Message from the Board Chair, Rick Chase

It takes power to achieve justice and prosperity Coalition and a recipient of a national for all. But power doesn’t require or only reside Environmental Justice award from the in powerful people. Regular Jewish people Environmental Protection Agency for working in coalition with other Jews and with securing the three additional light-rail people of other faiths and from other stations in the most transit-dependent Jewish communities in pursuit of economic, social, and neighborhoods along the University Avenue racial justice is the way Jewish Community central transit corridor. Action (JCA) builds power.

Jewish Community Action is organizing to Preserving wealth Community protect the rights and to voice the concerns of and stability in immigrants and workers through educational disadvantaged campaigns and efforts to pass comprehensive neighborhoods and organizing to immigration reform. Action protect the rights and to voice the concerns We continue to support and work with the of immigrants and local Liberian community to extend their workers – these have legal status and to achieve permanent been JCA’s hallmarks residency for this community and other of power in the past refugees under temporary protective status. Annual Report year. Growing our Congressman Ellison is a key ally and is the membership base, chief author and leader for permanent our relationships residency. within coalitions, and 2010 Jewish justice As part of a national immigration education leaders for campaign, we tomorrow – these “JCA is growing our membership base, launched, We are the ways Were Strangers Jewish our relationships within coalitions, and Too, the Jewish Community Campaign for Action will remain Jewish justice leaders for tomorrow...” comprehensive a strong and immigration credible force for justice. reform. JCA continued to make progress on the “I Jewish Community Action is preserving wealth Am Minneapolis” campaign, gaining and stability in disadvantaged neighborhoods support from 4 members of the City through preventing foreclosures and economic Council and the police chief. Municipal ID is displacement and by ensuring transit equity. gaining momentum with over 40 Neighborhood Ambassadors trained in and doing work by Wards, with JCA members Recognized by the National Community working alongside community partners. Reinvestment Coalition for its strong Additionally, we have upped our outreach grassroots organizing, our Northside on campus with events at Hillel and at Coalition has built a cadre of neighborhood Augsburg. and JCA members working together to inform residents and direct them to JCA connected with more than 1,000 assistance for saving their homes. We have people in various educational and had recent success negotiating with major discussion forums supporting worker and banks to extend the time immigrant rights. These included a series of homeowners have to get the resources they programs commemorating the Triangle need to preserve their home equity. Shirt Waist Fire; the premiere of the JCA VOICE film featuring the common stories of JCA is replicating this work in St. Paul immigration among the Russian, Hmong, through the St. Paul Fair Lending Coalition. Latino and Somali communities; the These sister-city coalitions are working to documentary film “abUSed: The Postville simplify the loan modification process with Raid,” with film director Luis Argueta; and lenders and to make it a more transparent. Dvrei Torah during the months of March The Minnesota Commissioner of and April to educate the community about Commerce has agreed to be a strong ally in the linkage to our past experiences as an this endeavor. So far we have prevented immigrant community, our historical dozens?? of foreclosures. With more connection to the labor movement, and why power, we will save even more. it is still important today delivered at Beth

JCA is a leader in the Stops for Us! Jacob, Temple of Aaron, Beth El, Shir Tikvah, Mount Zion, Continued on page 7 Financial Highlights 2010 Financial Information Total Income $479,283 Total Expense $482,714

