American jewish 250 committees
The 250 Commission
Within the Federal government, all 50 states, and many counties, a commission to prepare for the 250th celebrations exists. Our goal is to replicate the committee structure within the Jewish community to prepare for the community-wide celebrations and commemoration that would lead to our desired impact. Our team is prepared to assist you in creating a committee that suits your needs and builds upon existing connections with state, federal, and local commissions.
The 250 Hierarchy of Needs
We've developed our own "Hierarchy of Needs" to assist in preparing your community for the 250th, and have the capabilities to guide you along the entire way
Our experience
Using New York as our case study, we have been able to perfect the pipeline of establishing, connecting, and delegating the work of the Jewish 250 committees and relevant organizations already established within the locality
When the Klan came marching on
The Philadelphia 1926 Celebrations and Jewish Resilience
On June 24, 1926, Philadelphia Mayor Kendrick W. Freeland announced that the participation of the Ku Klux Klan in the Sesquicentennial Exposition, the celebration of 150 years of the American Declaration of Independence, was cancelled. Paul M. Winter, the Kleagle in charge of the Philadelphia Klan, said in response, “They’ll pay in the long run, all right.” Mr. Winter never mentioned who the “they” in his sentence are, but it's assumed that it was directed to Rabbi Louis Wolsey, senior rabbi at Congregation Rodeph Shalom and president of the reform Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR) which coordinated with efforts with Black and Catholic organizations to push the Klan out of the city’s events. Learn more about the Philadelphia celebrations, the rise of the KKK during the 1920s, and the actions that Black, Catholic, Jewish, and immigrant groups have taken to fight against them.