{"id":1434,"date":"2018-06-21T17:19:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T17:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jcpa.wpengine.com\/?p=1434"},"modified":"2022-03-20T17:21:08","modified_gmt":"2022-03-20T17:21:08","slug":"hundreds-of-jewish-organizations-join-together-to-urge-the-administration-to-end-zero-tolerance-family-separation-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/press-release\/hundreds-of-jewish-organizations-join-together-to-urge-the-administration-to-end-zero-tolerance-family-separation-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds of Jewish Organizations Join Together to Urge the Administration to End \u201cZero Tolerance\u201d Family Separation Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York, NY<\/i>\u00a0\u2013 Today 350 national, state, and local Jewish organizations\u2014including the Reform, Reconstructionist, Conservative and Orthodox movements\u2014sent\u00a0a joint letter<\/a>\u00a0urging the Administration to immediately rescind the \u201czero tolerance\u201d policy of criminally prosecuting all adults who cross the border. This practice forces authorities to separate children from their migrant parents because there are laws protecting immigrant children against prolonged detention.<\/p>\n

Organized by the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA), Anti-Defamation League (ADL), the Reform Movement, and HIAS, the letter urges the Administration uphold the values of family unity and justice on which our nation was built by ending the \u201czero tolerance\u201d policy. Unfortunately, the executive order signed yesterday fails to terminate this\u00a0policy, instead opening the door to repealing the laws currently preventing authorities from detaining children for long periods of time. It essentially seeks to replace family separation with indefinite family detention.<\/p>\n

According to the Department of Homeland Security, thousands of children have already been torn from their parents since the policy was implemented. Mounting evidence suggests that many children have been threatened, treated poorly, and held in dangerous conditions.<\/p>\n

Originally issued last week with 26 national groups, the organizers reopened the letter to include the many organizations around the country that wanted to collectively voice their outrage in\u00a0response to such inhumane policy.<\/p>\n

The full text of the letter is available\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0or below.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

June 20, 2018<\/p>\n

The Honorable Jeff Sessions
Attorney General
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, DC 20530<\/p>\n

The Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen
Secretary of Homeland Security
Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC 20528<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dear Attorney General Sessions and Secretary Nielsen,<\/p>\n

On behalf of the 57 undersigned national and 294 state and local Jewish organizations and institutions, we write to express our strong opposition to the recently expanded \u201czero-tolerance\u201d policy that includes separating children from their migrant parents when they cross the border. This policy undermines the values of our nation and jeopardizes the safety and well-being of thousands of people.<\/p>\n

As Jews, we understand the plight of being an immigrant fleeing violence and oppression. We believe that the United States is a nation of immigrants and how we treat the stranger reflects on the moral values and ideals of this nation.<\/p>\n

Many of these migrant families are seeking asylum in the United States to escape violence in Central America. Taking children away from their families is unconscionable. Such practices inflict unnecessary trauma on parents and children, many of whom have already suffered traumatic experiences. This added trauma negatively impacts physical and mental health, including increasing the risk of early death.[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

Separating families is a cruel punishment for children and families simply seeking a better life and exacerbates existing challenges in our immigration system. It adds to the backlog of deportation cases and legal challenges in federal courts, places thousands more immigrants in detention facilities and shelters, endangers the lives of more children, and instills additional fear in people seeking safety in our country. In addition, those seeking asylum or other legal protection face numerous obstacles to making a claim, especially from detention. Separating family members at the border would force families into two or more immigration cases instead of a single case for each family, harming their ability to present a successful case.<\/p>\n

Our Jewish faith demands of us concern for the stranger in our midst. Our own people\u2019s history as \u201cstrangers\u201d reminds us of the many struggles faced by immigrants today and compels our commitment to an immigration system in this country that is compassionate and just. We urge you to immediately rescind the \u201czero tolerance\u201d policy and uphold the values of family unity and justice on which our nation was built.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n

