Join us for 100 Years Since the Doors Slammed Shut: Immigration Restriction Then and Now! JCIJ’s Dinner in Community will be held on May 19, 2024 at Temple Beth Am in North Seattle at 5:30pm. Tickets required to attend in person or on Zoom.

We will reflect on the 100 year anniversary of the Immigration Restriction Act that was initiated by xenophobic Washington State Congressman Albert Johnson, who referred to the wave of Jewish immigrants at the time as "filthy, un-American, and often dangerous in their habits." 100 years later, we’ll examine the state of immigration today and how we can take action together for immigrant justice.

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Our event program includes remarks by King County Councilmember Jorge Barón, UW History Professor Devin E. Naar, and Brenda Rodríguez López, Executive Director of the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN).

We’ll feature storytelling by an asylum seeker JCIJ has accompanied on his journey and honor Pastor Jan Bolerjack with JCIJ’s Tzedek Justice Award for her leadership in supporting asylum seekers at Riverton Park United Methodist Church.

Our Dinner in Community will be catered by Project Feast, who empower refugee and immigrant cooks through hands-on culinary training and education.

After founding in 2017, the Jewish Coalition incorporated into a nonprofit last year to expand our impact through accompaniment, advocacy, and community engagement. We ground our organizing in Jewish values, tradition, and community while following the lead of immigrant-led organizations and directly impacted individuals.

All gifts are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law minus any goods or services exchanged.

Look forward to being in community with you to take action for immigrant justice!

Individual Sponsors are welcomed, and sponsorships come with either 2 in-person tickets while tickets remain or a ticket to attend virtually.

For Organizational Sponsors, please visit tinyurl.com/jcijsponsor.

100 Years Since the Doors Slammed Shut: Immigration Restriction Then & Now

JCIJ's Dinner in Community looking back at the Immigration Act of 1924, which originated in WA State, and the state of immigration today.