In Solidarity

Dear Friends,

Our hearts break as we reflect on the lives lost this past week, including six Asian American women.  Zichronam livracha -- may each one of their memories be a blessing.  We grieve together with all of our AAPI neighbors, including Jewish members of the AAPI community, who are scared, hurting, and enraged.  We stand in solidarity, angry and ready to take action, following the cues of the AAPI community.  How many times in one year must we recall our Torah’s teaching that we must not stand idly by the blood of our neighbor?  We share these resources for action, below, and are open to learn more.

Rabbi Hannah Spiro

From Jews for Racial and Economic Justice:

• Get updates on ways that Jews can show up in the days ahead. Sign up here using a form created by JFREJ mensch Rafael Shimunov.

• Learn how to interrupt incidents of hate violence, support survivors, and keep yourself and others safe. JFREJ, the Center for Anti-Violence Education, and NYC Against Hate are offering an upstander training for all JFREJ members on Monday, March 29th from 5:30–7:30PM Please join us if your observance practices allow. We will also schedule another training after Passover.  

• Download our NYC Against Hate resources for fighting hate violence.

• Additional resources here. 

• If you need to report an incident of anti-Asian identity-based violence, you can use this multilingual reporting portal.

From the Anti-Defamation League:

• Speak Up Against Anti-Asian Hate: Members of the House of Representatives have introduced H. Res. 151, led by Representative Grace Meng and H. Res. 153, led by Representative Michelle Steel, condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment related to COVID-19. ADL urges Congress to speak out against bias and hate and support Asian and Asian-American communities by adopting these measures. CONTACT CONGRESS

• Condemn Hate and Violence Against Asian American Women: Join the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum in asking your elected officials to condemn this hate. By completing this form, a message will be sent directly to your elected officials demanding a response. DEMAND ACTION HERE

• Educational Resources: Coronavirus and Infectious Racism, Huddled Mass or Second Class?: Challenging Anti-Immigrant Bias in the U.S., MORE EDUCATION RESOURCES HERE