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Basic Threat Evaluation and Reporting Course (B-TERC)
2023-06-28 08:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Barry Family Campus, 4330 Cedar Lake Road, St. Louis Park, MN, 55416
Learn to assist in preventing acts of targeted violence.
JCRC of Minnesota and the Dakotas is pleased to offer a Basic Threat Evaluation and Reporting Course (B-TERC), a one-day course that teaches participants how to assist in preventing acts of targeted violence, such as terrorism, school shootings, attacks on houses of worship, or other mass attacks. Participants will learn how to recognize and report concerning behaviors and intervention strategies to move individuals off a path to violence.
The course is developed by the US Department of Homeland Security and taught by certified master trainers from DHS’s National Threat and Reporting program.
Who Should Attend:
This course is appropriate for anyone in a public-facing role in institutions. Specifically, these roles will particularly benefit:

Ushers / Greeters
Security Staff
School Administrators
Teachers
Social workers

Registration required. JCRC will offer a complimentary lunch.

A Zoom conversation with bestselling author Yossi Klein Halevi
2023-06-20 12:00 - 13:00
Would you like a deeper understanding of the dual narratives that drive the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
Have you read Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor: With an Extensive Epilogue of Palestinian Responses (HarperCollins, 2019)?
If yes, we are proud to invite you to a Zoom conversation with bestselling author Yossi Klein Halevi.
This unscripted conversation, facilitated by Sally Abrams and Holly Brod Farber (creators of the groundbreaking Letters Project), is an opportunity to ask your questions about “Letters,” as well as Mr. Klein Halevi’s current thinking and writing.
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Zoom conversation with bestselling author Yossi Klein Halevi

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2023 Annual Event
2023-06-04 17:30 - 21:00 | Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel, The Depot, 225 Third Ave S., Minneapolis, MN, 55401, United States
Event Details:
Sunday, June 4, 2023
Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel, The Depot
225 Third Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55401
5:30 p.m. – Reception on the outdoor covered patio (Light dinner and beverages served)
7:00 p.m. – Program featuring Dara Horn (Program to be held indoors, public health conditions permitting)
8:15 p.m. – Outdoor reception resumes (dessert served)
9:00 p.m. – Evening concludes
Dressy Casual Attire – dress comfortably for the weather (outdoor reception on covered patio and indoor program)
Event is sold out. Please contact Nina Afremov to be added to the waitlist.
Annual Event Sponsorship Information
We encourage you to purchase your tickets early if you can join us since space is limited. If you are unable to join us this year, please consider making a contribution.
All tickets include a light dinner, beverage, a seat for the program, and complimentary parking.
Questions? Please e-mail Lisa Ferrier at lisaf@minndakjcrc.wpenginepowered.com or 612.677.2330.
Parking Information:
All guests will receive a complimentary parking pass for the Renaissance Depot parking ramp. The parking entrance is located on S. 5th Avenue, between Washington and 2nd St. There will be self-parking or valet parking available after you enter the lot from 5th Avenue. Valet will be available on the surface level on the left side as you enter the lot. You can self-park on the surface lot or go inside the ramp and self-park on either P1 or P2. Once you are parked inside the ramp, please enter the RED doors labeled “Great Northern” and proceed to floor 1. The red doors are located closest to the JCRC event.
Featuring Speaker Dara Horn, award-winning author
In her keynote address, Dreams for Living Jews, Dr. Dara Horn asserts that the astonishing power of the Jewish people’s resilience and capacity for reinvention is both the foundation for our culture’s endurance and the key to our future. Dr. Horn will challenge us to dream big to solve our toughest problems.

