CURE Says It Is Funding Pro-Israel Billboards in Michigan

The Center for Urban Renewal and Education says it is paying for pro-Israel billboards in Michigan alongside a yard-sign campaign promoting Black–Jewish solidarity. The Washington, D.C., nonprofit’s director, Star Parker, described the effort ahead of the November 3 Senate election. The yard signs have appeared in Detroit, Flint and Ypsilanti. Parker said the organization was funding billboards defending Israel’s right to exist and its right to self-defense. She said the aim was “to remind black Christian voters of unique and special reasons to stand with Israel.” The yard signs carry the message “Blacks and Jews Standing Together.” Neither the signs nor the billboards names a candidate. The outreach follows an October 22 interfaith roundtable in Detroit organized by CURE. Black pastors and Rabbi Aaron Bergman discussed the history of cooperation between Black and Jewish communities. Bergman, of Adat Shalom in Farmington Hills, said the gathering’s main focus was educating participants about antisemitism rather than electoral politics. The campaign is taking place during the closing days of Michigan’s Senate contest between Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers. Parker’s account describes the organization’s financial role in the messaging effort; the signs and the October gathering predate that disclosure.