National Organizations<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Academy for Jewish Religion<\/p>\n

Ameinu<\/p>\n

American Committee for Shaare Zedek<\/p>\n

American Conference of Cantors<\/p>\n

American Jewish Committee (AJC)<\/p>\n

American Jewish World Service<\/p>\n

Anti-Defamation League<\/p>\n

Avodah<\/p>\n

B\u2019nai B\u2019rith International<\/p>\n

Be\u2019chol Lashon<\/p>\n

Bend the Arc Jewish Action<\/p>\n

Central Conference of American Rabbis<\/p>\n

Eitzah Center for Congregational Leadership<\/p>\n

Eshel<\/p>\n

Habonim Dror North America<\/p>\n

Hadar Institute<\/p>\n

Hadassah, The Women\u2019s Zionist Organization of America, Inc.<\/p>\n

HIAS<\/p>\n

Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals<\/p>\n

International Association of Women in Radio and Television-USA<\/p>\n

International Rabbinic Fellowship<\/p>\n

J Street<\/p>\n

Jewish Council for Public Affairs<\/p>\n

Jewish Labor Committee<\/p>\n

Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance<\/p>\n

Jewish Women International<\/p>\n

jGirls Magazine<\/p>\n

Keshet<\/p>\n

Men of Reform Judaism<\/p>\n

National Association of Jewish Legislators<\/p>\n

National Council of Jewish Women<\/p>\n

Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC)<\/p>\n

Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies<\/p>\n

New York Board of Rabbis<\/p>\n

NFTY \u2013 The Reform Jewish Youth Movement<\/p>\n

Orthodox Union<\/p>\n

Rabbinical Assembly<\/p>\n

Rabbinical Council of America<\/p>\n

Reconstructing Judaism<\/p>\n

Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association<\/p>\n

Sephardic Heritage International DC (SHIN DC)<\/p>\n

The Association of Rabbis & Cantors<\/p>\n

The Cantors Assembly<\/p>\n

The Center for Jewish Ethics at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College<\/p>\n

The Detroit National Center for Civil Discourse<\/p>\n

The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding<\/p>\n

The Jewish Theological Seminary<\/p>\n

The Shalom Center<\/p>\n

The Workmen\u2019s Circle<\/p>\n

Tikkun Magazine<\/p>\n

T\u2019ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights<\/p>\n

Union for Reform Judaism<\/p>\n

United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism<\/p>\n

Uri L\u2019Tzedek, The Orthodox Social Justice Movement<\/p>\n

Women of Reform Judaism<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s Rabbinic Network<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s League for Conservative Judaism<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

State and Local Organizations<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Arizona<\/strong><\/p>\n

Arizona Jews for Justice<\/p>\n

National Council of Jewish Women, Arizona Section<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

California <\/strong><\/p>\n

Adath Israel of San Francisco<\/p>\n

Beit TShuvah<\/p>\n

Beth Jacob Congregation<\/p>\n

Bnai David-Judea<\/p>\n

Community Shul of Montecito and Santa Barbara<\/p>\n

Congregation Kol Shofar<\/p>\n

Jewish Center for Justice<\/p>\n

Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, Sonoma, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties<\/p>\n

Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles<\/p>\n

Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley<\/p>\n

Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara<\/p>\n

Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley<\/p>\n

Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California (JPAC)<\/p>\n

Jewish Vocational Service<\/p>\n

Kenesset Israel Torah Center<\/p>\n

Leo Baeck Temple<\/p>\n

National Council of Jewish Women, Los Angeles Section<\/p>\n

Orange County Jewish Coalition for Refugees<\/p>\n

Shalom Bayit<\/p>\n

Temple Beth Am<\/p>\n

Temple Beth Emet<\/p>\n

Wilshire Boulevard Temple<\/p>\n

YINBH Beverly Hills Synagogue<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Colorado<\/strong><\/p>\n

DAT Minyan<\/p>\n

National Council of Jewish Women, Colorado Section<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Connecticut <\/strong><\/p>\n

