Jewish Federations of North America launched a campaign for the release of Evan Hershkowitz

On March 29, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, the son of Jewish emigrants from the Soviet Union, was arrested Russian intelligence services on charges of espionage.

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Representatives of the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey immediately contacted Evan's parents, expressing their support and offering the necessary assistance.

Мanagement Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) prepared a collective petition to US Secretary of State Anthony Blinkin.

The petition reads, in part: “We appreciate all that has been done so far and urge you to continue to do everything in your power to bring Evan home. Evan's family are members of our American Jewish community. As is known, his parents emigrated from the Soviet Union, fleeing anti-Semitism and striving to live in a free society. Coming from a family of Jewish immigrants, Evan’s story is a familiar one to every American Jew, which has prompted our community to begin campaigning for his safe return home.”

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Jewish Federations held a special webinar on the campaign for the release of Evan Gershkovich, which was attended by more than 500 leaders of the Jewish community. The webinar was addressed by Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey, US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair, Committee to Protect Journalists CEO Jody Ginsberg, Wall Street Journal Washington Bureau Chief Paul Beckett, and Jewish community leaders.

“We are deeply concerned for the well-being of Evan Hershkovich. Guided by our Jewish values ​​“kohl israel arevim ze l'zeh” (all Jews are responsible for each other), we will not stand aside while a member of our community is in danger,” said Elana Broitman, Vice President Jewish Federations Public Relations “We have mobilized all of our communities, calling on the White House and others to do everything in their power to bring Evan home.”

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