Christians and Jews United for Israel condemns the invasion of Israel on October 7, 2023 by blood-thirsty terrorists who committed horrific atrocities against innocent men, women and children. We are also appalled by the taking of hostages – including many elderly, women and children – and their confinement in unimaginable conditions in Gaza.
CJUI denounces Hamas and all other terrorist organizations who deny the Jewish people’s right to live in their ancient homeland and exist for the sole purpose of annihilating the Jewish State. We recognize this hatred of Israel and the Jewish people for what it is – blatant antisemitism as defined by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA).
CJUI mourns with Israel and Jewish people worldwide as we affirm Israel’s right to self-defense against those who rape, torture and murder. We support the Israeli Defense Forces as they do what must be done to ensure that Hamas can never again attack the Jewish State.
Tanya Gorlin, CJUI Board Member of Blessed Memory
Christians and Jews United for Israel mourns the loss of our esteemed and beloved board member, Tanya Gorlin, on Friday July 5, 2024. Her passing leaves a hole in the heart of all who were privileged to know her, love her and work with her.
Tanya was a tireless and passionate Zionist and American patriot and as such, was a highly respected leader in CJUI, the Russian Jewish community and Boston’s Jewish community at large. She was a major supporter of Friends of the IDF, the Russian Jewish Community Foundation, and Christians and Jews United for Israel.
Even as she was engaged in an excruciating battle with the cancer that took her life, she never missed an opportunity to lead the charge in the fight for Israel and America. Just recently, she played a major role in the organization of CJUI’s successful Jerusalem Day March in Brookline on June 2nd.
Tanya’s love and appreciation of the freedom afforded by America and Israel was informed by her life under communism in the former USSR. She was born in 1947 to a father who was an officer in the Soviet Army and a mother who was a musician. In her adult years, she earned a degree in English and worked at the Center for US and Canadian Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences.
During that time period, she became a refusenik and was persecuted by the KGB for her participation in illegal rallies and hunger strikes for the sake of all Jews – including herself – who wanted to be allowed to leave the Soviet Union.
Tanya was finally allowed to emigrate and arrived in Massachusetts with her husband, Andrew, and their daughter, Sophie. After establishing her life in the United States, Tanya became a tireless warrior for the values on which America and the State of Israel were founded.
She is survived by her beloved Andrew, daughter Sophie and grandchildren Winnie, Avi and Noami.