Beth Sholom B\u2019nai Israel<\/p>\n

Congregation Agudath Sholom<\/p>\n

Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford<\/p>\n

Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven<\/p>\n

United Jewish Federation of Greater Stamford, New Canaan and Darien<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Delaware <\/strong><\/p>\n

Jewish Family Services<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

District of Columbia<\/strong><\/p>\n

Adas Israel Congregation<\/p>\n

Congregation Bet Mishpachah<\/p>\n

Hill Havurah<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Florida <\/strong><\/p>\n

Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center<\/p>\n

Bet Shira<\/p>\n

Bnai Torah Congregation<\/p>\n

Congregation Beth Israel of Ocala<\/p>\n

Jewish Community Relations Council of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation<\/p>\n

Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando<\/p>\n

Miami Beach Jewish Community Center<\/p>\n

National Council of Jewish Women, Florida State Policy Advocate<\/p>\n

National Council of Jewish Women, Greater Miami Section<\/p>\n

National Council of Jewish Women, Sarasota\/Manatee Section<\/p>\n

National Council of Jewish Women, Valencia Shores Section<\/p>\n

Orlando Jewish Community Relations Council<\/p>\n

Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami\/Miami Jewish Federation<\/p>\n

Temple Beth Or<\/p>\n

Temple Beth Or-Miami<\/p>\n

Temple Beth Sholom<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Georgia <\/strong><\/p>\n

Hadassah Greater Atlanta<\/p>\n

Jewish Community Relations Council of Atlanta<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Illinois<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anshe Sholom B\u2019nai Israel Congregation<\/p>\n

Beth Emet The Free Synagogue<\/p>\n

Jewish Child and Family Services Chicago<\/p>\n

Jewish Community Relations Council of Chicago<\/p>\n

Jewish Community Relations Council of Springfield<\/p>\n

Jewish Council on Urban Affairs<\/p>\n

National Council of Jewish Women, Illinois State Policy Advocate<\/p>\n

National Council of Jewish Women, South Cook Section<\/p>\n

New Jewish Outreach-Renewing the Conversation<\/p>\n

SVARA: A Traditionally Radical Yeshiva<\/p>\n

Tzedek Chicago<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Indiana <\/strong><\/p>\n

Congergation Shaarey Tefiilla, Carmel<\/p>\n

Congregation B\u2019nai Jacob<\/p>\n

Congregation Beth-El Zedeck<\/p>\n

Indianapolis Jewish Community Relations Council<\/p>\n

Jewish Federation of Fort Wayne<\/p>\n

Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis<\/p>\n

Temple Adath B\u2019nai Israel<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iowa <\/strong><\/p>\n

Agudas Achim Congregation<\/p>\n

Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines<\/p>\n

Temple Adath B\u2019nai Israel<\/p>\n

Tifereth Israel Synagogue<\/p>\n

University of Iowa Louis Shulman Hillel Foundation<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kansas <\/strong><\/p>\n

Jewish Family Services of Greater Kansas City<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kentucky <\/strong><\/p>\n

Jewish Federation of Louisville<\/p>\n

Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass, Inc.<\/p>\n

Ohavay Zion Synagogue<\/p>\n

National Council of Jewish Women, Louisville Section<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Louisiana <\/strong><\/p>\n

Congregation Beth Israel<\/p>\n

Jewish Family Service of Greater New Orleans<\/p>\n

National Council of Jewish Women, Greater New Orleans Section<\/p>\n

Shir Chadash Conservative Congregation<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maine <\/strong><\/p>\n

National Council of Jewish Women, Maine Section<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maryland <\/strong><\/p>\n

Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation<\/p>\n

Baltimore Jewish Council<\/p>\n

Habonim Dror Camp Moshava<\/p>\n

Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington<\/p>\n

Jews United for Justice<\/p>\n

New Tamid<\/p>\n

Temple Beth Ami<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Massachusetts <\/strong><\/p>\n

