Jewish Labor Committee

What Jewish Labor Committee does

The Jewish Labor Committee (JLC) is an independent secular 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1934 in response to the rise of Nazism in Germany and fascist movements in Europe. Headquartered at 140 West 31st Street in New York City, the JLC operates as the institutional bridge between the American Jewish community and the labor movement, positioning itself as "the Jewish voice in the labor movement, and the voice of the labor movement in the Jewish community." The organization is led by President Stuart Appelbaum and Executive Director Arieh Lebowitz, with a lean staff of 1-10 employees supplemented by lay-led local chapters across the United States.

The JLC's core activities center on coalition-building, advocacy, and educational programming rather than technology products. Its flagship recurring programs include the annual Human Rights Awards Gala, the Labor Seder series (held since 2000 across multiple cities), and the annual commemoration of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire through its United Hebrew Trades division. The organization maintains partnerships with major labor federations (AFL-CIO, SEIU 32BJ, UFT, Histadrut), Jewish communal bodies (Conference of Presidents, JCPA, ADL), and civil rights coalitions, and increasingly engages on immigrant rights and democracy issues through webinars, podcasts, and in-person rallies.

The JLC's business model is donation- and membership-driven. Revenue comes from individual contributions (with suggested tiers ranging from $18 to $360), membership dues processed through Network for Good and ActBlue, and likely grants, though specific financial figures are not publicly disclosed. Distribution of its advocacy and educational services occurs through direct engagement with member organizations, the website (jewishlabor.org), social media (Twitter/X), email communications, and a network of grassroots local chapters. The organization has no technology platform, proprietary software, or AI-enabled product offerings, and operates as a traditional advocacy nonprofit rather than a tech-enabled enterprise.

Name

Jewish Labor Committee

Legal name

Jewish Labor Committee

Website

https://jewishlabor.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1934

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Jewish Labor Committee is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1934 that bridges the American Jewish community and the labor movement through advocacy, coalition-building, and educational events such as Labor Seders and annual commemorations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labor Advocacy and Social Justice Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations (813930), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

Keywords

• Labor advocacy services
• Community organizing
• Social justice education
• Coalition building
• Jewish labor relations

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: The organization accepts donations through its website and at events. Donation amounts mentioned on the site include $360, $180, $100, $72, $36, $18, or custom amounts. The organization can receive one-time contributions or arrange for automatic monthly or quarterly donations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Jewish Labor Committee is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocacy organization that bridges the Jewish community and the labor movement through coalition building, public advocacy, educational events, and community organizing. It advances workers' rights, combats antisemitism, supports immigrant justice, and defends democratic institutions via programs including Labor Seders, the Annual Human Rights Awards Gala, Triangle Shirtwaist Fire commemorations, and joint webinars with partner organizations.

Product overview

The Jewish Labor Committee is a non-profit advocacy organization, not a technology product company. It does not offer software products, platforms, or modules. The organization focuses on labor advocacy, Jewish community outreach, political activism, educational events, and community organizing. Its activities include organizing Labor Seders, commemorative events (such as the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire), advocacy campaigns (against ICE, for workers' rights, for democracy), webinars, and annual awards galas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish OrganizationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe JLC is a member organization of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations (COP), a central coordinating body for American Jewish organizations. JLC President Stuart Appelbaum and Executive Director Arieh Lebowitz participated in COP briefings with Senator Schumer and have at times issued joint and dissenting statements with other COP members on policy positions.
• Jewish Council for Public AffairscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe JLC collaborates with the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) on advocacy issues. In February 2026, the JLC and JCPA co-convened a webinar on antisemitism, unions, and democracy. The JLC also joined with JCPA and other organizations in issuing joint statements on various policy matters.
• Uri L'TzedekminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe JLC co-sponsored a program with Uri L'Tzedek on 'Work, Workers, Workers' Rights, and Unions' featuring discussions with union organizers. Uri L'Tzedek recorded and distributed the program via Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.
• SEIU 32BJcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEIU 32BJ hosted the New Jersey Labor Seder at their district offices in Newark, NJ. The JLC organizes Labor Seders in partnership with local unions across the country.
• AFL-CIOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe JLC works closely with AFL-CIO, with AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler participating as a speaker at JLC events including the 2024 Annual Human Rights Awards Gala. The organizations share labor advocacy goals and participate in joint actions.
• United Federation of TeachersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Educators' Chapter of the JLC/Jewish Heritage Committee of New York City's United Federation of Teachers organized a Labor Seder at UFT Brooklyn headquarters, demonstrating collaborative educational programming.
• Anti-Defamation LeagueminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe JLC co-hosted a webinar with ADL on 'Understanding and Combating Acts of Antisemitism in Education' in December 2023, with ADL Regional Director Scott Richman leading the discussion.
• HistadrutcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe JLC supports Israel's Histadrut (General Federation of Labor), including endorsing their September 2024 call for a General Strike to demand release of hostages. The organizations share historical ties dating to the founding of the JLC.
• United Hebrew TradescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe United Hebrew Trades of New York, now the New York Division of the Jewish Labor Committee, continues the historical partnership. The UHT originally organized the funeral procession after the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and still commemorates the tragedy annually.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• American Jewish Committee: AJC is a large, established global Jewish advocacy organization with a much broader diplomatic and international scope than JLC. It overlaps on antisemitism response and Jewish community security but operates at a significantly larger scale with a wider portfolio.

Direct peers

• National Council of Jewish Women: NCJW is a Jewish civic and social justice organization engaged in advocacy on women's rights, worker protections, and immigration. It overlaps JLC on social justice advocacy anchored in the Jewish community, particularly on legislative and coalition work.
• Workmen's Circle: Workmen's Circle is a Jewish social justice and labor-heritage organization rooted in the Yiddish labor movement. It shares JLC's Jewish-progressive, labor-identity mission, cultural education focus, and connection to the same historical labor organizations (e.g., ILGWU legacy).
• Bend the Arc: Jewish Action: Bend the Arc is a Jewish progressive advocacy organization focused on domestic economic and racial justice, directly overlapping JLC's worker rights, immigrant justice, and democracy protection agenda from a Jewish community base.
• Jewish Council for Public Affairs: JCPA is the Jewish community's principal public affairs and inter-group relations network and a core JLC partner, having co-convened webinars on antisemitism, unions, and democracy. It is directly comparable as a Jewish civic advocacy umbrella organization.
• HIAS: HIAS is a Jewish-founded refugee and immigrant assistance organization that directly overlaps JLC's immigrant justice, ICE resistance, and refugee protection work, while drawing on the same Jewish communal advocacy network.
• Uri L'Tzedek: Uri L'Tzedek is an Orthodox Jewish social justice organization and a JLC programming partner, having co-sponsored workers' rights panels distributed as podcasts. It directly mirrors JLC's bridge between Jewish values and labor/workers' rights advocacy.
• Anti-Defamation League: ADL is the largest Jewish civil rights and antisemitism-combating organization in the U.S. and an active JLC partner (co-hosted a December 2023 webinar on antisemitism in education). It directly overlaps JLC on antisemitism response, civil rights advocacy, and Jewish community security.

Emerging players

• Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism: RAC is the social justice advocacy arm of the Reform Jewish movement, engaged in labor rights, voting rights, and immigrant justice advocacy. It is comparable to JLC's mission of mobilizing a Jewish constituency for progressive civic action.
• New York Jewish Agenda: NYJA is a New York-based coalition of Jewish organizations engaging in progressive civic and policy advocacy. It is comparable to JLC as a Jewish-community-led coalition working on intersectional labor, immigration, and democracy issues.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/JewishLaborC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jewish-labor-committee

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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