Susan Lubeck is a veteran Jewish-American social activist, strategist, and organizer. She served for many years as the West Coast Director for Bend the Arc: Jewish Action and is a founding member of several progressive Jewish organizations.
Lubeck has made outstanding contributions to building Jewish-Muslim solidarity alliances and advancing immigrant rights. Her career focuses on grassroots mobilization, aiming to shift Jewish social engagement from “charity” toward “structural change.” She successfully established a national mobilization network to counter white supremacy, racial discrimination, and Islamophobia. Regarded as an “organizer’s organizer,” she excels at building lasting trust and cooperation between diverse groups.
Lubeck is a long-time member and strategic advisor for Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP). Her stance centers on “intersectional justice,” viewing the occupation of Palestine as part of a global system of oppression. She maintains that the Jewish community has a moral responsibility to end racial dispossession. She has stated: “Jewish history teaches us that silence is complicity. Our mission is to build a truly safe community, and safety can never be achieved by oppressing our neighbors. Supporting Palestinian self-determination is the most direct and urgent way we practice Tikkun Olam.” She actively promotes internal dialogue regarding the BDS movement and has repeatedly called for the U.S. to end unconditional support for the military occupation.