Beth Tikvah Synagogue of Westborough<\/p>\n

Congregation Dorshei Tzedek<\/p>\n

Congregation Shaarei Tefillah<\/p>\n

Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action<\/p>\n

Jewish Children & Family Services of Greater Boston<\/p>\n

Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston<\/p>\n

Jewish Vocational Service Boston<\/p>\n

Moishe Kavod House<\/p>\n

Temple Beth Zion (TBZ)<\/p>\n

The Young Israel of Brookline<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Michigan <\/strong><\/p>\n

Jewish Community Relations Council\/AJC \u2013 Detroit<\/p>\n

Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County<\/p>\n

Kehillat Etz Chayim<\/p>\n

National Council of Jewish Women, Michigan State Policy Advocate<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Minnesota <\/strong><\/p>\n

Adath Jeshurun Congregation (Hesed and Women\u2019s League)<\/p>\n

Bet Shalom Congregation<\/p>\n

Beth El Synagogue<\/p>\n

Beth Jacob Congregation<\/p>\n

Congregation Darchei Noam<\/p>\n

Hadassah Minneapolis<\/p>\n

Herzl Camp<\/p>\n

Hesed Committee- Adath Jeshurun Congregation<\/p>\n

Jewfolk, Inc.<\/p>\n

Jewish Community Action<\/p>\n

Jewish Family and Children\u2019s Service of Minneapolis<\/p>\n

Jewish Family Service of St. Paul<\/p>\n

Jewish Housing and Programming (J-HAP)<\/p>\n

Mayim Rabim Congregation<\/p>\n

Minnesota Hillel<\/p>\n

Minnesota Rabbinical Association<\/p>\n

Mount Zion Temple, St. Paul<\/p>\n

National Council of Jewish Women, Minnesota Section<\/p>\n

National Council of Jewish Women, Minnesota State Policy Advocate<\/p>\n

Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council<\/p>\n

Shir Tikvah Congregation<\/p>\n

St. Paul Jewish Federation<\/p>\n

Talmud Torah of Saint Paul<\/p>\n

Temple Israel<\/p>\n

Temple of Aaron<\/p>\n

Women of Adath<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Minnesota and the Dakotas<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jewish Family and Community Services<\/p>\n

Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas<\/p>\n

Hadassah Upper Midwest<\/p>\n

Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Missouri <\/strong><\/p>\n

Bais Abraham Congregation<\/p>\n

Jewish Community Relations Council of St. Louis<\/p>\n

Jewish Family & Children\u2019s Service of St. Louis<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

New Jersey <\/strong><\/p>\n

Congregation Bnai Jacob Jersey City.<\/p>\n

Highland Park Conservative Temple \u2013 Congregation Anshe Emeth<\/p>\n

Highland Park Minyan<\/p>\n

Jewish Community Relations Committee of Northern New Jersey<\/p>\n

Jewish Family Service of MetroWest<\/p>\n

Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest<\/p>\n

Maayan of West Orange<\/p>\n

National Council of Jewish Women, Essex County Section<\/p>\n

Oheb Shalom Congregation.<\/p>\n

Temple Avodat Shalom<\/p>\n

Temple Emanu-El<\/p>\n

Temple Israel and Jewish Community Center<\/p>\n

The Cantors Assembly<\/p>\n

United Synagogue of Hoboken<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

New Mexico <\/strong><\/p>\n

Jewish Care Program<\/p>\n

Jewish Federation of New Mexico<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

