Bend the Arc

Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice is a progressive Jewish political organization that blends advocacy, community organizing, and leadership training.[1][2] The organization advocates for a more equal and just society, focusing strictly on domestic issues. Bend the Arc does not deal with issues related to Israel.[3][4]

According to a profile of the group published by Tablet Magazine, they claim "to speak for American Jewry," though Bend the Arc spokesperson Logan Smith admits the group has "no active dues-paying members who participate in the shaping of their agenda."[5]

The organization was formed in 2012 from the merger of Jewish Funds for Justice and the Progressive Jewish Alliance.[6]

Bend the Arc has been noted for its work protesting the policies of the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.[3][7] Leaders of the organizations have argued that Trump has emboldened white nationalism, and disrupted an October 2019 speech by Trump in Pittsburgh by chanting "Trump Endangered Jews."[8][9][10]

Stosh Cotler became Bend the Arc's Executive Vice President in 2011 and CEO in 2014.[2] When Cotler became CEO, The Forward noted that she was "one of the few women leading a national Jewish group of its size."[11]

References
  1. Dashefsky, Arnold; Sheskin, Ira M. (2016-02-03). American Jewish Year Book 2015: The Annual Record of the North American Jewish Communities. Springer. ISBN 9783319245058.
  2. "Stosh Cotler | Jewish Women's Archive". jwa.org. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  3. Gruskin, Rachel Fayne (2017-01-12). "Bend the Arc Seeks Solidarity". Atlanta Jewish Times. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  4. Stein, Sam (2012-07-18). "Jewish Advocacy Group Launches PAC To Take Heat Off Israel". HuffPost. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  5. "Bending the Jews". Tablet Magazine. 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  6. "Merged social justice groups become Bend the Arc". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  7. "Building A Nationwide Jewish Resistance". The Forward. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  8. JTA. "14 Jewish activists arrested protesting Trump visit to Pittsburgh". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  9. Phillips, Aleks. "Activists heckle 'Trump endangers Jews' during president's speech in Pittsburgh". www.thejc.com. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  10. Palmer, Ewan (2019-10-24). "Jewish protesters explain why they disrupted Trump's Pittsburgh speech, blast president's "ugly rhetoric and policies of fear"". Newsweek. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  11. Wiener, Julie (January 10, 2014). "Bend the Arc Leader Stosh Cotler Has Radical Streak — and Black Belt". The Forward. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
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