North Carolina Democratic Party Jewish Caucus

06/06/2026

Mecklenburg County! Meet your candidates! Be sure to RSVP for location👍!

06/02/2026

We support Pride all year, but this month we’re giving it some extra bling!

06/01/2026

NO EXCUSES VOTING FROM ABROAD! Over 21,000 people from North Carolina including active duty military, students and ex pats have voted from abroad by mail or electronically in our last election. Democrats Abroad helps to shape and turn out the vote! Jerry and I were thrilled to attend a fundraiser event for Democrats in Florence, Italy! These people are passionate about Democracy and how the U.S. Government affects the rest of the world. Need to vote by mail or electronically?

Click here: https://www.ncsbe.gov/voting/military-and-overseas-voting

Bonus Photo: Older pic of our daughter, Jackie voting from Edinburgh, Scotland putting her ballot into the diplomatic pouch at the American Embassy all safe and secure on its way to Mecklenburg County Board of Elections!

05/31/2026

Letter to our membership…

05/31/2026

A letter to our membership...

05/28/2026

On May 30, members of the North Carolina Democratic Party State Executive Committee will be asked to vote on the so-called “Genocide Accountability” resolution. As President of the North Carolina Democratic Party Jewish Caucus, I respectfully urge members to vote NO — or refer this resolution back to committee.

This is not because we do not care about Palestinian civilians, Israeli civilians, or the devastating human suffering caused by war. We do. Deeply. Every innocent life matters. This poorly constructed resolution unfairly labels all Jews as suspect.

But the North Carolina Democratic Party should not be adopting divisive and contested international policy declarations that go beyond the positions of our own Democratic elected leaders. Governor Josh Stein, Attorney General Jeff Jackson, and members of our Congressional delegation have not endorsed this resolution. Our Party should not get ahead of the very Democrats we are working to elect and support.

Just as importantly, this resolution comes at the worst possible political moment for North Carolina Democrats.

In 2026:
• Roy Cooper needs to win a U.S. Senate seat.
• Justice Anita Earls must hold her North Carolina Supreme Court seat.
• Legislative Democrats are fighting to break the Republican supermajority in districts where moderate and unaffiliated voters decide elections.

A divisive international resolution does not help us lower costs, protect public education, defend reproductive freedom, expand healthcare, or protect voting rights. It distracts from those priorities and risks alienating voters and donors we need to win.

Most painful of all, this resolution divides Democrats who otherwise stand shoulder-to-shoulder here at home.

Jewish, Muslim, Palestinian, Christian, Black, Latino, Asian, secular, and interfaith Democrats across North Carolina are united on the issues that matter most to our communities. We work together every day. We organize together. We vote together.

We can support humanitarian aid, peace, dignity, and safety for both Israelis and Palestinians. We can oppose antisemitism, Islamophobia, and political violence in all forms. We can mourn civilian suffering without turning our state party into a battleground over contested international legal claims.

Let us stay focused on the work North Carolinians elected us to do: protecting democracy, defending freedoms, and building a stronger future together.

I respectfully ask SEC members to refer this resolution back to committee or vote NO.

Lisa Jewel, President, NCDPJC

P.S. A copy of the Genocide Accountability Resolution is available on the NCDP SEC website at 006:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-9VfWasH8jNvFYsdFmKdJlBsprF43zkzEGJ0p9Iw1j8/edit?usp=sharing

05/26/2026

Truly breathtaking! In a city devoted to art, religion and family, the Synagogue of Florence, Italy is a monument to the Jewish diaspora love of Gd and home. With the cornerstone laid from stone from Jerusalem, its moorish design is a visual feast! The security was tight tight, but that did not stop people from touring the upstairs museum and sitting in the gardens.

05/24/2026

Thank you to ALL servicemen and women who have given their life in service to our country and it's freedoms...

05/19/2026