Building a Sustainable Buffalo for All
Combating white Supremacy and Anti-Black RacismBuffalo’s Jewish Community stands shoulder-to-shoulder linking arms with Buffalo’s Black Community as they deal with the aftermath of the horrific May 14th shooting that took the lives of 10 people and injured 3 others at the Tops Market on Jefferson Avenue. The Talmud tells us that: “Whoever destroys a soul; it is considered as if they destroyed an entire world” (Mishnah Sanhedrin 4:5). Our hearts and prayers extend to the families and friends of the deceased and to the larger community that mourns with them. May their memories always be a blessing.
In a blink of an eye, life changed in the City of Good Neighbors. These are times in which we must pull together and support one another. The Jewish community is here and will continue to be here for our neighbors; in Hebrew, we say – “Hineni” – We are here! With that, we wanted to share a number of resources for education, advocacy, and involvement that will help us build a sustainable and equitable Buffalo.
Understanding Disparities in Black Buffalo
The Buffalo shooting exposes how history shapes the present
The Harder We Run: The State of Black Buffalo in 1990 and the Present
Center for Urban Studies
A City Divided: A Brief History of Segregation in Buffalo
ppgbuffalo.org
Analysis of the Aftermath
Biden Signs Gun Bill Into Law, Ending Years of Stalemate
Great Replacement Theory
How to Help Short-Term
How to Get Involved Long-Term
What we can do?
By Deborah Goldman, co-chair; Adam Fogel co-chair and Mara Koven-Gelman, director