The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is a grassroots organization of volunteers and advocates who turn progressive ideals into action. Inspired by Jewish values, NCJW strives for social justice by improving the quality of life for women, children, and families and by safeguarding individual rights and freedoms.
National Council of Jewish Women Government Relations and Advocacy Director Darcy Hirsh issued the following statement in response to the US Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, a case about access to mifepristone — one of a two drug regimen used in medication abortion. “We…
Another day, another decision in the ongoing court battles over the accessibility of mifepristone, used in medication abortion and miscarriage care. We know this is getting confusing, but confusion is the point for the anti-abortion activists, as confusion ultimately means fewer patients access care. While the landscape continues to shift,…
NCJW’s Spring Government Relations and Advocacy (GR&A) interns, Katie Manyin and Chana Fisher, spent a week in April lobbying their Members of Congress to pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT: Darcy Hirsh, National Council of Jewish Women, dhirsh@ncjw.org With the Supreme Court’s decision in Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP allowing South Carolina to adopt a racially gerrymandered map, National Council of Jewish Women Government Relations and Advocacy Director Darcy Hirsh issued…
Today, NCJW led a broad coalition of 61 national Jewish organizations sent a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson and Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, urging them to swiftly bring the bipartisan Countering Antisemitism Act (CAA) to the floor for a vote.
“Who serves on our federal courts matters. Every issue we care about makes its way through the federal courts and those serving a lifetime tenure make decisions that impact our lives and that of future generations. The Fourth Circuit, the country is better off for having Judge Nicole Berner on the bench.”
