew really loves trees, Amar’e Stoudemire won’t work on Shabbat • Another setback for Sheldon Silver • Everything Bagel ice cream is a thing, Larry King, legendary Jewish TV interviewer, dies at 87. Anti-Semitism and Covid-19 Needed a Strong Government Response. Weiss also criticized Bowman for having an unclear position on the boycott Israel movement. We New Yorkers Got One. Weiss also criticized Bowman for having an unclear position on the boycott Israel movement. That’s what I feel; that’s what I believe. What’s less clear is whether Bowman, a progressive educator, will become an ally to the movement. Knesset dissolves • Court backs Fordham U over Palestinian group • Sanitation Dept. Abraham Twerski dies • Covid rules confuse rabbis • Mass funerals in Israel, What Does ‘Unity’ Even Mean? But it’s complicated, man. In New York’s 16th congressional district, Jamaal Bowman, an African American former middle school principal backed by the Justice Democrats – as were all four squad members in 2018 – has declared victory over Rep. Eliot Engel, the 73-year-old chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and a member of Congress since 1989. There was an exchange of letters or articles, [starting with one] written by Rabbi Avi Weiss, that put on the table in a serious way what certain members of the Jewish community’s concerns were about losing Engel in Congress and his role in the Foreign Affairs Committee and getting any newcomer, but certainly a newcomer who didn’t necessarily have the bona fides on issues like Israel, which they cared about. Venerable philanthropies are loosening their rules and prioritizing social services over flashier causes. Right spins Antifa theory around Jewish rioter • Phil Spector dies • MLK Jr. Day events, Trump’s NY doctor dies • Dr. Ruth gets vaccine • Sheldon Adelson buried in Jerusalem, A Consumer’s Guide to Holocaust Analogies. Ghebreghiorgis’s campaign did not take off in the same way Bowman’s did, and he, Bowman in early June, helping consolidate the progressive vote.). that U.S. military aid should not be used to fund Israeli human rights abuses against Palestinians. 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America has [given] historically billions of dollars of foreign aid, principally through military contracts, to Israel, especially since the peace treaties of the late ’70s with Egypt. I think that’s where the idea of conditioning aid has entered the conversation because maybe it’s only through that method that Netanyahu will stop. You challenged a long-tenured congressman, which is a really bold thing to do. Yet he also sidestepped his past statements on conditioning aid, instead emphasizing that he “support[s] continued U.S. aid to help Israel” confront “violence and terrorism from Hamas and other extremists.”. Baking with friends over Zoom is one teenager’s way to escape the quarantine blues. Lire la suite de BDS supporter Cori Bush wins Missouri congressional primary; Ajouter un commentaire; Democrats pushing against Biden confront ossified views Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 07/22/2020 - 20:24. First, good schools are good schools. 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It gave me the opportunity to respond very publicly. “Bowman does not come out of the Palestinian rights movement, nor was Israel/Palestine a key issue for him or this race, but he is starting from a values-driven understanding that all people should be treated equally,” Beth Miller, Jewish Voice for Peace’s government affairs manager, told me. I got a lot of support actually initially to run, not from the “establishment,” but from the grassroots organizations. By JAMAAL BOWMAN. Jews in New York Reflect on an Historic Inauguration Day. We just have to figure out how to get there despite a hard history. An open letter to Mr. Jamaal Bowman on Israel's human rights record There is no country anywhere, facing the same threats as Israel, that has a better human rights record. What Jamaal Bowman’s victory means for America’s progressive movements Bowman's unseating of Eliot Engel shows that neither the power of incumbency nor the backing of the Israel lobby is enough to win an election. 