Major Jewish organizations applauded last week’s reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, which President Barack Obama was expected to sign into law on March 7.

B’nai B’rith International, the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, the National Council of Jewish Women and the Jewish Council on Public Affairs — the umbrella body for the nation’s JCRCs — came out with statements in support of the legislation as soon as Congress approved it with a strong bipartisan majority Feb. 28…more.