American Jewish Life

Jews United for Justice, Interview #1

This interview talks about how Jews United for Justice is maintaining safety, engaging their volunteer community, and adapting their outreach efforts during the pandemic.

00:05:17: Organizational mission
00:09:32 Community Building; Assessment of work; Challenges enacting social change
00:16:10 Organizational Mission; Assessment of relief work
00:21:40 Theological understandings of social justice and activism.
00:26:18 Assessment of relief work; practices to accommodate social distancing
00:29:15 mourning and remembrance; practices to accommodate social distancing
00:32:40 Assessment of relief work
00:35:51 Impact of Coronavirus on privileged communities
00:38:27 Relationship with government

Transcript

August 21, 2020

Iman AbdouKarim

Fatima Bamba

Kayla Wheeler (advisor)

Molly Amster

Jews United for Justice

Maryland

Baltimore

Oral history

Center for the Study of Religion and the City

Social Justice

Activism

Zoom

Volunteers/Service

COVID safety protocols

English