Income by Category Grants $246,850 Grassroots $227,527 Other $4,906

2010 Expense Allocation Program Service $362,591 Management and General $53,189 Fundraising $66,934

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JCA thanks these foundations, corporations, and congregations for their Directors 2010 generosity during 2010. Jay Benanav Adath Jeshurun Congregation James Ford Bell Foundation Family Fund of The Minneapolis Alan Bensman Adath Jeshurun Hesed Committee Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation Ralph Bernstein Aeon Foundation Sheltering Arms Foundation AFSCME Council 5 Jay Phillips Center for Interfaith Shir Tikvah Carol Bromer Alliance for Metropolitan Stability Learning Sholom Community Alliance Rick Chase, Chair American Jewish World Service Jewish Community Center of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet Greater St. Paul Area Squeeqee Squad Jenny Gassman-Pines Aronson Philanthropic Fund Rabbi Sim Glaser Array Financial Services Jewish Family Service of St. Paul Stephen and Louisa Hornstein Family Fund of The Greater Aurora St. Anthony Neighborhood Justice Witness Team of the Rabbinic Liaison Cincinnati Foundation Development Corporation Minnesota Conference United Still Ain’t Satisified: A Foundation Nancy Goldman Baldinger Bakery Church of Christ with Attitude Baratz Family Foundation Kaplan Family Foundation Nancy Kleeman Barbra Wiener Fund of Headwaters Kelen Family Foundation Stonebridge Communities Abi Kritzer Sudz Salon Foundation for Justice Klein Family Foundation Bill Lerman Best & Flanagan La Conexion de Las Americas Sunrise Community Banks Bet Shalom Congregation Lerner Foundation Surad Interpreting and Translation Seymour Mansfield Beth El Synagogue LISC Americorps TagTeam Film and Video, Inc. Judi Marshall Take Action Minnesota Beverly Foundation Lockridge Gindal Nauen, P.L.L.P. Julie Plaut Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Lubar Family Foundation Talmud Torah of Minneapolis Foundation Macalester College Tankenoff Family Foundation Andrea Rubenstein Bremer Foundation Mansfield Foundation Temple Israel Michael Zis Temple of Aaron Brochin’s Mark and Charlie’s Gay Lesbian Candy and David Gray Fund of Fund for Moral Values of The The Advocates for Human Rights The Saint Paul Foundation Minneapolis Foundation The American Jewish World JCA gratefully acknowledges the Casa Guadalupana Martin and Esther Capp Foundation The Jewish Council on Urban Affairs hard work and distinguished Common Roots Café Mayflower United Church of Christ The Keys Restaurant efforts of Steven Foldes, Margaret CommonBond Communities McKnight Foundation The Lebovitz Fund Levin, Reva Rosenbloom, Rick Community Action Partnership of Minneapolis Hadassah The Minneapolis Foundation Seidband and Jim Stein, who Ramsey Hennepin Minneapolis Jewish Federation Triangle Park Creative completed board terms during Community Shares of Minnesota Minneapolis Urban League Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity 2010. Council on American-Islamic Minnesota AFL-CIO UFCW 1189 Relations Minnesota (CAIR-MN) Minnesota Conference United UFCW Local 789 Crossroads Delicatessen Church of Christ UNITE HERE Local 17 Jewish Community David and Goldfarb Minnesota Immigrant Freedom United Jewish Fund and Council David and Mary Ann Wark Fund Network University of Minnesota Immigration Action Staff 2010 Debra and Gil Mann Family Miriam and David Sanders Family History Research Center Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Philanthropic Fund of Jewish University of St. Thomas Lauren Bastien, Community Foundation, Community Foundation, Walker Foundation, Archie and Community Organizer Minneapolis Jewish Federation Minneapolis Jewish Federation Bertha Adele Brown, Edward and Joyce Ratner Mount Zion Temple Eiser Foundation, Inc., Wells Fargo Mujeres en Liderazgo Senior Organizer Abraham and Sarah Wellstone Action! National Council of Jewish Women Tyshelle Cotton, Fiterman Family Foundation Western Bank Neighborhood House Flat Earth Brewing Co. Woessner Freeman Family AmeriCorps/VISTA Organizer Otogawa-Anschel Focal Point Financial Services Foundation Carin Mrotz, Paper Depot FrameStyles Operations Manager Plymouth Church Neighborhood Fredrikson and Byron, P.A. Foundation Lyudmyla Petrenko, Harrison Neighborhood Association Community Organizer Hawthorne Neighborhood Council Pohlad Foundation PRG, Inc. Headwaters Foundation for Justice Vic Rosenthal, RBC Wealth Management Heilicher Family Foundation Executive Director Resource Center of the Americas Hodroff-Epstein Memorial Chapels Melissa Rudnick, Richard and Rossi Shaller Family Housing Preservation Project Foundation Community Organizer Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota Sabes Jewish Community Center Dave Snyder, Interfaith Coalition on Immigration Schechter Dokken Kanter ISAIAH Community Organizer SEIU Local 26 IsenbergADR Also on staff during 2010: J. Peter Brull Fund of Seven Corners Printing