About the speaker: Dara Horn is the award-winning author of six books, including the novels In the Image (Norton 2002), The World to Come (Norton 2006), All Other Nights (Norton 2009), A Guide for the Perplexed (Norton 2013), and Eternal Life (Norton 2018), and the essay collection People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present (Norton 2021). One of Granta magazine’s Best Young American Novelists (2007), she is the recipient of two National Jewish Book Awards, the Edward Lewis Wallant Award, the Harold U. Ribalow Award, and the Reform Judaism Fiction Prize, and she was a finalist for the Wingate Prize, the Simpson Family Literary Prize, and the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. Her books have been selected as New York Times Notable Books, Booklist’s 25 Best Books of the Decade, and San Francisco Chronicle’s Best Books of the Year, and have been translated into eleven languages. Her nonfiction work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Smithsonian Magazine, and The Jewish Review of Books, among many other publications, and she is a regular columnist for Tablet Magazine. Horn received her doctorate in comparative literature from Harvard University, studying Yiddish and Hebrew. She has taught courses in these subjects at Sarah Lawrence College and Yeshiva University, and held the Gerald Weinstock Visiting Professorship in Jewish Studies at Harvard. She has lectured for audiences in hundreds of venues throughout North America, Israel, and Australia. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and four children.

“Departure Stories” Author Elisa Bernick with Rabbi Debra Rappaport
2023-05-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Capp Center St. Paul, 1375 St. Paul Ave, St. Paul, 55116
Join us for a very special evening featuring author Elisa Bernick and Rabbi Debra Rappaport in conversation about Bernick’s new book, Departure Stories: Betty Crocker Made Matzoh Balls (and Other Lies).
Elisa Bernick grew up “different” (i.e., Jewish) in the white, Christian suburb of New Hope, Minnesota during the 1960s and early 1970s. Deftly interweaving reporting, archival material, memoir, jokes, scrapbook fragments, personal commentary, and one very special Waikiki Meatballs recipe, Bernick explores how the invisible baggage of place and memory, Minnesota’s uniquely antisemitic history, and the cultural shifts of feminism and changing marital expectations contributed to her family’s eventual implosion.
Departure Stories will be available for purchase and Bernick will be available for a signing afterwards.
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For questions or more information, contact Irit Vinitsky at iritv@minnesotajcc.org.
Presented by the Minnesota JCC in partnership with Rimon and JCRC.

Yom HaShoah 2023/5783: Holocaust Remembrance Day
2023-04-18 19:00 - 20:30 | Beth Jacob Congregation
JCRC and Beth Jacob Congregation invite you to Yom HaShoah, Minnesota and the Dakotas’ annual Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration.
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6:30 p.m. Pre-program Recitation of Names: Unto Every Person There is a Name
7:00 p.m. Community-wide Commemoration Service
Masks encouraged. Free and open to the public but registration is required.
Cant’s join in-person? Livestream via Beth Jacob Congregation
The Yom HaShoah Commemoration is co-sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas, Beth Jacob Congregation, Children of Holocaust Survivors Association of Minnesota (CHAIM), Minneapolis Jewish Federation, St. Paul Jewish Federation, Generations After MN, and the Micki and Mort Naiman Holocaust Education Fund.

JRLC Day On The Hill
2023-03-29 18:30 - 21:00
Joint Religious Legislative Coalition: Jewish, Protestant, Muslim, and Catholic partners advocating for public policies that promote the common good in Minnesota
Our schedule this year will include a virtual issue brief and advocacy training program from 6:30-8:45pm on March 29th over Zoom. We are recommending individuals and District Leaders schedule legislator appointments for the following day, March 30th.
Register for our Day on the Hill hereFind your district here
If your district currently has a District Leader, your contact information will be sent to them after you register so they can coordinate dates and times for legislator meetings. If your district does not have a District Leader this year, we will have individuals schedule their own appointments. Resources will be sent to you on best practices in scheduling and facilitating legislator meetings.
Our program this year will be focused on homelessness in our state and advocating for HF1872, the Sacred Settlements bill. The complete program agenda will be sent next week. The JCRC represents the Jewish community in the Joint Religious Legislative Coalition. Thank you so much and email info@jrlc.org if you have any questions!

