NTJDC’s Mission

NTJDC maximizes Jewish support for Democrats at the federal, state and local levels of government.

NTJDC also educates the public, Democratic elected officials and candidates to increase support for Jewish domestic and foreign policy priorities.

We do this to promote both social justice in America and a secure, democratic Jewish State of Israel.

 

Please Join North Texas Jewish Democratic Council and Women of Dallas United For Action

For a Reception in Support of Luke Warford Democratic Nominee for Texas Railroad 

 

You may contribute online at https://secure.actblue.com/donate/lwe-07-13 or by
bringing a check made out to “Luke Warford for Texas” to the event.

North Dallas, Texas

Contact Lucas at Harrington@LukeWarford.com if you have any questions or to RSVP.
You may contribute online at https://secure.actblue.com/donate/lwe-07-13 or by bringing a check made out to “Luke Warford for Texas” to the event.
Contact Lucas at Harrington@LukeWarford.com if you have any questions or to RSVP.

HOST COMMITTEE: Louise Ackerman, Ann Gallant, Kari Gould,
Freda Heald, Marcy Helfand, Ruth Klein, Jennifer Owen, Kathy Schneider, Janice Schwarz, Helen Waldman, and Melvin and Ann Wolovits

 


January 27, 2022

Statement by President Biden on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

JANUARY 27, 2022

Today, we attempt to fill a piercing silence from our past—to give voice to the six million Jews who were systematically and ruthlessly murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators, and to remember the millions of Roma, Sinti, Slavs, disabled persons, LGBTQ+ individuals, and political dissidents who were killed during the Shoah. It was a destructive force so unimaginable that it gave rise to an entirely new vocabulary of evil: words like “holocaust,” “genocide,” and “crimes against humanity.”  We join with nations of the world to grieve one of the darkest chapters in human history—and to bear witness for future generations so that we can make real our sacred vow: “never again.”

This charge is even more urgent with each passing year, as fewer and fewer survivors remain to share their stories of lives lost and lives rebuilt.

As a child, I first learned of the Holocaust listening to my father at our dining room table. As a father and grandfather, I brought my own family to see its haunting remnants at the Dachau concentration camp. And today, as President, I’ll welcome Bronia Brandman to the Oval Office. A survivor of Auschwitz who lost her parents and four of five siblings, she could not speak of her experiences for half-a-century. Today, she’ll share her story at the White House—and speak for millions who never got the chance.

Today, and every day, we have a moral obligation to honor the victims, learn from the survivors, pay tribute to the rescuers, and carry forth the lessons of last century’s most heinous crime. From the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia, to a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, we are continually and painfully reminded that hate doesn’t go away; it only hides. And it falls to each of us to speak out against the resurgence of antisemitism and ensure that bigotry and hate receive no safe harbor, at home and around the world.

We must teach accurately about the Holocaust and push back against attempts to ignore, deny, distort, and revise history—as we did this month, when the United States co-sponsored a UN resolution that charged the international community with combating Holocaust denial through education. We must continue to pursue justice for survivors and their families. And we must ensure that aging survivors have access to the services they need to live out their lives in dignity.

We cannot redeem the past. But, on this day, as we mourn humanity’s capacity to inflict inhuman cruelty, let us commit to making a better future and to always upholding the fundamental values of justice, equality, and diversity that strengthen free societies.

North Texas Jewish Democratic Council in conjunction with North Dallas Texas Democratic Women,  Women of Dallas United for Action, and Far North Dallas Richardson Democrats are hosting a Democratic in-person primary forum.

Sunday February 6, 2022

2:00 pm (doors open at 1:30 pm)

Hilton Richardson Hotel

701 East Campbell Road

Richardson, TX  75081

 

Meet the candidates on the March 1 Democratic primary ballot in Northern Dallas County and Southern Collin County. Be an informed voter!

Mask wearing is mandatory.

RSVP at bit.ly/primaryforum

Hope to see you there!

 

Wednesday, May 12th, 6 – 7 pm

You are invited to a Special Online Fundraiser Benefiting
JAYNIE SCHULTZ, Candidate for Dallas City Council District 11

Register Here

DONATE
Sponsor Levels
$1000//$500//$200//$100
Suggested Minimum Donation $25.00
North Texas Jewish Democratic Council recommends you cast your vote for Jaynie Schultz for City Council District 11 in the June 5th runoff election. She is a lifelong community servant with over 30 years of business experience, holds a Master’s Degree in Urban Studies, served on over 15 local, national, and global non-profit boards, and currently Chairs the DISD CityLab High School Foundation. Jaynie served on the City Plan Commission for six years and earned a reputation of being smart, trustworthy, and effective. She was instrumental in working with neighborhoods to ensure development projects add to our quality of life, including the Preston Hollow Village project that brought desirable amenities like Trader Joe’s. A strong Jewish woman with a service heart and years of solid advocacy on Jewish issues gets our recommendation.
 
Early Voting for the runoff begins Monday, May 24th, and continues through Tuesday, June 1st, polls will be closed on Memorial Day, May 31st. Election Day is Saturday, June 5th.

PAST MEETINGS:

 August 5th, 7 pm

Many of your questions about school reopening were addressed in the panel discussion “Is It Safe To Send Our Kids Back To School?” Of special note are the answers from Leslie Stephens from DISD on what the plan is now (it can change daily) and Andrew Kirk whose views from a teacher’s point of view are especially enlightening. You will want to watch to the end to hear him talk about testing (not the Covid type). CLICK HERE TO VIEW

JUNE 25, 2020 – Zoom Panel Discussion on The Future of Policing in North Texas.

If you did not get to watch this discussion, you can watch it here.

https://youtu.be/q98I_8I9ETw

9th Biennial Democratic Primary Candidate Forum

JANUARY 26, 2020
2 – 4 PM, at the Wyndham Hotel,
7800 Alpha Road, Dallas, TX 75240.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW!Candidates in the following contested races have been invited.to speak.
President, Senate, USCD24, Statewide races, TXHD66, TXHD67, TXHD108, Dist. Judge 162nd, Dist. Judge 254th, Criminal Dist Judge #3, Dallas Caounty Sheriff and Dallas County Democratic Party CharAll other candidates have been invited to provide written statemenst including their Educational Background; Work or Political Background; and a Candidate Statement. which will be included in the printed Voters Guide that will be available FREE for those attending the Forum.

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