The Minneapolis Foundation Seymour and Susan Mansfield Suzanne Bring, Development Director Thank you, Jewish Community Action members! (continued)

Tom Abeles and Ruth Brink Lois and Paul Bloomberg Steven L. Derfler and Judy and James Gaviser Bill Aberman Victor Bloomfield and Elsa Shapiro * Draga Stankovich Joel and Kim Gedan Bonnie and Al Abrahamson Michael Blumfield and Randi Roth Nancy Devitt and Rick Chase Susan and Chris Geller Carolyn Abramson Cathy and Larry Bogolub Sherman and Lois Devitt Janice Gepner and Eric Newman * Stuart and Romy Ackerberg * Anna Bondarevsky Victoria Dim Yelena Gerchikov Dominic and Orit Ackerman Edward Borkon Barry and Cheryl Divine * Susan and Tom Gerhard Harry and Leslie Adler Sherrill and Irving Borkon Susan Doherty and Steven Mayer * Celia and Hillel Gershenson * Kenneth R. and Tracey Agranoff Thomas Borman Janet and Glenn Dorfman * Abigail and Jon Gewirtz Ron and Judith Akehurst Gene and Jane Borochoff Mary Doroshow * Tamar Ghidalia Robyn Alexander Edward Bouril Cynthia Dubansky Lois and Larry Gibson Jackie Alfonso The Brammer Shlay Family Fadumo Dubet Alan Gingold * John Allen and Sharon Benmaman Sarah Brammer-Shlay Janet Dubinsky and Howard Mironov Riva Ginzburg Marty Allen Aviva Breen Emily Duke and Daniel Sogin Larisa Giter Rabbi Morris Allen and Phyllis Gorin Rachel Breen Rabbi Shosh Dworsky and Rabbi Sim Glaser * Jen Alstad Eric and Sally Bressler * Mitch Multer Sandy and Ron Glassman Linda Alter and Lisa Capell Judith and Arnold Brier Jill and Robert Edelstein Fred Glazer Alexander Amnuel and Judith Brin Ingber and Jerry Ingber Robert Edelstein and Mary Crowley Peter and Harriet Glick Stephanie Lonetti Barbara and Robert Bring Arielle and Jonathan Ehrlich Elza Glikina Mark Anderson Rhonda and Randy Bring Rabbi Amy Eilberg and Faina Glikina Stuart Appelbaum and Jean King * Suzanne Bring and James W. 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Berkowitz and Carolyn Levy Dan and Cassie Cramer Leslie Friedman Donald Greenebaum and Robert and Pam Berkwitz Amy Crawford * Sheryl Frieman and Scott Smith Beth Honetschlager Lyle Berman * Antonia Cronin Janet Frisch Ida Greenfield Michael and Judith Berman Anne Cronmiller and Robert Rees Bernice and Michael Frisch Marcia and Lee Greenfield Sanford Berman Rick Linsk and Nancy Crotti Charles Frisch Sarah Greenfield Wendy Berman Tom Cytron-Hysom Robert Garfinkle Mike Greenstein Lisa and Alan Bernick Erika Dani Elena Garner and Matt Levitt Nancy and Richard Grobovsky * Ralph Bernstein and Julia Davidson and Jared Miller Barbara Garner * Barbara Grossman and Jeff Prauer Stephanie Sargent+* Lionel Davis Philip and Phyllis Garon Pam and Josh Gruber Kevin Besikof Barbara Greenwald Davis Lucille R. and Burton A. Garr Joanne and Bruce Gruen Rebecca Biderman Rabbi Alexander Davis Ninfa Garza and Jesus Torres-Garza Jessica L. Grunklee Gary and Bonnie Birnbaum Sheila and Buzzy Decter Jenny Gassman-Pines and Ben Weeks Sergey Gurevich Herman Birnberg Adele Della Torre and Spencer Kubo Michael Gaudio and Kerry Morgan Fred Haeusler and Leslie Martin