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I’m mentioning slavery not because I want to live in the past and have America respond to what happened in the past, but what’s happened to Black people in America is a continuation of that legacy that has evolved to include wealth inequality, mass incarceration, police brutality and missing education very explicitly. The congressman-elect doesn’t rule out conditioning aid to Israel, but rejects BDS. I met one person, a mom who happened to be in Rye on this particular day with her daughter, and we had a nice conversation, and she said, “I already voted for you, but I wanted to know your position on BDS.” That was pretty moving because, wow, she actually voted for me without knowing what my position on BDS [the movement to boycott, divest, and sanction Israel] was. New York Democratic House candidate Jamaal Bowman greets supporters on June 23, 2020, in Yonkers, N.Y. Jamaal Bowman’s declared victory over Rep. Eliot Engel this week marked an incontrovertible defeat for the Israel lobby, with which Engel has had a cozy relationship for several decades. How do we open up more resources from the federal government and equalize the resources from the federal government to solve this problem, as opposed to the withholding resources strategy? So I was known in those circles pretty well. His program, the Center for Conversion to Judaism, is now housed at Manhattan’s Town & Village Synagogue. Regular study is helping my son and me connect during the pandemic. Why do you think it’s so important, and do you think there’s a way to maintain that arms length on this issue? If we’re talking about Jews in Israel, we have to talk about the Palestinians in Israel as well. What can we do? No, you’re right. Our incredible field director posted this as she reflected on our journey in 2020. Jamaal Bowman declares victory in NY congressional race The former middle school principal leads incumbent Rep. Eliot Engel two-to … (Bowman for Congress), From Midtown to the Mideast - We Cover Your World, Get Jewish Week's Newsletter by email and never miss our top stories, exchange of letters or articles, [starting with one] written by Rabbi Avi Weiss, House moves on Marjorie Taylor Greene • Bowman will meet with Israel envoy • All the Jewish Golden Globes. The long-time CNN host often recalled his roots as a poor kid from Brooklyn. Joseph and his brothers are fighting for emotional validation of the separate ways they experienced childhood. I would love to see a push from the progressive caucus on Israel/Palestine that sounds more like when you talk about [it]. How the Lessons of Covid Will Shape the Synagogue of Tomorrow. So I was happy that who I am was continuously communicated throughout the campaign, despite people knowing all the details of every policy position that I support. A prominent Modern Orthodox rabbi said he was assured that the shots he received were above board. The campaign, then, was not a forum for questioning the basis of the U.S-Israel relationship or the U.S. pursuit of fruitless Israeli-Palestinian talks that saw Israel build settlements under the cover of engaging in peace talks. to save the Bronx congressman during this election cycle. Borough president candidate said she meant to say “Mein Fuhrer” in criticizing virus restrictions. A major effort is needed to link Israel and Diaspora Jews, lest we repeat the mistakes of the past. Will Marjorie Taylor Greene Get the Last Laugh? We're bringing this same energy straight to the national's capital, let's GO! The Pandemic Is. Bowman is surely aware that Israel advocacy groups have turned BDS into something of a scarlet letter by equating support for boycotts to anti-Semitism. in the Riverdale Times, a community newspaper, was telling. The Bowman-Engel race’s debate on Israel was deeply constrained, in part because Bowman and his backers did not want to alienate the Jewish parts of the district, a community that ended up being important to his eventual apparent victory (absentee ballots are still being counted, but Engel is unlikely to overcome Bowman’s massive lead). For the first Jewish Senate majority leader, the hard part begins now. I knew I had good roots in the district as an educator. Honored to be serving New York's Sixteenth Congressional District. For Palestinians and their allies in the U.S., supporting boycotts of Israel is a litmus test for whether a politician is listening to the people most affected by Israel’s policies: Palestinians themselves. Covid-19 and a polarizing election left a Jewish community divided, exhausted and looking for a brighter tomorrow. As chair of the Foreign Affairs committee, Engel was in a position to shape House Democrats’ positions on the U.S.-Israel alliance, and that he will no longer be in that position is on its own a game-changer for Palestinian rights groups. “It’s much easier to integrate a lunch counter than it is to guarantee an income to get rid of poverty for negroes and all people.” To be continued. 9,628 talking about this. It’s interesting that the Palestinian cause is viewed as being so central to this progressive term in America. 