Reform Movement Policy
In a 1981 resolution Reparations to American Citizens of Japanese Descent, the Union of Reform Judaism called upon Congress "to assert its moral and constitutional responsibilities to legislate reasonable reparations for the Japanese-Americans" who were forced to relocate to internment camps. In 2001, the URJ passed a resolution on Religious Persecution In China, which called upon the government of China to “End all persecution, including that of members of religious and ethnic minorities.” In 2003, the Commission on Social Action passed a resolution on North Korea, encouraging the U.S. government to “engage promptly in diplomacy and negotiations with North Korea to attempt to resolve differences.” A 1987 CCAR resolution, On the Growing Importance of the Hispanic and Asian Communities in the United States, calls for Jewish outreach to and interaction with Asian communities on areas of mutual concern.