Thank you, Jewish Community Action members! (Continued)

Andrew Halpert Tasya and Robert Kelen * Allan Baumgarten Riva and Yakov Mints David J. Harris John Keller Rose and Jules Levin Dan Mogelson Jon and Judith Harris Ellen Kennedy Margaret Levin and Greg Nielsen Ella Mogilevsky Pat and Laura Harris Raleigh Kent Todd and Judith Levin Marshall * Lynda Monick Isenberg and Shep Harris and Beckie Skelton Jane Stein Kerr Irena Levine and Roman Brodskiy Jay Isenberg Rebecca Hartman and Eric Fleisch Carol Keyes-Ferrer Barbie Levine and Janna Mosesova Elaine Hartsman Lev Khazanovich Sara Lynn Newberger Maria Motskene Kate Havelin Phil and Mary Beth Kibort * Carole and Len Levine Sofia Mozozova Daniel Hawkins Leroy and Miriam Kieffer Edward and Noreen Levine Michael and Carin Mrotz Colleen and Greg Hayne * Ruth King-Smith Sandra Levine Gary Munk Elissa Heilicher * Helen Kivnick and Gary Gardner Bernard Levinson * Marilyn and Norm Munk Scott and Michele Heimes Rosslyn and Richard Kleeman Joyce and Len Levitan Charles and Susan Muscoplat Richard Heinrich * Georgette and Richard Kleinbaum Ann Leviton Deedra and Joel Muscoplat Becky Heist and Thomas O'Connell Morris and Sally Kleiner Matthew and Sharon Levitt Emma Nadler Joan Cleary and Jerry Helfand Deborah Kleinman McNeil Sasha Levy and Amy Litman Halina and Morton Naiman Dorothy and David Heller Kathryn Klibanoff and Maya Levyant Iric and Marlene Nathanson Steven and Bonnie Heller * Jeremy Pierotti * Tom and Rhoda Lewin Charles Nauen and P.J. Pofahl Liba and Jeff Herman Leslie and William Knoblauch Susan Lieberman Dianne Neiman Rachel and Christopher Hertel Esti Koen and Andrew Meltzer Sheila and Steven E. Lieberman * Bruce Nemer Laura Silver and Jeff Hertzberg * Sarah Kogut Sally and Jay Lieberman Paula and Mark Neuman-Scott Vickie and Bernard Hesse Daniel and Harriet Kohen Tom and Amy Lieberman Beth Newkirk and Cathy Heying Sally Grans and Ron Korsh Tina Liebling and Mark Liebow * George Rothenberger Phoebe and Rich Higgins Corie Kotansky and David Weinberg Sara Liegl Richard and Joan Newmark Arthur Himmelman * Cantor Mitchell and Linda Kowitz Pamela Lifson and Alan Braverman Bruce and Barbara Nordstrom-Loeb Neal Hines Joel and Laurie Kramer * Henry Lippman Charlotte and Irving Nudell Bob Hinschberger Marguerite and Michael Krause Judie Liszt Matt O'Brien Mark Hoffman Ruth Krause W. Matthew Little Al Oertwig Susan Hoffman and Nancy Gossard Linda Singer and Steve Krikava Rabbi David Locketz Naomi and Martin Oken Charles and Sarah Holtman Abi Kritzer * Allyson and Bruce Lomax Robert Oleisky Bruce and Anne Hope Terri Krivosha-Herring and Sally Lorberbaum Ruth and David Olkon Janice Hope Rabbi Hayim Herring Wendy Lovell Smith and Colin Smith Amy Ollendorf and Miriam Weinstein George Hrbek and Rich Kronfeld and Robin Doroshow Andrea Lubov and Allan Schultz Anna Olshanskaya Stephanie Morrison-Hrbek Lisa Kugler Ellen and Andy Luger Gwyneth Olson Dick and Dobie Hunegs Michael Kuhne and Sue and Eric Lund Ann Oppenheimer * Margaret R. 