137 talking about this. The Jewish community cares about a lot of things in addition to Israel. (Another leftist Engel challenger, Andom Ghebreghiorgis, did unequivocally support BDS, and did not limit his criticism to Netanyahu; instead he saw Netanyahu as the latest in a long line of Israeli leaders who pursued land grabs and territorial expansion. The Intercept is an independent nonprofit news outlet. So how do we come together as people who care about human rights and social justice to fight for social justice in all its forms? Groups that have a presence on Capitol Hill, like American Muslims for Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace, have developed close relationships with a small group of progressive members of Congress. Yeshiva U. … Jamaal Bowman is a former middle school principal who is now challenging Eliot Engel as the Democratic nominee for Congress in NY-16. Whether it’s Palestinians, Jewish people, African-American people, the LGBT community, women, the poor, the indigenous, Latinx — if oppression is happening anywhere, or the perception of oppression is something that we have to deal with, especially as the United States of America, which claims to be the most powerful nation in the world. Consider what the world of media would look like without The Intercept. Biden. Aaron Mostofsky of Brooklyn was filmed wearing fur pelts and a bullet-proof vest as he roamed the halls of Congress. Because of that legacy, we welcome, and we would love all communities to be a part of, pushing back against that legacy that continues to harm us. Every Sibling Tells Their Own Family Story. I appreciate and love that, and know that many African-Americans who identify as being followers of Christ, or even Muslim or other, also care about social justice as well. But running an electoral campaign is different than Capitol Hill lobbying, especially in a district that is. Jamaal Bowman’s win in New York signals grassroots change not reflected in party platform. It was not just about Congressman Engel and who he was as an individual. Congress validates Biden’s win • Mob assaults Capitol • Ossoff wins Georgia, Never Have I Prayed as Deeply for the Government of the United States. Follow for services and announcements. Usually described as one of the progressives challenging the Democrats’ old guard, the former middle school principal recently spoke with Yehuda Kurtzer, president of the Shalom Hartman Institue, on “Identity/Crisis,” a podcast about Jewish news and ideas produced in partnership with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. January 4. Trump may pardon Sheldon Silver • Anxious groups want speedy nod for Homeland Security chief, The Enemies of Democracy Are Playing the Long Game. And a large constituency that cares about Israel. That’s where I think the conversation is coming from. Joining is simple and doesn’t need to cost a lot: You can become a sustaining member for as little as $3 or $5 a month.
“With a Democratic Party that prioritizes promotion of democracy and human rights abroad and a base that is growing increasingly progressive, Engel, sitting as a gatekeeper on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, took positions in line with Israel’s extreme right-wing government.“The New York City teachers union wants to ensure good ventilation in schools and access to Covid … Some groups try to do that, and I think that’s wrong. Congressman for NY-16. We’ve been overdue for a serious reexamination of how we build ties between the Black community and the Jewish community. A Princeton historian sees a Republican Party with no incentives to alter course, before or after Trump. So, for me, regardless of what community you are a part of, if you care about social justice, you also care about racial justice, and if you care about justice, you care about equality and you care about the human rights of everyone. I’d love to talk a little bit about the conversation that started with the Jewish community during the primary campaign. Publishers, journalists and readers are unshaken in their commitment to a president they say delivered the goods. Hassan and other Palestinian rights advocates are hopeful that Engel’s exit from Congress will mean a more open debate on Israel on Capitol Hill, and the end of the days when AIPAC’s reputation as a political career maker or ender cowed politicians into following their right-wing line on Israel. “Anatomy of Impunity”: Former DHS Supervisors Say Border Killing Cover-Up Was Part of a Pattern, In Dramatic Policy Shift, Biden Withdraws U.S. Support for Saudi “Offensive Operations” in Yemen, What the Far-Right Fascination With Pinochet’s Death Squads Should Tell Us, under the cover of engaging in peace