Progressive Jewish Alliance
- Progressive Jewish Alliance
The Progressive Jewish Alliance (PJA) was founded in 1999 by Jewish Angelenos who broke away from the Los Angeles chapter of the American Jewish Congress. They sought to assert an authentic progressive Jewish presence in the campaigns for social justice in Southern California, home to the United States' second largest Jewish community. In February 2005, PJA expanded by opening a San Francisco Bay Area chapter. The PJA works for social justice, judicial reform and improved working conditions. They also try to facilitate dialogue between non-violent young offenders and their victims and between Jews and Muslims.
They run the Jeremiah Fellowship, a project to train young people to be future Jewish social justice leaders. In addition, the PJA sponsors education programs and quarterly holiday events on the intersection of art, culture and politics.
External links
* [http://www.pjalliance.org JPA's website]
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