New York <\/strong><\/p>\n

Ansche Chesed<\/p>\n

Beth David Synagogue<\/p>\n

B\u2019nai Jeshurun<\/p>\n

Brooklyn Heights Synagogue<\/p>\n

Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob<\/p>\n

Congregation Beth Elohim<\/p>\n

Congregation Beth Hamedresh \u2013 Beth Israel<\/p>\n

Congregation Beth Sholom<\/p>\n

Congregation Etz Chaim<\/p>\n

Congregation Mount Sinai<\/p>\n

Congregation Tehillah<\/p>\n

Educational Alliance<\/p>\n

Greater New York Labor Religion Coalition<\/p>\n

Hillel Community Day School<\/p>\n

Jewish Community Relations Council of Buffalo<\/p>\n

Jewish Community Relations Council of New York<\/p>\n

Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester<\/p>\n

Jewish Federation and Foundation of Rockland County<\/p>\n

Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester<\/p>\n

Kane Street Synagogue, Brooklyn<\/p>\n

Kolot Chayeinu<\/p>\n

Muslim Jewish Solidarity Committee<\/p>\n

North Country Reform Temple<\/p>\n

Prospect Heights Shul<\/p>\n

SAJ: Judaism that Stands for All<\/p>\n

Temple Beth Am<\/p>\n

Temple Beth David<\/p>\n

Temple Beth El of Oneonta<\/p>\n

Temple Beth Sholom<\/p>\n

Temple Beth-El<\/p>\n

Temple B\u2019rith Kodesh<\/p>\n

Temple Chaverim of Long Island<\/p>\n

Temple Emanu-El<\/p>\n

Temple Emanu-El of Canarsie<\/p>\n

Temple Israel of the City of New York<\/p>\n

Temple Shaaray Tefila<\/p>\n

Temple Sinai<\/p>\n

The Interfaith Center of New York<\/p>\n

The New Jewish Home<\/p>\n

T\u2019hilah<\/p>\n

Union Temple of Brooklyn<\/p>\n

West End Synagogue<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

North Carolina <\/strong><\/p>\n

Beth Meyer Synagogue<\/p>\n

Carolina Jews for Justice<\/p>\n

Jewish Family Services of Greater Charlotte<\/p>\n

Jewish Federation of Durham Chapel Hill<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

North Dakota<\/strong><\/p>\n

Temple Beth El<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ohio <\/strong><\/p>\n

Beth Jacob Congregation Columbus Ohio<\/p>\n

Cincinnati Jewish Community Relations Council<\/p>\n

Congregation Agudas Achim<\/p>\n

Congregation Torat Emet<\/p>\n

Jewish Community Relations Committee of Columbus<\/p>\n

Jewish Family Service of Cincinnati<\/p>\n

Jewish Family Services Columbus<\/p>\n

Jewish Federation of Cleveland Community Relations Committee<\/p>\n

Jewish Vocational Service Career Services<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. K. Bene Israel, Rockdale Temple<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    National Council of Jewish Women, Cleveland Section<\/p>\n

    National Council of Jewish Women, Ohio State Policy Advocate<\/p>\n

    The Little Minyan Kehilah<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Oklahoma <\/strong><\/p>\n

    Jewish Federation of Greater Oklahoma City<\/p>\n

    Jewish Federation of Tulsa<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Oregon <\/strong><\/p>\n

    Ahavas Torah<\/p>\n

    Beth Sholom Congregation<\/p>\n

    Jewish Family & Child Service of Portland<\/p>\n

    Jewish Federation of Greater Portland<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Pennsylvania<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Beth Sholom Congregation<\/p>\n

    Congregation B\u2019nai Harim<\/p>\n

    Jewish Community Relations Council Greater Philadelphia<\/p>\n

    Jewish Family and Children\u2019s Service of Greater Philadelphia<\/p>\n

    Jewish Family and Community Services of Pittsburg<\/p>\n

    Jewish Family Service of the Lehigh Valley<\/p>\n

    Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg<\/p>\n

    National Council of Jewish Women, Pennsylvania Advocacy Committee<\/p>\n

    Progressive Jewish Voice of Central Pennsylvania<\/p>\n

    Temple Beth Shalom, Mechanicsburg<\/p>\n

    Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Pittsburgh<\/p>\n

    Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley<\/p>\n

    Mekor Habracha\/Center City Synagogue<\/p>\n

    Temple Beth Israel<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    South Carolina <\/strong><\/p>\n