talks. Jamaal Bowman ‘heartened’ that Israel will distribute vaccines in Palestinian areas. The most important thing in a child's life after a parent is a good teacher, coach, or mentor. We have to talk about annexation and occupation and the behavior of Benjamin Netanyahu, if the progressive cause is rooted in human rights, which I think it is. The Palestinian rights movement has undoubtedly helped move Democratic public opinion away from unquestioned support for Israel. A music video comes nearly a year since a student’s family member was one of the area’s first coronavirus cases. A Year of Loss: The Deaths of Major Rabbis Leave Orthodox Jewry Reeling. Fran Lebowitz is the star and subject of Martin Scorcese’s acid love letter to New York. Jewish tradition, like the Constitution, asks us to reach for virtue with an open hand. The Jewish Week finds a steward to help it grow and thrive in the digital era. From a policy standpoint, one of those particular policy issues that’s emerging among the progressive camp is the argument to condition aid to Israel. 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We’ve been saying for several decades, “We want a two-state solution.” We are no closer today than we were several decades ago, arguably, and Netanyahu’s making it worse. He has seen firsthand how low-income families are being locked out of opportunity by a system that’s rigged for the wealthy and privileged few. While I may have been unknown in the “political arena,” I was an organizer, I was a major contributor to the opt-out movement in public education, fighting for culturally responsive curriculum, restorative justice, trauma-informed schools, fighting for equitable funding with the Alliance for Quality Education. Former middle school principal. I think the conversation of conditioning aid is one of many strategies that have been discussed to dissuade him from doing that, and dissuading this sort of far-right ideology that leads to the occupation and annexation to continue. There are probably other methods that need to be explored, but that’s one that I’ve heard and even shared that I may potentially support to stop what’s happening in terms of the undermining of a true two-state solution. Warnock wins Ga. race • Bomb hoax suspect was Jewish youth group leader • Covid cases surge in Israel, The Pandemic Is Changing How Jewish Charities Give Money. We asked rabbis, leaders and change-makers to share their hopes for a Biden-Harris administration. He criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and compared the policing of Black people to the military occupation of Palestinians. Orthodox Media Stay Loyal to Trump Despite Capitol Violence. Jamaal Bowman's wife. Below are excerpt from their conversation. Also living in Yonkers for a number of years, I had good roots there. Can We Save the Unity of the Jewish People? Still, there’s a difference between active opposition to the Palestinian-led movement and strategic silence. Jamaal Bowman (@JamaalBowmanNY) tweeted, "Netanyahu must ensure that both Israelis & Palestinians have access to the # COVID vaccine. Songs and poems capture moments of clarity and divinity, in life as in Torah. This cruelty is another reminder of why the occupation must end." A rabbi asks his congregation what the future holds. Jamaal Bowman Wants to Be a Bridge Between Blacks and Jews By Yehuda Kurtzer The congressman-elect doesn’t rule out conditioning aid to Israel, but rejects BDS. I’m very thankful that from the very beginning of our campaign, there were members of the Jewish community that opened themselves up to me as resources, as mentors, to help me learn about Jewish issues generally and the issue of Israel very specifically. Jamaal Bowman, a progressive Democrat running to unseat incumbent Rep. Eliot Engel (D., N.Y.), embraced The Jewish Vote, a far-left group aiming to "harness the … Yudi Dukes dies from Covid • NY attorney fights white power • Manhattan rabbi offers prayer for Pres. A 120-Year-Old Jewish Group Is Connecting with Today’s Student Activists. If we are serious about a two-state solution and serious about a Palestinian state and investing there and building that up and uplifting that, we can never get there if Netanyahu continues to do what he’s currently doing. And the messenger there is going to be key. (Another leftist Engel challenger, Andom Ghebreghiorgis, did unequivocally support BDS, and did not limit his criticism to Netanyahu; instead he saw Netanyahu as the latest in a long line of Israeli leaders who pursued land grabs and territorial expansion. Those groups are gearing up to push Bowman on the issue once he reaches Congress. He was happy to become “Korean by