One Day Trip to Washington D.C. (USHMM)
2023-03-28
Register by Feb. 7
2023 Trip Flyer
Since 1996, the JCRC’s annual trip to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. has educated participants about the atrocities of the Holocaust.
College and High School students, teachers, police and law enforcement personnel, National Guard members, as well as unaffiliated community members, join us each year to visit the museum, spending an immersive day learning about the Holocaust and the dangers of unchecked hatred.
Participants must be 12 years and older. Under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Cost includes airline ticket, transportation in Washington, DC, and admission to the museum.
Please contact Susie Greenberg for more info.

Sioux Falls: Get to Know Your Jewish Neighbor
2023-03-15 19:00 - 20:00
Join your neighbors at Mt. Zion Congregation in Sioux Falls for a 3-part educational series, “Get To Know Your Jewish Neighbor.” Mt. Zion Congregation, founded in 1919, has been at the heart of Sioux Falls Jewish life for over 100 years. This educational series is designed to build connections and community. Come learn about Sioux Falls Jewish life and meet your friendly neighbors. Each session will begin with a welcome and introduction from a Sioux Falls Jewish community member and be followed by a short reception and opportunity for community members of diverse backgrounds to share ideas and reactions.

Part I, Introduction to Judaism (March 15 at 7 pm). Bring your curiosity, as we learn more about the beliefs, values, and religious traditions upon which Jewish peoplehood and faith are based. This program covers the common roots of the 3 Abrahamic Faiths, introduction to Torah, holidays, ritual objects, ethical principles, connection to Israel, Jewish diversity, life cycle events, Kosher diet, and more. Facilitated by Holly Brod Farber, JCRC co-director of Judaism and Israel Education.
Part II, Amazing Israel (April 26 at 7 pm). Let’s explore a tiny land that has a big story to tell. As Israel celebrates its 75th anniversary, learn more about Israel, a country brimming with biblical history and cutting-edge innovation, the Jewish homeland that is also a dynamic, multi-ethnic democracy. Facilitated by Sally Abrams, JCRC co-director of Judaism and Israel Education.
Part III, Jewish Ethics (July 12 at 7 pm). Together let’s take a deeper dive into Jewish ethics by examining a traditional Jewish text that gives rise to universal ethical values. Individuals can consider for themselves how the topic connects with their own intentions, practices and personal stories. This session is intended to expose participants to the Jewish tradition of learning ethical principles from traditional Biblical and other sacred texts. Facilitated by Rabbi Cathy Nemiroff of Mt. Zion Congregation.

All sessions are free and open to the public but advance registration is required.

Sioux Falls: Get to Know Your Jewish Neighbor

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Film Screening – Repairing the World: Stories from the Tree of Life
2023-02-26 14:00 - 16:00 | Barry Family Campus, 4330 Cedar Lake Road, St. Louis Park, MN, 55416
Repairing the World: Stories from the Tree of Life (80:00) documents Pittsburgh’s powerful community response to hate and antisemitism in the aftermath of the deadly attack at the Tree of Life synagogue in 2018 that killed eleven people.
For three years the film follows survivors, families of the victims, diverse community members, students and civic leaders as they examine their vulnerabilities and the impact of rising antisemitism, racism, hate speech, and gun violence. Against the backdrop of a tumultuous period in the country, a local community that has faced violence and trauma works to heal and grapple with what it means to be stronger than hate.
The film was produced by Not in Our Town (NIOT), the globally recognized team behind the public television films Waking in Oak Creek and Light in the Darkness.
Opening remarks from NIOT founder Patrice O’Neill.
Hosted by Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC) and Minnesota JCC.
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A Dual-Narrative Conversation for Experience Israel Participants
2023-02-08
Would you like a deeper understanding of the dual narratives that drive the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
Participants in Minneapolis Jewish Federation’s Experience Israel 2023 are invited to a Zoom conversation facilitated by Sally Abrams and Holly Brod Farber, creators of the groundbreaking Letters Project, based on Yossi Klein Halevi’s book, Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor: With an Extensive Epilogue of Palestinian Responses (HarperCollins, 2019).
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The first 18 registrants will receive a gifted copy of the book. Reading the book in advance of the conversation is optional.