    Charleston Jewish Family Services<\/p>\n

    Charleston Jewish Federation<\/p>\n

    Community Relations Council of the Columbia Jewish Federation<\/p>\n

    Congregation Dor Tikvah<\/p>\n

    Greenville Jewish Federation<\/p>\n

    The South Carolina Council on the Holocaust<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Tennessee <\/strong><\/p>\n

    Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation and Jewish Foundation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee<\/p>\n

    Congregation Micah<\/p>\n

    Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga<\/p>\n

    Memphis Jewish Federation<\/p>\n

    Nashville Jewish Social Justice Roundtable<\/p>\n

    National Council of Jewish Women, Nashville Section<\/p>\n

    National Council of Jewish Women, Tennessee State Policy Advocate<\/p>\n

    The Temple, Congregation Ohabai Sholom<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Texas <\/strong><\/p>\n

    Jewish Family Service Houston<\/p>\n

    Jewish Family Service of San Antonio, Texas, Inc.<\/p>\n

    Jewish Federation of San Antonio<\/p>\n

    National Council of Jewish Women, Austin Section<\/p>\n

    National Council of Jewish Women, Greater Dallas Section<\/p>\n

    National Council of Jewish Women, Greater Houston Section<\/p>\n

    National Council of Jewish Women, San Antonio Section<\/p>\n

    National Council of Jewish Women, Texas State Policy Advocate<\/p>\n

    National Council of Jewish Women, Greater Houston Section<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/p>\n

    Utah <\/strong><\/p>\n

    National Council of Jewish Women, Utah Section<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Virginia <\/strong><\/p>\n

    Kol Ami: The Northern Virginia Reconstructionist Community<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/p>\n

    Washington State<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Bet Alef Meditative Synagogue<\/p>\n

    Congregation Beth Israel Walla Walla<\/p>\n

    Congregation Beth Shalom<\/p>\n

    Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation<\/p>\n

    Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle<\/p>\n

    Kadima Reconstructionist Community<\/p>\n

    Kol HaNeshamah<\/p>\n

    National Council of Jewish Women, Washington State Policy Advocate<\/p>\n

    Temple Beth Hatfiloh<\/p>\n

    Temple B\u2019nai Torah<\/p>\n

    The Kavana Cooperative<\/p>\n

    Washington State Jewish Historical Society<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Wisconsin <\/strong><\/p>\n

    Beth Hillel Temple<\/p>\n

    Coalition for Jewish Learning<\/p>\n

    Congregation Beth Jehuda<\/p>\n

    Congregation Emanu-El B\u2019ne Jeshurun<\/p>\n

    Congregation Sinai<\/p>\n

    Hillel at the University of Wisconsin-Madison<\/p>\n

    Hillel Milwaukee<\/p>\n

    Jewish Community Relations Council, Milwaukee<\/p>\n

    Jewish Family Services, Inc.<\/p>\n

    Jewish Museum Milwaukee<\/p>\n

    Milwaukee Jewish Day School<\/p>\n

    Milwaukee Jewish Federation<\/p>\n

    Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center<\/p>\n

    National Council of Jewish Women, Milwaukee Section<\/p>\n

    The Spark Wisconsin<\/p>\n

    Wisconsin Council of Rabbis<\/p>\n

    Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle<\/p>\n

    Wisconsin Jewish Conference<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/p>\n

    International<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

    Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Adath Israel Poale Zedek Anshei Ozeroff Congregation<\/p>\n