marriage,” and she’s a “proud” Jew by choice. Causing problems for the status quo. Acting like our forebears means remaining thankful in good moments and bad. Whether Bowman will be a pro-Palestinian ally is less clear. Many who died represented a connection to a past eras and movements, from European yeshivas to a religious engagement with the secular world. We’re a part of a process of truth and reconciliation, and one of the main groups is the Jewish community, both here as American Jews, but also in Germany. Given that, it’s unsurprising that Bowman does not support BDS. My favorite part is her getting mad hype in the back! So how do we come together as people who care about human rights and social justice to fight for social justice in all its forms? A rabbi’s letter to her son and daughter. Cuomo Seeks Probe of Vaccine ‘Fraud’ at Brooklyn Clinic. Jewish Tradition Has Some Ideas. Jamaal Bowman (born April 1, 1976) is an American politician and educator serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 16th congressional district since 2021. Humility and Moral Courage Can Go Hand in Hand. Democrats pushing against Biden confront ossified views. Confronted with the challenges of our lifetime, we owe Chuck Schumer our gratitude. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. The Workers Circle College Network is a hub for advocacy, ideas and culture. For 31 years, Engel has embodied the Democrat Party establishment’s hawkish politics on Israel: staunchly opposed to any U.S. pressure on Israel over human rights abuses, nominally in favor of negotiations with Palestinians, and dismissive of suggestions that Israeli settlement building on Palestinian land is a core obstacle to those very same negotiations. Brooklyn synagogue robbed • Dershowitz nominates Jared for Nobel • Singer Flory Jagoda dies, SAR, one of country’s first schools to close, celebrates Covid-19 ‘heroes’. Jamaal Bowman. Putting aside our egos can help. They had a son together. Upper West Side roommates asks friends and followers to help eateries struggling under pandemic restrictions. Bowman is surely aware that Israel advocacy groups have turned BDS into something of a scarlet letter by equating support for boycotts to, Given that, it’s unsurprising that Bowman does not support BDS. You can read the full transcript here. The campaign, then, was not a forum for questioning the basis of the U.S-Israel relationship or the U.S. pursuit of fruitless Israeli-Palestinian talks that saw Israel build settlements, While Israel lobby groups attempted to paint Bowman as some kind of wild-eyed anti-Israel extremist, his rhetoric was moderate on the Jewish state, much closer to the rhetoric of J Street, the, questioning his pro-Israel bonafides and criticizing his. If we’re talking about Israel, we have to talk about Palestine, right? Tell us a little bit of how that exchange came about, what motivated you to respond and to respond the way that you did. What’s the next step to move this forward? I think it’s ignoring the power dynamic and it’s ignoring some of what’s happening right in front of our face. Get Jewish Week's Newsletter by email and never miss our top stories Right? To Palestinian rights advocates, Bowman’s opposition to BDS underscores just how privileged Israeli concerns remain in the Washington debate, and how much work remains to be done to change the frame from Israeli security to one of freedom for people who live under a repressive system that denies Palestinians human rights on the basis of their ethnicity. Long-distance Jewish Learning Is Giving Me the Conversations I Crave. Trump pardons Charles Kushner • House Dems back Biden on Iran • Israeli impresses in NBA debut, A Jewish Chef Uses Food as a Tool for Social Change. While Israel lobby groups attempted to paint Bowman as some kind of wild-eyed anti-Israel extremist, his rhetoric was moderate on the Jewish state, much closer to the rhetoric of J Street, the liberal Jewish pro-Israel group, than to any Palestinian group. If we are the most powerful nation, we have a responsibility to respond to potential human rights violations that are happening anywhere in the world. It was very informative, and will help me to be the best representative I can be for everyone in our district, if I am fortunate enough to win. Michael F. Brown 23 July 2020. A new study depicts the life, near death and inspiring revival of the language of Ashkenazi Jews. Joe Biden condemns anti-Semitic rioters • Confederate flag left at NY Shoah museum, I Came to America to Escape the Anarchy You Saw at the Capitol. Kosher Restaurants Get a Boost from ‘Eat Local’ Campaign. 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