Who We Are
Northern New Jersey JVP (NNJ JVP) is a chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace, a national, grassroots organization inspired by Jewish tradition to work for a just and lasting peace according to principles of human rights, equality, and international law for all the people of Israel and Palestine.
From Our Blog
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The Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism: A Gift to the Pro-Palestine Movement
The Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism is a gift to those of us who are fighting for justice in Palestine, and a blow to the knee-jerk defenders of Israel. Crucial to the defense of Israel’s indefensible policies toward Palestinians is the suppression of free speech. When we criticize Israel, they yell “antisemitism” and try to shut……
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Statement on Antisemitism: March 10, 2021
As children, we learned a simple definition of antisemitism: hostility toward Jews, often accompanied by harmful actions. We learned the truth about this form of racism when it was taken to its unspeakable conclusions in the mid-20th century. As the state of Israel matured, this unambiguous definition of antisemitism underwent a transformation. In order to avoid……
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No Way to Treat a Child: Isolated and Alone
I have been a member of JVP for many years, for the last 6 years in the North New Jersey chapter. Before that, for nearly all of my adult life, I took part in a number of movements for human rights and justice: against the Vietnam War and both of the Iraq Wars, for the……
Upcoming Events
No EventsJVP Book Club
They Called Me a Lioness:
A Palestinian Girl’s Fight for Freedom
Sunday, April 6th, 1:00–3:00 p.m.
The “One Book, Many Communities” campaign is back for 2025! This year Librarians and Archivists with Palestine have selected They Called Me a Lioness by Ahed Tamimi and Dena Takruri as their title.
In this memoir, Ahed Tamimi shares her experience growing up under Israeli occupation in the West Bank, her unexpected rise to fame, and experience as an imprisoned Palestinian youth. Kirkus Reviews describes the account as “passionately argued [and] profoundly empathetic.”
We have participated in this several times and will again this year with our newly formed book club. Everyone is invited to participate.
Meeting format to be decided—possibly hybrid. Keep watching this space!