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day
2023-01-27 13:00 - 14:30 | Plymouth Congregational Church, 1900 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55403
International Holocaust Remembrance Day: A Conversation with Rebecca Erbelding and Steve Hunegs
In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, hosted by JCRC, a conversation with historian Rebecca Erbelding and JCRC Executive Director Steve Hunegs around “The US and the Holocaust” a film by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein.
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Guests are encouraged to watch the full 3 episodes of “The US and the Holocaust” before attending the conversation. “The US and the Holocaust” can be found on TPT.org via TPT Passport or on TPT2.
#101 – The Golden Door (Beginnings – 1938) | Friday, Jan 13 at 8pm TPT 2
#102 – Yearning to Breathe Free (1938 – 1942) | Friday, Jan 20 at 8pm TPT 2
#103 – The Homeless, The Tempest-Tossed (1942- )| Friday, Jan 27 at 8pm TPT2
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Cocoa and Candles: JCRC Hanukkah Celebration
2022-12-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Brookview Golf Course, 316 Brookview Pkwy S., Golden Valley, MN, 55426, United States
Nosh and shmooze with community members and elected officials over warm drinks and Hannukah fare at our indoor/outdoor family-friendly Hanukkah celebration.
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Please contact Lisa Ferrier with questions.

Lunch and Learn: Antisemitism – Historical Overview and Current Challenges
2022-12-06 12:00 - 13:00 | ModernWell, 2909 South Wayzata Blvd., Minneapolis,, MN, 55405
Join JCRC’s Sami Rahamim and Laura Zelle at ModernWell for an overview of antisemitism and calls-to-action for addressing this hate. Laura and Sami will discuss old myths in a new era with historical context, fact-based descriptions of prevalent antisemitic myths, and contemporary examples of the perpetuation of antisemitic rhetoric permeating in society.
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Laura Zelle is Director of Holocaust Education at the JCRC where she has been on staff since 2005. Laura oversees operations of Holocaust Education programs and has been responsible for the vision and creation of numerous educational resources. Laura’s commitment to Holocaust education is evident in the work she has done to ensure that the local Holocaust survivor community’s stories and lessons are preserved. She presided over the creation of award-winning short documentaries about Minnesota Holocaust survivors, including her own family’s film, “In the Shadow of the Acropolis”. Two of her films received Telly awards, and she has produced a total of five films, co-edited the 25th anniversary edition of the book “Witnesses to the Holocaust” and has been published in an anthology entitled “White Teachers Diverse Classrooms.”
Laura’s creativity and dedication to anti-bias education is apparent in her latest project, where she became the project manager for the Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibition called “The Bias Inside Us” which is a four year traveling exhibition.
Sami Rahamim was born and raised in St. Louis Park, MN, and joined the JCRC staff in May 2018. Sami directs communications and leads casework response to antisemitic incidents in schools and workplaces. He also speaks to audiences of all kinds about Judaism, Israel, antisemitism, and his family’s experience with gun violence.

Special Kristallnacht Commemoration – An Evening with Nick Winton
2022-11-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Beth El Synagogue, 5225 Barry St W, St. Louis Park, MN, 55416, United States
Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, brought terror to Germany and Jews worldwide on Nov. 9, 1938 as synagogues were torched, Jewish homes and schools were vandalized, and tens of thousands were rounded up and sent to concentration camps.
We welcome you to join a special Kristallnacht commemoration at Beth El Synagogue, featuring Nick Winton. Nick will travel from England to share the story of his father, Sir Nicholas George Winton, a British humanitarian credited with organizing a Kindertransport of 669 mostly Jewish children from Czechoslovakia on the eve of World War II.
What made 29-year-old Nicholas give up his skiing holiday to rescue these children from the Nazis and how did he do it? Winton’s son Nick will tell his father’s inspiring story about the life-changing events that transformed the destiny of so many.
This event is free to attend, but registration is required.
Special Kristallnacht Commemoration with Nick Winton
Wednesday, Nov. 9 / 7:00 PM / Beth El Synagogue

SOLD OUT – ATTEND VIA LIVESTREAM

Nick will also speak in Williston, North Dakota, Nov. 6-7 to high school students, teachers, and community members.

