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Statements
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T’ruah’s Testimony at the House Judiciary Hearing on the Syrian Refugee Crisis
November 19, 2015
Written testimony submitted for hearing on the Syrian Refugee Crisis and its Impact on the Security of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program Mr. Chairman, Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for this opportunity to submit testimony on behalf of T’ruah: the Rabbinic Call for Human Rights concerning the response of the United States to the...
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T’ruah mourns for Ezra Schwartz z”l
November 20, 2015
T’ruah joins our colleagues in Massachusetts and around the world in mourning the untimely loss of Ezra Schwartz z”l, who was killed yesterday in a terror attack in Gush Etzion. No political motive justifies the murder of an innocent teenager. Ezra, age 18, was in the middle of a gap-year program based in Beit Shemesh....
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JNF to T’ruah: We Don’t Fund Settlements, Except When We Do
December 15, 2015
T’ruah supporters have been asking the Jewish National Fund to come clean about how much of our U.S. donor money ends up over the Green Line. JNF-USA’s response further obfuscates their involvement in building the settlements that serve as obstacles to peace. The JNF response letter asserts, “Contrary to T’ruah’s allegations, JNF is not involved...
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Reform of Solitary Comes to New York State
December 17, 2015
T’ruah wishes a mazal tov to the New York Civil Liberties Union and New York State on this week’s announcement of a landmark settlement that will create a comprehensive overhaul of solitary confinement in one of the nation’s largest prison systems, and that will provide a mechanism for ending the state’s overreliance on prolonged isolation...
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From the Narrow Places I Called To You
January 27, 2016
T’ruah’s statement on historic reform of solitary confinement announced by the Obama Administration T’ruah congratulates the Obama Administration on the announcement of significant reforms of solitary confinement in the federal prison system. We applaud yesterday’s release of the Department of Justice’s Report and Recommendations Concerning the Use of Restrictive Housing, which offers comprehensive guidelines on...
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T’ruah Applauds Elimination of Loophole that Allowed Slavery-produced Products into the United States
February 17, 2016
T’ruah congratulates the Senate and President Obama for taking meaningful action to prevent products produced via forced labor from reaching the United States. The Senate voted last week to close a loophole in the Tariff Act of 1930, a law that prohibits goods made by forced, child or prison labor from entering the United States...
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A Clear and Unfortunate Message: Dani Dayan as Consul General in New York
March 30, 2016
The choice of Dani Dayan as the Consul General in New York sends a clear and unfortunate message that the face of the settlement movement is now the face of Israel. This decision represents an affront to American Jews, the majority of whom believe that a two-state solution and an end to the occupation will...
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Jerusalem of Justice and Harmony: A Response to Elad Building in Silwan
March 31, 2016
“City of justice and harmony, peace and understanding:” A Response to Elad Building in Silwan :תהלים פרק קכז:א: לֹא־יִבְנֶה בַיִת שָׁוְא עָמְלוּ בוֹנָיו בּוֹ אִם־יְהֹוָה לֹא־יִשְׁמָר־עִיר שָׁוְא שָׁקַד שׁוֹמֵר Psalm 127:1: Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain on it; unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman keeps vigil...
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NEW YORK GROUPS UNITE IN CALL FOR ALTERNATIVES TO SOLITARY CONFINEMENT IN PRISONS AND JAILS
March 14, 2013
March 11, 2013 (NEW YORK) — Dozens of organizations joined together today to challenge the torturous abuse of solitary confinement in prisons and jails across New York, urging Governor Andrew Cuomo, the New York legislature, and state and city corrections officials to “Think Outside the Box.” The Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement (CAIC) is...
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T’ruah Statement on Jerusalem Bus Attack
April 18, 2016
T’ruah condemns today’s terrorist attack on a bus in Jerusalem. There can be no political justification for violence against innocent civilians. This constitutes a clear violation of international human rights law, and ignores all religious prohibitions against attempted murder or harm of a creation in the divine image. We call on Palestinian leaders to join...