Cancel your subscription to send a clear message to PJ Library that Zionism is not Judaism!

We are Jewish families, educators, and other professionals who work with Jewish children who are disappointed and frustrated by PJ Library’s conflation of Judaism with support for the state of Israel.

As Jewish parents and educators of young children, many of whom are growing up in multi-faith, and/or interracial families, many of whom have disabilities, speak more than one language, identify as LGBTQ+, and do not often see themselves represented in Jewish children’s

literature, we were originally drawn to PJ Library because of your statements about inclusivity. We love that your website states, “Because there are so many ways to be Jewish, people may think their family isn’t the right ‘kind’ or ‘amount’ of Jewish to enjoy PJ Library.” Yet we see that PJ Library content does not live up to this standard.

Especially within the current political moment, there are many Jewish families who disagree with the United States’ funding and collaboration with the Israeli military. We reject the idea that all

Jewish parents or families support Israel and we are concerned that our Jewish children, who question Zionism and think deeply about their Jewish identity and the meaning of ahavat orchim, do not have a place in the PJ Library community.

Justice is a cornerstone value to Judaism, and this principle must extend to all people, including Palestinians and their allies. Time and again, we have seen how multiracial and interfaith solidarity has kept Jews safe. We are parents who have been told, because of our commitment to Palestinian solidarity, that we are not “Jewish enough.” We demand better for our children, and refuse to support the conflation of criticism of Israel or Zionism with antisemitism.

We collected over 350 signatures, communicated our concerns with PJ Library and provided a list of demands. However, we did not receive a response. Therefore, we are publicly canceling our PJ Library memberships as we cannot continue to support an organization that fails to address issues of inclusivity and diversity within its content. There is a template email on the next page that you can modify and submit to cancel your subscription.

If you are not ready to cancel your PJ subscription yet but would like to communicate your concerns to PJ library, you can email them at info@pjlibrary.org, or find your local representative at https://pjlibrary.org/pj-near-you/find-your-pj-community.