FAITH BASED ORGANIZATIONS'

POLICY STATEMENTS

ANTI DEFAMATION LEAGUE

all of the individual people in a particular ethnic or

cultural group are different.

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The Anti Defamation League (ADL) was established in

VE'AHAVTA LE'RAYACHA KAMOCHA (Love

1913 by Sigmund Livingston in Chicago, Illinois with the

your neighbor as yourself). We must try to love all

assistance of the Independent Order of B'nai B'rith.

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The

people because we are all alike as human beings.

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mission of the ADL was  to stop, by appeals to reason

and conscience, and if necessary, by appeals to law, the

MAH DE'SANAH LACH, AL TA'ASEH LE

defamation of the Jewish people...to secure justice and fair

CHAVERCHA (Do not do to your friend or

treatment to all citizens alike...put an end forever to

neighbor anything you would not like them to do

unjust and unfair discrimination against and ridicule of

to you). We must remember that what hurts us,

any sect or body of citizens. 

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hurts others as well and that their feelings are just as

important as our own. Before you call someone a

According to the ADL, there are Jewish values

hurtful name, think if you would like it if they

related to confronting bias:

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called you a hurtful name.

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TIKKUN OLAM (Repairing/perfecting the world).

IM AYN ANI LI, MI LI (If I am not for myself,

We must realize that an act of bias represents

who is for me?) This well known saying reminds us

something wrong in the world. As Jews, we have a

that we must look out to protect ourselves, but he

responsibility to act and do something that will help

also reminds us that we should not only look out

 solve  the problem or situation and make the world

for ourselves.  If I am only for myself, what am I? 

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a better place.

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LO ALECHA HAMLACHA LIGMORE, V'LO

ATAH BEN HORIN L'HIBATEL MEMENA

CHURCH WOMEN UNITED

(You are not required to complete the task, nor are

you free to desist from it). It may appear an

awesome task to combat all of the evils that exist in

 Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.  

the world. That should not overwhelm us. We

should merely try to do whatever we can, while we

 Love your neighbor as you love yourself.  

help others to do the same.

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Church Women United (CWU) has a long and consistent

V'YIVRAH ELOKIM ET HA'ADAM

history of denouncing and fighting against racism. Before

B'TZALMO (People were created in God's image).

most mainstream feminists confronted the bias among the

No one has the right to harm or harass any of Gods'

white middle class, Church Women United (CWU) acted

creatures.

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 to foster interracial cooperation. 

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In fact, CWU  may

be the first and largest autonomous, middle class,

NITZOR L'SHONHA MERA (Be careful not to

interracial, intercultural, and interdenominational lay

speak badly of others). It is always wrong to speak

evangelical venture in gender distinct ecumenism. 

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against others, whether in gossip or slander.

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During the historical period of legal segregation, CWU

established its  Committee on Race Relations  in 1942

AL TISTAKEL B'KANKAN, ELAH B'MAH

and approved policies in 1943 that forbade holding

SHE'YESH BOH (Don't judge a book by its cover).

meetings in hotels that discriminated against  non white 

Stereotyping is judging a book by its cover because

members.

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