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Dear John,

I am proud to share with you that the National Urban League and the American Jewish Committee are uniting against surging levels of antisemitism and racism.

Starting on September 6, we will partner on a weeklong national initiative called #BlackJewishUnity Week, followed by over two dozen local efforts across America, to strengthen ties between our nation’s Black and Jewish communities and combat all forms of hate.

We need your help. Please join this historic effort and:
SHOW UP for Black-Jewish programming throughout next week, including a conversation on Tuesday, September 8 between AJC CEO David Harris and National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial, a program on Wednesday, September 9 featuring leading voices from the Black-Jewish community, and more. REGISTER

EDUCATE YOURSELF about the Black and Jewish communities and the long history of cooperation, including joint initiatives between the National Urban League and AJC, and read a moving #BlackJewishUnity prayer written by Rabbi Noam E. Marans, AJC Director of Interreligious and Intergroup Relations. READ

TAKE ACTION to combat antisemitism and all forms of racism and hate by urging Congress to pass the NO HATE Act. According to the FBI, Jews have long been the group most targeted by religiously-motivated hate crimes, while African Americans are by far the most targeted for racially-motivated crimes. TAKE ACTION NOW

SHARE on social media what you are doing to promote #BlackJewishUnity by using the hashtag on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram and applying the campaign’s special frame to your Facebook profile photo. GET THE FRAME HERE

This initiative represents an important new chapter in the storied legacy of close collaboration between the Black and Jewish communities. During the Civil Rights Movement, Jewish leaders marched in solidarity alongside Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and AJC-sponsored research informed the landmark Brown v. Board of Education ruling. During the Soviet Jewry Movement, Black leaders, including the late congressman and AJC friend John Lewis, spoke out and took action. And during AJC’s Global Forum in 2019, the Black-Jewish Congressional Caucus emerged as a powerful galvanizing force on Capitol Hill.

Please join me, along with Jews and African Americans across America, as we come together to stand against antisemitism, racism, and hate of all kinds, showing our country and the world the power of #BlackJewishUnity.

In solidarity,

Daniel Elbaum
AJC Chief Advocacy Officer
AJC’s mission is to enhance the well-being of the Jewish people and Israel,
and to advance human rights and democratic values in the United States and around the world.

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