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Leonard Houmou S. Merab Tanya Pogorelskaya Michael and Donna Kaplan * Bruce Leopold Carla Merkow Renee and Michael Popkin Sylvia and Sam Kaplan * Yvonne Lerew Ruth Messinger Roxanne and Gary Portnoy Marilyn Karasov Mark and Lisa Lerman Yoav Messinger Gregory Pratt Judy Karon Adam Lerner and Mia Posada Amy Michael Riv-Ellen Prell and Steven Foldes Meg and Mark Karraker Mary LeSourd and Michael and Els Michlin Claire Press Darla Kashian and Samantha Grosby Rosanne Zaidenweber Laura and Brian Millberg Joyce Prohofsky Jack and Jane Katz Elyse and Ron Less Steven Miles and Joline Gitis James and Nancy Proman Jeanne and Bruce Kaufman Jack Leveille and Christine Kellogg * Marlene and Marshall Miller Michael and Jerri Pumroy Robert Kaufman Dennis Levendowski and Lisa Knazan Mildred Miller Rita Quigley Stuart Kaufman and Esther Malabel * Ray and Ginny Levi Nancy Miller and Edward Levin Peter Rachleff Erwin and Miriam Kelen * Marilyn Levi-Baumgarten and Michael and Susan Minsberg Laurie Radovsky and Thank you, Jewish Community Action members! 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Geoffrey Marshall Susan Sanger Robert and Claudia Solotaroff William and Elaine White Ed Rapoport and Janice Sathrum * Beverly Soshea-Fischer Wendy Wiegmann Anne-Monique Vos-Rapoport Beth Ann and Saul Segal * Wyman Spano and Marcia Avner Phyllis Wiener and Ida Rapoport Sue and Larry Savett Maj-Britt Syse and Mordecai Specktor Shayna Berkowitz * Phil Raskin Jon and Laura Savin Beatrice Spector Barbra Wiener * Barbara Ratner Laurie Savran Mandy Stahre Jennifer Wilson and Jeff Stites Joyce and Edward Ratner * Steven and Nancy Schachtman Sarah Steenhoek Alan E and Karen Winner Mark Ratner * Esther Schak Rosa Stein Jan Withers and Harold Londer * Marsha Raviv Karen and Paul Schanfield Jim Stein Warren Woessner and Iris Freeman * Larissa Ravkin Ben and Robyn Schein Sharron and Oren Steinfeldt Val Wolff and Carole Evenchik Phyllis Reider Dan Schlissel * Clay Steinman * Helen and Leo Wolk Rich and Jamie Reider Leonard and Linda Schloff Gary Steinman Jodi Wolk Joel Reiss Jay Schmitt and Joan Pearson Sherry Stern Robert and Debby Wolk Mary Ann Reitmeir * Martha and Stuart Schmitz Muriel Sterne Joseph Wolkowicz Kevin and Nancy Rhein Mary and Howard Schneider Acey Stewart and Jeff Levy Elana Wolowitz and Sandra Richardson and Art Serotoff Jeanne Schnitzen Rabbi Sharon Stiefel and Danny Schwartzman Robert Richman and Kristin Beckman Marlene and Mike Schoenberg Davida Alperin Bill and Raleigh Wolpert Claude and Laurel Riedel Marsha Schoenkin and Stuart Bear David and Sharon Stillman Ann and Dale Woodbeck Joe Rine David and Paula Schraber Martin Stillman and Philip Wright Niel Ritchie and Jean Johnson Lydia Schultz and Amy Susman-Stillman Dan Yavner Jeff Rivkin and Marilyn Colby-Rivkin Leonard Oppenheimer * Liba and Tom Stillman * Brian Zaidman Av and Nancy Robinow Susan Schumacher and Jim Kamin Cantor Rachel and Ron and Lynn Zamansky * Holly Rodin and Andrew Calkins Edan Schwartz Rabbi Adam Stock Spilker David Zarkin Frank and Janet Rog Myrna and Barry Schwartz Jeffrey Strand Terry and Cynthia Zien Sharon Rolnick Rhonda Schwartz Jack Stuart Shirley Zimmerman Cheri and Art Rolnick Ruven and Wendy Schwartz Maureen and Wayne Sultan Rabbi Marcia Zimmerman and Larry Rose * Sharon Schwartz and David Polansky Len and Linda Susman * Frank Hornstein * Lucy Rose and Mark Fischer Shira and