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JCRC Condemns Ongoing Comparisons to Nazis, and the Misuse of the Holocaust, to Measures being Taken to Prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19
JCRC Condemns Ongoing Comparisons to Nazis, and the Misuse of the Holocaust, to Measures being Taken to Prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19
Update -- July 27: “The post shared by the Republican Party of Wabasha County MN is appalling. As we stated over the weekend, to compare public health measures to Nazi orders for Jews to wear yellow badges is reprehensible and ...
Read MoreJCRC Welcomes Conviction of Nazi Concentration Camp Guard in Germany
JCRC Welcomes Conviction of Nazi Concentration Camp Guard in Germany
We applaud local Holocaust survivor Judith Meisel’s pursuit of justice July 23, 2020 The Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC) welcomes today’s decision by a German court that convicted a former Nazi concentration camp guard on thousands of counts of being an accessory ...
Read More100 Years Later: JCRC Commemorates Centennial of Duluth Lynching
100 Years Later: JCRC Commemorates Centennial of Duluth Lynching
June 15, 1920 will forever stand as one of the darkest days in Minnesota history. One hundred years ago, a white mob in Duluth abducted and lynched Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson, and Isaac McGhie after they were wrongly accused of ...
Read More“This is the work of all of us” | JCRC Supports POCI Caucus Package, Launches “Professionals Corps” with Urban League Twin Cities
“This is the work of all of us” | JCRC Supports POCI Caucus Package, Launches “Professionals Corps” with Urban League Twin Cities
June 5, 2020 We join all those around the world mourning the theft of George Floyd’s life. We hold the pain of George’s murder, and we maintain our call for justice, accountability, and change. The JCRC is proud to support ...
Read MoreMinneapolis Jewish Federation, St. Paul Jewish Federation, and Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas Urge Minnesotans to Respect the Curfew
Minneapolis Jewish Federation, St. Paul Jewish Federation, and Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas Urge Minnesotans to Respect the Curfew
We Honor George Floyd’s Memory by Pursuing Justice Safely May 30, 2020 On this Shabbat evening, Minnesotans are reeling following the murder of George Floyd, a subdued and handcuffed African American man, by Minneapolis police officers. This should not have ...
Read MoreJCRC Demands Justice for George Floyd
JCRC Demands Justice for George Floyd
We are outraged by the killing of African American George Floyd by Minneapolis Police Officers May 26, 2020 Minneapolis, MN — Steve Hunegs, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC), issued the following statement: “The Jewish ...
Read MoreJCRC Supports Minnesota Rabbinical Association’s Unanimous Position to Worship from Home
JCRC Supports Minnesota Rabbinical Association’s Unanimous Position to Worship from Home
Thanks Governor Walz for Reciting Portions of Rabbi Gittelsohn’s Iwo Jima Sermon in his Memorial Day Remarks May 24, 2020 Minneapolis, MN — Steve Hunegs, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC), issued ...
Read MoreJCRC Applauds Passage of the Never Again Education Act
JCRC Applauds Passage of the Never Again Education Act
We thank North Dakota’s Senator Kevin Cramer for his leadership to dedicate federal funds for Holocaust education May 14, 2020 Minneapolis, MN — Steve Hunegs, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC), issued ...
Read MoreMinnesota and the Dakotas Yom HaShoah Commemoration
Minnesota and the Dakotas Yom HaShoah Commemoration
In addition to the commemoration program, we collected testimony from survivors, their descendants, and stories of liberation. Survivor testimony: Dora Zaidenweber and Reva Kibort Descendant testimony: Helen Siegel and Dr. Allen Kuperman Stories of liberation: ...
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