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Jewish Funds For Justice
The Jewish Funds for Justice (JFSJ) was an American charity based in New York. In 2005, Simon Greer became its President and CEO. In 2011, Progressive Jewish Alliance merged with Jewish Funds for Justice and became a new organization, Bend the Arc. History The original Jewish Fund for Justice was created in 1984. Si Kahn and David Tobin spent eighteen months organizing the Fund.Johnston, David.New Jewish Fund for Justice Extends Good Will : Charity Announces Its First Grants to Secular Agencies Fighting Poverty. ''Los Angeles Times''. July 26, 1985. Its first board chair was Kahn and its first executive director was Lois Roisman. Ruth Wisse argues that the Jewish Fund for Justice is one of a number of left-of-center Jewish organizations founded in the 1980s without explaining why a new, specifically Jewish charity was needed, in her view, the actual motivation was a need felt by highly educated people to counter rising antisemitism by means of "public avowals of kindliness and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Si Kahn
Si Kahn (born April 23, 1944) is an American singer-songwriter, activist, and founder and former executive director of Grassroots Leadership. Biography Early life and education Kahn grew up in State College, Pennsylvania, United States. When he was 15 his family moved to the Washington, D.C. area, where he graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School. His grandfather Gabriel Kahn, his mother Rosalind Kahn, and his father Benjamin Kahn, a rabbi, instilled a strong sense of the family's Jewish heritage as well as teaching him the rudiments of rhythm and harmony as a child. His uncle, Arnold Aronson, executive secretary of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, helped inspire and shape Kahn's career. In 1965, Kahn earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard University. In 1995, he completed a PhD in American Studies from the Union Institute. Musician and activist Kahn moved to the south as an activist in the Civil Rights Movement, and he now lives in Charlotte, North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |