Genocide
WHEREAS the International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide was adopted unanimously by the United Nations and signed by the United States in 1948 as a response to the unspeakable crimes committed by the Hitler regime before and during World War II;
Dealing with Substance Abuse
Background
Drug and alcohol abuse continues to plague our society. We are deeply alarmed by the devastation such abuse causes the family and by the ever growing costs to society, not only monetary, but also in the loss of human resources.
AIDS
58th General Assembly
November 1985
Los Angeles, California
The Need for Action in Sudan
RESOLUTION ON
The Need for Action in Sudan
Submitted by the Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism
For Consideration by
Establishing a Comprehensive System of Care for Persons with Mental Illnesses
Background
Jewish Genetic Diseases
Background
Women in Jewish Professional Life
Adopted at the 62nd General Assembly
October, 1993
San Francisco, CA
Background
Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism
The Union of American Hebrew Congregations grieves over the tragic cycle of violence that grips the administered territories. Violence provokes violence, and one day's instigator becomes the next day's victim.
Health Care and Health Insurance
Judaism teaches us that when there is a way to alleviate suffering, not to do so is to deny our responsibility to humankind. The question "Am I my brother's keeper?" has always been answered affirmatively by Jewish tradition.
Breast Cancer, Genetic Testing, and Health Insurance Discrimination
Adopted by the General Assembly
Union of American Hebrew Congregations
October 29-November 2, 1997 Dallas