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Three wins in a week: NJAC's Passover Highlights

  • 4 days ago
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🏆 Three victories in seven days. Here's what the National Jewish Advocacy Center accomplished this week to protect Jewish civil rights during Passover.


Passover is one of the most sacred times in the Jewish calendar. This week, we made sure that observing it didn't cost Jewish Americans their civil rights.


1. NYC Department of Parks & Recreation rescheduled its antisemitism training off of Passover. After NJAC intervened, the City agreed to move a training titled “Understanding Jewish Experiences and Combating Antisemitism Bias.” The training was originally scheduled on a Passover holy day when observant Jews cannot work. The irony of excluding Jewish employees from antisemitism training was apparently lost on the agency until NJAC pointed it out.


2. IPhO International Physics Olympiad was rescheduled off of Passover. Elite Jewish students shouldn't have to choose between their faith and one of the world's most prestigious academic competitions. Following NJAC’s letter, organizers agreed to move the event, scoring a win for religious accommodation and for young Jewish scholars everywhere.


3. A Florida court secured voting rights for Jewish residents of Surfside during Passover. Alongside our partners at GS2 Law, NJAC and its partners at GS2LAW — Robert Garson, Joshua Kligler, and Shirley Grinstein — won emergency relief in Miami ensuring that Surfside residents observing Passover could still vote in a mayoral runoff election. The court ordered expanded mail-in voting through April 28 and extended ballot request deadlines to April 17 — affirming that no American should choose between their faith and their franchise.


Three institutions. Three scheduling conflicts. Three victories.


The Jewish community deserves to participate fully in civic, professional, and academic life — during Passover and every other day of the year. When institutions fall short, NJAC will be there.


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