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Iranian and Jewish activists in U.S. voice support for striking workers in Iran

Articles, News / 07/14/2021

The Forward Karmel MelamedJuly 13, 2021 Iranian American and Jewish activists are voicing support for striking Iranian oil workers who are demanding Iranian regime’s state-owned companies pay their past due wages, pay higher wages, and provide other benefits. The Progressive Zionists of California , a pro-Israel non-profit group based in Northern California, also released a …

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LAUSD School Board Unanimously Passes Resolution Condemning Antisemitism

Articles, News / 07/14/2021

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler July 14, 2021 The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) school board unanimously passed a resolution on July 13 condemning antisemitism, the Los Angeles Daily News reported. The resolution, which was introduced by School Board Member Scott Mark Schmerelson, stated that “there has been a significant rise in hate crimes here in Los Angeles …

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Solidarity With April Powers

News / 07/02/2021

Progressive Zionists of California stands in solidarity with April Powers in light of the antisemitism scandal at the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators. It is unacceptable that a Chief Officer of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion should feel compelled to sacrifice their career to appease known trolls in the illustration community. Being put in …

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Prayer for Peace in Jerusalem

Events, News / 05/12/2021

Progressive Zionists of California stands against the mounting violence in Jerusalem. We call on Israeli, Palestinian, and global leadership to support measures and use language to de-escalate tensions before war breaks out.  To achieve this, Israeli leadership must rein in Jerusalem authorities and mete out consequences for avoidable failures in public policy and policing that …

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Spring Convention Successes

Meetings, News / 05/03/2021

(Sacramento, CA, May, 02, 2021) Progressive Zionists of California is encouraged by the California Democratic Party’s endorsement of timely hate crime and police reform legislation, and by exciting progress on support for an International Fund for Israeli Palestinian Peace at its annual convention. In the Resolutions Committee, we worked on many fronts supporting the people-to-people …

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Statement on Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Approval

Legislation, Meetings, News / 03/19/2021

Progressive Zionists of California Executive Director Susan George:  PZC would like to thank our supporters and partners, who joined forces over the last year and a half to ensure that the final version of the Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum (ESMC) addresses, rather than spreads, antisemitism.  In August 2019, the California Department of Education (CDE) released …

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Long Beach City College Board of Trustees Criticized for Not Voting on IHRA Resolution

Meetings, News / 02/17/2021

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler February 17, 2021 Jewish groups are criticizing the Long Beach City College Board of Trustees for not voting on a resolution adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism during their January 27 meeting. During the meeting, which was the same day as International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Trustee Sunny …

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California progressives get pushback on Zionism ‘litmus test’

News / 02/11/2021

J The Jewish News Rachel Raskin-Zrihen FEBRUARY 9, 2021 Agroup of liberal Zionists based in Solano County is organizing against what its members see as an effort within the progressive wing of the state Democratic Party to ostracize supporters of Israel. The Progressive Zionists of California announced Jan. 26 that it had launched a petition …

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