Leo Ferguson is the Director of Strategic Projects at Jews For Racial & Economic Justice (JFREJ) in New York City and a lead author of Understanding Antisemitism.
Leo Ferguson
By Leo Ferguson
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Opinion Protesters at Columbia are fighting for our deepest values as Jews
The confluence of the outbreak of new protests with Passover is a reminder of what it means to fight for what's right
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Opinion Anti-Semitism Is On The Ballot. Jews Must Vote No.
At no time in the last half century have American Jews had more of a reason to worry about their safety. As the campaign of Donald J. Trump gained momentum in 2016, the dark, wriggling fringes of the white nationalist right molted and spread new wings, incubated by a candidate who nursed their anger and…
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Community Lay Off Linda Sarsour
On December 6th, Jews For Racial & Economic Justice, where I work, honored Linda Sarsour with the Rabbi Marshall T. Meyer Risk Taker Award, alongside Rabbi Ellen Lippmann and the National Domestic Workers Alliance’s We Dream In Black. And we did so with unabashed pride. The honor JFREJ has bestowed is called the “Risk Taker”…
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