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STATEMENT: Jews for Racial & Economic Justice (JFREJ) Respond to Gov. Hochul's Budget Deal Betrayal
Governor Hochul’s late budget is a betrayal of New Yorkers across every issue: home care, housing, mass incarceration, …

Opinion: Scapegoats, fear and why rolling back bail reform is the wrong response
JFREJ member Alana Sivin writes about the need to defend bail reform for The Jewish Daily Forward

Jewish Organizations Oppose Rollback of Criminal Legal Reforms
JFREJ leads NY Jewish organizations to reject Gov. Hochul's regressive rollbacks of hard-won reforms to New York's crim…

JFREJ Expert Testimony at New York City Council Public Safety Committee Hearing
Testimony of Leo Ferguson, Director of Strategic Projects at Jews for Racial & Economic Justice (JFREJ)

JFREJ Expert Testimony at New York City Council Public Safety Committee Hearing
Testimony of Leo Ferguson, Director of Strategic Projects at Jews for Racial & Economic Justice (JFREJ)

Over 75 Grassroots Organizations, Community Groups, and Legal Advocates Demand Mayor Adams Immediately Halt Plans to Expand NYPD’s Power and Scope
JFREJ joins 75+ partner organizations in a letter calling for an end to Mayor Adams’ “Neighborhood Safety Teams” and ot…

THE CITY Reports on Hate Crimes Prosecution in NYC
JFREJ's Leo Ferguson offers expert analysis on hate crimes prosecutions' failure at preventing hate violence.

Opinion: A different vision for keeping New York’s Jews safe
A New York rally conflating the IDF emblem with Jewish identity does nothing to fight antisemitism in the city. True sa…

The NY Jewish Week: In Brooklyn, a Jewish group tries a face-to-face approach to fighting antisemitism
"JFREJ canvassers spread out in the neighborhood, offering bystanders tips on intervening when they see a hate crime an…

International Street Vendor Day!
JFREJ is participating in NYC's first-ever street vendor scavenger hunt to raise money for our friends at the Street Ve…

JFREJ hits back against Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres in new Jewish Currents piece
"The Bronx councilman struck a deal behind closed doors, agreeing to revise the bill so that NYPD officers would no lon…