This is not okay.

We, along with the rest of the Jewish community, mourn the tragic loss of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. We are outraged that the systemic racism within our society—and the Minneapolis Police Department in particular—continues to affect the Black community and Jews of color. 

As Jews, we are called to stand up to oppression and persecution. This cannot continue. We are listening. We are reflecting. We are working alongside our neighbors to create a world we can be proud to live in.

MJF has contributed to the Urban League Twin Cities, a historic organization that has been working for nearly a century to bring equity, justice, and power to the local Black community—and which will continue to do so long after the Twin Cities are in the headlines.

We are proud to be part of a community that responds quickly to crises, and we encourage the Jewish community to continue volunteering and/or contributing to one of the many causes seeking donations at this time, including:

The George Floyd Memorial Fund

The Legal Rights Center (provides criminal defense and restorative justice services to low-income people of color in Hennepin County)

Lake Street Council (rebuilding small businesses and nonprofits on Lake Street)

Association for Black Economic Power's Pimento Relief Fund (providing relief to black businesses impacted by the uprising)

Minnesota Voice (a coalition of non-profit organizations working toward permanent change in racial, social, and economic justice)

Midtown Global Market Fund (repairing damage and rebuilding small business throughout the MGM community)

Northside Funders Group/WBC (supporting North Minneapolis businesses that have been impacted by COVID-19 and the recent uprising)