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Reform Movement Leaders Respond to the Introduction of Congresswoman Cori Bush’s Resolution Supporting Reparations for Black Americans

Contact: Laura Frank, lfrank@urj.org, 267-234-1497
Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner and Yolanda Savage-Narva issued the following statement on behalf of the Union for Reform Judaism, Central Conference of American Rabbis, and wider Reform Movement in response to Representative Cori Bush’s introduction of a resolution supporting reparations for Black Americans.