Michael Schwartz Marilyn Sussman Gayle and Burt Zis Leigh Rosenberg and Subbu Sastry Stephanie Schwartz Les and Karen Suzukamo Deborah Olkon and Michael Zis Reva Rosenbloom Joseph Schwartzberg Gerald Swarsensky Sharon Zweigbaum Gail Rosenblum Walter Schwarz Stephen and Harriet Swartz Ken Rosenblum * Jamie Schweser Gary Swartz and Kristi Bader *Major Donor Lon Rosenfield and Barbara Friedman Barbara Scoll Rony and Viviana Szleifer +Deceased Deborah Rosenstein Emily Seesel Howard M. and Nancy Tamler Harold Rosenthal David and Renee Segal Jeff and Katherine Tane Chris and Vic Rosenthal * Thomas Segal and Amy Baum Marshall Tanick and Cathy Gorlin Uzi Rosha * Miriam Segall Tobi Tanzer Diane and Donald Ross Carol L. Seidenfeld Robin and Loren Taple Paul and Constance Ross Natalie Self Amanda Tempel Stephanie Ross Richard and Rossy Shaller * Buddy and Judi Tennebaum * Michael Rothman Peter Shanedling and Kim and Scott Teplinsky Cary Rothschild E. Rachel Ratner * Mike and Hannah Texler Beatrice Rothweiler and Neil Derechin Eve Shapiro Joann Thomas and Douglas Nopar * David and Rochelle Rottenberg Janet and Irving Shapiro Gary Thomsen Ilona and Robert Rouda Larry and Michelle Shapiro Victor Thorstenson and Charlie Rounds and Mark Hiemenz * Marcy Shapiro Cynthia Johnson Patricia Rouse and Lisa Albrecht Neal and Susan Shapiro Cathy Tobias Andrew Rubenstein Nella and Emmanuil Shapiro Irina Tovt Dan Rubenstein Daniel Shaw and Jackie Krammer Toodi and Frank Trestman Doris Rubenstein William Sheikewitz Barbara Tuttle Helen Rubenstein Amy Sheldon Esfir Uchenik Jim and Andrea Rubenstein * Judith and Neal Sher Frank and Shirley Ungar Rebecca and Andrew Rubenstein Doris and Edwin Sherman Zoya and Afanasi Vyhodet Wendy and Robert Rubinyi Estie and Jim Sherman Cookie and Ray Waldron Barbara and Larry Rudnick Susan and Michael Shields Kurt Waltenbaugh and Melissa Rudnick Alice and Lawrence Sholler Tracy Nordstrom Berneen Rudolph Eric Siedband and Carol Sarnat Allan Malkis and Diane Wanner Antonina Russo Dianne Siegel Robert Warshawsky Marge and Sherman Rutzick Libby Siegel Janet Watchman and Joel Weisberg Sandy and James Rutzick Marjorie Sigel and Paul Waytz and Susan Gray Ellen Ryan Richard Van Deusen Thomas Wegner Rosemarie and Mort Ryweck Janice and Alan Silver Richard Weil and Lindsay Nauen Tammy and Naften Sadoff Anita Silver * Beatrice Weinberg Gayle Saeks Howard and JoAnn Silvers Sandy and Carol Weisberg Linda and Allen Saeks Laurie Rose Simon Janet and Luke Weisberg Osman Sahardeed * Steve Simon Pamela and Daniel Weisdorf * Rabbi Jared H. Saks Lana and Andrew Slavitt * Barbara Weisman Alan Saltzman Lynn and Arthur Slomsky Irwin and Margery Weisman Martin and Ellen Sampson Joanne and James Smith Ben Weisner Nina Samuels and Earl Schwartz Ernest Smith and Elena Izaksonas Jon and Ruthann Weiss Miriam and David Sanders Rossi and Penelope Snipper Charles Weiss Tom and Sheva Sanders Barbara and Bruce Snyder * Mary and Jeff Werbalowsky * Van and James Sanders * Herman and Betty Snyder Rabbi Michelle Werner Victor Sandler and Kristine and Dave Snyder Gil and Natalie Westreich Annette Malinsky Sandler Mera Sokolinskaya Janice E. Weum * Timothy Sandry and Ellen Wersan Michelle Solomon Tom and Ardis Wexler

