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The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is a grassroots organization of volunteers and advocates who turn progressive ideals into action. Inspired by Jewish values, NCJW strives for social justice by improving the quality of life for women, children, and families and by safeguarding individual rights and freedoms.

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NCJW BCS HONORS RBG

In honor and memory of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, NCJW Bergen County Section celebrated her life at the Bergen County Courthouse on October 2 by circling the courthouse and then …

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NCJW BCS Members Attend Women’s Suffrage 19th Amendment Celebration at the Englewood Library

Friday August 28th, 2020 saw a celebration and reenactment in front of Englewood Library of the day when women received the right to vote.  Making noise with bells, tambourines, pots …

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COME & ZOOM WITH US TO CELEBRATE OUR 2020 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS!

Education is the passport to the future. Tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today. You are invited to a virtual meeting with our 2020 Scholarship Winners THURSDAY, JUNE …

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PROTECT ABORTION ACCESS

On Wednesday, March 4, #SCOTUS will hear a case that could gut Roe v. Wade. Slowly and systematically, states around the country have been chipping away at our abortion rights …

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GIVE US THE BALLOT: THE MODERN STRUGGLE FOR VOTING RIGHTS IN AMERICA

Once again, NCJW BCS is partnering with the Racial Justice Committee of the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood. Let’s join in a conversation with Ari Berman about voter suppression, the 2020 …

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CALL TO ACTION TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 24, NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY

Political strategists indicate that already efforts to ramp up turnout and swamp the votes in all strongholds has been going on at a hectic pace. Bergen County Section is joining …

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ATTEND THE YWCA NORTHERN NEW JERSEY 26TH ANNUAL CLOTHESLINE PROJECT, SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

  Click to view/print flyer. The YWCA Northern New Jersey healingSPACE will host the 26th annual Clothesline Project on the Green across from the Courthouse in Hackensack on Thursday, September 26.  Over 2,000 shirts …

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