    National Social Action Committee\/Canadian Council for Reform Judaism<\/p>\n

    [1]<\/sup><\/a> Michael MacKenzie, Emily Bosk, and Charles Zeanah, \u201cSeparation Families at the Border- Consequences for Children\u2019s Health and Well-Being,\u201d New England Journal of Medicine, June 15, 2017, available at <\/em>https:\/\/www.nejm.org\/doi\/pdf\/10.1056\/NEJMp1703375.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    New York, NY\u00a0\u2013 Today 350 national, state, and local Jewish organizations\u2014including the Reform, Reconstructionist, Conservative and Orthodox movements\u2014sent\u00a0a joint letter\u00a0urging the Administration to immediately rescind the \u201czero tolerance\u201d policy of criminally prosecuting all adults who cross the border. This practice forces authorities to separate children from their migrant parents because there are laws protecting immigrant […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHundreds of Jewish Organizations Join Together to Urge the Administration to End \u201cZero Tolerance\u201d Family Separation Policy - Jewish Council for Public Affairs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/press-release\/hundreds-of-jewish-organizations-join-together-to-urge-the-administration-to-end-zero-tolerance-family-separation-policy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Hundreds of Jewish Organizations Join Together to Urge the Administration to End \u201cZero Tolerance\u201d Family Separation Policy - Jewish Council for Public Affairs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"New York, NY\u00a0\u2013 Today 350 national, state, and local Jewish organizations\u2014including the Reform, Reconstructionist, Conservative and Orthodox movements\u2014sent\u00a0a joint letter\u00a0urging the Administration to immediately rescind the \u201czero tolerance\u201d policy of criminally prosecuting all adults who cross the border. This practice forces authorities to separate children from their migrant parents because there are laws protecting immigrant […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/press-release\/hundreds-of-jewish-organizations-join-together-to-urge-the-administration-to-end-zero-tolerance-family-separation-policy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Jewish Council for Public Affairs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thejcpa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-06-21T17:19:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-03-20T17:21:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/jcpa-social-share2.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"627\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Adamin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Adamin\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/press-release\/hundreds-of-jewish-organizations-join-together-to-urge-the-administration-to-end-zero-tolerance-family-separation-policy\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/press-release\/hundreds-of-jewish-organizations-join-together-to-urge-the-administration-to-end-zero-tolerance-family-separation-policy\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Adamin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/#\/schema\/person\/1dc61af928126b5cd0217d437d5764ab\"},\"headline\":\"Hundreds of Jewish Organizations Join Together to Urge the Administration to End \u201cZero Tolerance\u201d Family Separation Policy\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-06-21T17:19:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-03-20T17:21:08+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/press-release\/hundreds-of-jewish-organizations-join-together-to-urge-the-administration-to-end-zero-tolerance-family-separation-policy\/\"},\"wordCount\":2377,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"News Clips\",\"Press Releases\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/press-release\/hundreds-of-jewish-organizations-join-together-to-urge-the-administration-to-end-zero-tolerance-family-separation-policy\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/press-release\/hundreds-of-jewish-organizations-join-together-to-urge-the-administration-to-end-zero-tolerance-family-separation-policy\/\",\"name\":\"Hundreds of Jewish Organizations Join Together to Urge the Administration to End \u201cZero Tolerance\u201d Family Separation Policy - Jewish Council for Public Affairs\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2018-06-21T17:19:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-03-20T17:21:08+00:00\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/press-release\/hundreds-of-jewish-organizations-join-together-to-urge-the-administration-to-end-zero-tolerance-family-separation-policy\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/\",\"name\":\"Jewish Council for Public Affairs\",\"description\":\"JCPA is the Jewish community\u2019s primary convener, community relations powerhouse, and policy advocate.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Jewish Council for Public Affairs\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/blue-vertical-logo-transparent-background.gif\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/blue-vertical-logo-transparent-background.gif\",\"width\":609,\"height\":358,\"caption\":\"Jewish Council for Public Affairs\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thejcpa\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/#\/schema\/person\/1dc61af928126b5cd0217d437d5764ab\",\"name\":\"Adamin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0a559ca7102f8512eea9e10a90264c9d8c6a9f5e2c9dad3cb2044e40d532c5e2?