Message from the Board Chair, Rick Chase (continued from first page)

Adath and Mayim Rabim. partners and allies on these and other causes in pursuit of economic, social, and racial justice. I hope to see you there. Around the same theme, JCA held our 9th Annual

Immigrant Freedom Seder on March 27, which was a huge, multi-faith, multi-ethnic event enjoyed by more than Rick Chase, JCA Board Chair 230 people. The apex of the Seder can be seen on You Tube -- a video of many voices calling on Governor Dayton to veto any and all anti-immigrant and anti-worker legislation. Our VOICE initiative received a new large grant from the Bremer Foundation, increased the number and involvement of new leaders in the initiative, and completed a film honoring Russian people who survived the holocaust, WWII and other struggles. Despite the challenging economy, JCA had a strong year, expanding our budget and our membership to over 700 households. Our goal is to grow to at least 800 household memberships in the next year. We are working on retaining our current members, so expect a friendly phone call of thanks during the year. We are exploring ways to work more in coalition with ISAIAH, a collection of congregations who have committed JCA Seder at Mount Zion Congregation, March 2010 themselves to each other in order to build power for a Photo: Vic Bloomfield worldview that prioritizes racial and economic justice. Nationally, Vic Rosenthal, JCA executive director, is on the leadership team and is chairing the fundraising working group for the Jewish Social Justice Roundtable. We are looking forward to another cohort of Seeds of Justice fellows, about a dozen high school students, who spend the academic year learning about the intersection of social change, community organizing, and Jewish values through workshops and apprenticeships with JCA staff organizers. Indie Jews continued to build community outside of congregations, hosting Shabbat dinners and engaging programs. Indie Leaders have attended trainings and are looking forward to working on the I Am Minneapolis campaign as it continues to emerge. An extensive 18-month congregational organizing VOICE Participants at “abUSed: The Postville Raid” Screening, June 2010 campaign -- which will strengthen our base, build our Photo: Lou Michaels power, and potentially lead us to new justice pursuits to work on together – is in the planning stage.

JCA is growing our membership base, our relationships within coalitions, and Jewish justice leaders for tomorrow through concerted efforts by the JCA staff and board.

All in all, Jewish Community Action is stronger than ever, thanks to an active membership and a terrific staff of community organizers. But we’ll need even more strength and more power to meet the policy and political challenges before us, which, for starters, include 1) ensuring health case access for the most vulnerable Minnesotans and 2) opposing the constitutional amendment to ban same sex marriage. We believe cuts to GA Medical Care and the marriage constitutional amendment are unjust, undermine the character and well being of the entire community, and must JCA and NCRC Members at Temple Israel, February 2010 be opposed with all the power we can muster. I’m looking Photo: David Snyder forward to working with our congregational and community Non-Profit Org. Annual Report 2010 U.S. Postage PAID

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