EZ Read May 26, 2023

May 26, 2023

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On Our Minds...

Watch President Biden's statement on the historic government-led plan to combat antisemitism.

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JAC AROUND TOWN

Making sure that the 2023 Power of Women Luncheon is successful -- and delicious. From l to r: Co-chairs Marcy Zoller, Jessica Cohen, Marisa Chez and JAC Director of Outreach and Events Allison Shaewitz at tasting.

UPCOMING EVENTS

JAC's 2023

Power of Women Luncheon

Monday, June 12

Lincolnwood, IL

special guest

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi.

We are taking requests for a waiting list for tickets at this time.

Zoom tickets are still available.

Join the waiting list here

IN THE NEWS

ISRAEL

Internal and external pressure is rising for Israel as Iran makes a deal with Saudi Arabia
Israel is working toward becoming an "AI superpower" in its defense programs working toward autonomous warfare
If the judicial reforms fall through, Netanyahu will consider changing the Israeli legal system

ANTISEMITISM AND BDS

President Biden has announced the first-ever U.S. government-led strategy specifically focused on fighting antisemitism
A Nazi flag was found in a U-Haul that crashed into a White House barrier by a man threatening to kill the President and VP
Wikipedia is cracking down on editors that distort the Holocaust but not on missing explanations of Polish complicity

ANTISEMITISM WATCH

Teens across Missouri have started programs to fight back against antisemitism in their state
The mayor of Odessa, Missouri has apologized after using the phrase "not trying to Jew anybody"

CHOICE

Last week, Nebraska passed a bill banning abortion after 12 weeks and banning gender-affirming care
Eight more women have sued the state of Texas, claiming that its abortion law has put their lives or health at risk
Virginia is soon to be the last southern state with abortion access as the NC Legislature tries to overturn the governor's veto

RELIGION AND STATE

A Polish academic's book considers "Christian supremacy" the root of both antisemitism and racism
Texas is trying to combine church and state with bills to have the Ten Commandments and chaplains in public schools
A GOP-led effort to require Texas schools to display the Ten Commandments failed to pass

BEYOND THE CORE

1 year after the Robb Elementary shooting in Uvalde, TX, U.S. lawmakers have passed more pro-gun bills than gun safety bills
88% of Americans polled believe stopping gun violence is more important than protecting gun rights
Global heating will push billions of people outside of the comfortable temperature range we have lived in for millennia

POLITICAL BYTE

Voters are more confident about candidates they don't want to vote for in 2024 than candidates they do
The GOP presidential primary will put anti-vaccine policies to the test
Kari Lake's final election lawsuit from 2022 has been rejected by an Arizona judge

FYI

A diversity-focused comic book publisher is releasing an historic new character: an Asian-Jew
Yulia, an endangered seal, became a celebrity sitting on a Jaffa beach for 5 days before wading back into the water and swimming away
An app can now come up with 64,000 kosher cheesecake recipes -- and just in time for Shavuot

THE LAST WORD

“We need to ban high-capacity magazines — the ability to shoot 20, 30, 40, 60 bullets without reloading. Because today, guns remain the number-one killer — the number-one killer of children in America. Guns.”

Joe Biden in his remarks to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas

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