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0a559ca7102f8512eea9e10a90264c9d8c6a9f5e2c9dad3cb2044e40d532c5e2?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Adamin\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/author\/adamin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Hundreds of Jewish Organizations Join Together to Urge the Administration to End \u201cZero Tolerance\u201d Family Separation Policy - Jewish Council for Public Affairs","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/press-release\/hundreds-of-jewish-organizations-join-together-to-urge-the-administration-to-end-zero-tolerance-family-separation-policy\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Hundreds of Jewish Organizations Join Together to Urge the Administration to End \u201cZero Tolerance\u201d Family Separation Policy - Jewish Council for Public Affairs","og_description":"New York, NY\u00a0\u2013 Today 350 national, state, and local Jewish organizations\u2014including the Reform, Reconstructionist, Conservative and Orthodox movements\u2014sent\u00a0a joint letter\u00a0urging the Administration to immediately rescind the \u201czero tolerance\u201d policy of criminally prosecuting all adults who cross the border. This practice forces authorities to separate children from their migrant parents because there are laws protecting immigrant […]","og_url":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/press-release\/hundreds-of-jewish-organizations-join-together-to-urge-the-administration-to-end-zero-tolerance-family-separation-policy\/","og_site_name":"Jewish Council for Public Affairs","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thejcpa","article_published_time":"2018-06-21T17:19:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-03-20T17:21:08+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":627,"url":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/jcpa-social-share2.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Adamin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Adamin"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/press-release\/hundreds-of-jewish-organizations-join-together-to-urge-the-administration-to-end-zero-tolerance-family-separation-policy\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/press-release\/hundreds-of-jewish-organizations-join-together-to-urge-the-administration-to-end-zero-tolerance-family-separation-policy\/"},"author":{"name":"Adamin","@id":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/#\/schema\/person\/1dc61af928126b5cd0217d437d5764ab"},"headline":"Hundreds of Jewish Organizations Join Together to Urge the Administration to End \u201cZero Tolerance\u201d Family Separation Policy","datePublished":"2018-06-21T17:19:00+00:00","dateModified":"2022-03-20T17:21:08+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/press-release\/hundreds-of-jewish-organizations-join-together-to-urge-the-administration-to-end-zero-tolerance-family-separation-policy\/"},"wordCount":2377,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/#organization"},"articleSection":["News Clips","Press Releases"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/press-release\/hundreds-of-jewish-organizations-join-together-to-urge-the-administration-to-end-zero-tolerance-family-separation-policy\/","url":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/press-release\/hundreds-of-jewish-organizations-join-together-to-urge-the-administration-to-end-zero-tolerance-family-separation-policy\/","name":"Hundreds of Jewish Organizations Join Together to Urge the Administration to End \u201cZero Tolerance\u201d Family Separation Policy - Jewish Council for Public Affairs","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/#website"},"datePublished":"2018-06-21T17:19:00+00:00","dateModified":"2022-03-20T17:21:08+00:00","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/press-release\/hundreds-of-jewish-organizations-join-together-to-urge-the-administration-to-end-zero-tolerance-family-separation-policy\/"]}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/","name":"Jewish Council for Public Affairs","description":"JCPA is the Jewish community\u2019s primary convener, community relations powerhouse, and policy advocate.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/#organization","name":"Jewish Council for Public Affairs","url":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/blue-vertical-logo-transparent-background.gif","contentUrl":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/blue-vertical-logo-transparent-background.gif","width":609,"height":358,"caption":"Jewish Council for Public Affairs"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thejcpa"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/#\/schema\/person\/1dc61af928126b5cd0217d437d5764ab","name":"Adamin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0a559ca7102f8512eea9e10a90264c9d8c6a9f5e2c9dad3cb2044e40d532c5e2?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0a559ca7102f8512eea9e10a90264c9d8c6a9f5e2c9dad3cb2044e40d532c5e2?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Adamin"},"url":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/author\/adamin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1434"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1434\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}