STATEMENT ON ELECTION FAIRNESS
The Pennsylvania Jewish Coalition and its constituent Federations are cognizant of the divisive rhetoric that has permeated this election season and the threats of voter intimidation and suppression that have surfaced in recent weeks. We reaffirm that the bedrock of...
Pennsylvania Jewish Coalition Thanks Pennsylvania Legislature for their Unanimous Support of Israel
The Pennsylvania Jewish Coalition (PJC) commends the Pennsylvania Senate and House of Representatives for unanimously passing Resolutions to Support and Stand with Israel following the unprovoked terrorist attack by Hamas in which over 1,400 Israelis were killed, over...
Statement from Pennsylvania Jewish Coalition Chair Marc Zucker Regarding National Unrest
The Pennsylvania Jewish Coalition is heartened and inspired by the outpouring of strong statements by Jewish communities across Pennsylvania, expressing grief over the killing of George Floyd and solidarity with peaceful protesters and broad coalitions calling for...
Governor Signs Non-Profit Security Grant Program
Governor Tom Wolf has signed Act 83 of 2019 into law. This Act authorizes $5 million in security grants for non-profit communal facilities (including synagogues, mosques, churches, YMCAs, JCCs, JFS, senior centers, etc.).
Pennsylvania Jewish Coalition Expresses Gratitude to the General Assembly for Authorizing Non-Profit Security Grants
Following on the heels of a unanimous Senate vote last week, the Pennsylvania Jewish Coalition (PJC) celebrated today’s swift action by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, concurring in the Senate amendment to House Bill 859, which provides $5 million in...
Fighting Anti-Semitism
The Pennsylvania Jewish Coalition (PJC) Board of Directors, representatives from the Jewish Federations in Pennsylvania, Jewish (including partially Jewish) elected officials in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and Senate, and representatives from the...
Pennsylvania Jewish Coalition Mourns for the Victims of the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting and Condemns These Horrific Acts of Hate and Violence.
Statement from Pennsylvania Jewish Coalition (PJC) Chairman Marc Zucker The Pennsylvania Jewish Coalition (PJC) joins hands with Jewish communities across the Commonwealth and all people of conscience in mourning the victims of what we believe to be the first mass...
Holocaust Education Successfully Reaches 93% of the Public and Charter Schools in Pennsylvania
November 9, 2017 The Pennsylvania Jewish Coalition (PJC) commends the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Act 70 of 2014 Task Force (comprised of professional educators focused on the Holocaust, genocide and human rights violations) on reaching their goal of...
Pennsylvania Jewish Coalition Applauds Trade Agreement between Pennsylvania and Israel
The Pennsylvania Jewish Coalition (PJC) commends the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) and the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) on the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to encourage cooperation in industrial research...
PA Budget Struggles Continue, Jewish Education Programs Sustained For Now
By Marissa Stern; Jewish Exponent September 20, 2017 The ongoing budget crisis the state has faced since approving a spending plan in late June is full of big numbers and bigger confusion — namely how to pay for the already approved spending plan. But it seems that...