Nick Winton grew up learning about ethics, values, and the importance of making a contribution to the community in which you live. Over many conversations during his childhood, Nick was encouraged to hear the facts and to then make up his own mind rather than being (mis)guided by the opinion of others. Nick himself has wide experience of the roller-coaster of life and speaks with candor about his father, living with tragedy and the importance of keeping focused on what is important in life.

This event is co-sponsored by The Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota & the Dakotas and Beth El Synagogue. We are proud to have Nick Winton speak to our community in association with last year’s Kindertransport exhibit.

‘Minneapolis: The Curious Twin,’ A Reexamination
2022-10-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Elmer L. Andersen Library, 222 21st Ave. S, room 120, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, United States
Images L to R: Skyline view of Minneapolis; Laura Weber, photo by Patrick O’Leary; Carey McWilliams, photo from the American Jewish World
Journalist Carey McWilliams wrote a famous article in 1946 called “Minneapolis: The Curious Twin.” It established an enduring impression of Minneapolis as the “capital of antisemitism” in mid-20th-century America. Join historian Laura Weber as she takes a close look at the “Curious Twin.” What was the article’s genesis? Who was its author? What was its contemporary reception? The discussion is based on her recent article in Middle West Review, which demythologizes McWilliams’ characterization of Minneapolis as the U.S. capital of antisemitism. The event is free and open to all. Registrations requested.

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We invite you to read both articles in advance of the talk:

Download “Minneapolis: The Curious Twin” by Carey McWilliams (1946)
Download “Minneapolis: The Curious Twin: A Reexamination” by Laura Weber (2022)

About Laura Weber

Laura Weber is an independent scholar and a lifelong resident of Minneapolis. From 2016 to 2021 she served as editor of Minnesota History, the quarterly of the Minnesota Historical Society. She is the author of some 30 articles on Minnesota Jewish history in MNopedia, an online encyclopedia of Minnesota history. Recent publications include “‘Minneapolis: The Curious Twin’: A Reexamination,” Middle West Review Spring (2022) and “Jews and the Civil Rights Movement in the American West: A Roundtable,” Western States Jewish History (Spring 2021), where she wrote about the Minnesota experience. She is also the author of “‘Gentiles Preferred’: Minneapolis Jews and Employment, 1920-1950,” (Minnesota History, Spring 1991), which won the Solon J. Buck Award for best article of the year in the quarterly. Laura is a member of the advisory board of the Upper Midwest Jewish Archives at the University of Minnesota Libraries.

This event is sponsored by the Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives at the University of Minnesota Libraries and co-sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas and by the Center for Jewish Studies.

Understanding Extremism and Youth Radicalization
2022-10-13 12:00 - 13:00
In ADL’s 2021 gaming survey, over 10% of young people ages 13–17 reported being exposed to white supremacist ideologies in online multiplayer games. Research tells us that this is only the tip of the iceberg, and that white supremacist propaganda and ideas are showing up in homes and in schools in increasingly alarming ways.
This webinar will provide a framework for understanding white supremacist trends across the nation with an emphasis on youth radicalization in K-12 schools and communities. Participants will learn how white supremacists target and appeal to young people, how they utilize online spaces, including gaming sites, what makes young people vulnerable to recruitment, and what the various stages of radicalization may look like among youth populations. Experts will provide strategies for talking about extremist propaganda and recruitment with young people, families, colleagues, and law enforcement, and will share best practices for engaging with youth in the wake of extremist incidents.
The webinar will particularly benefit adults who are seeking to address the rise of bias and hate incidents in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota’s K-12 schools and communities. Resources for continued education will be provided at the end of the session.
This webinar is developed by ADL and presented in partnership with JCRC of Minnesota and the Dakotas. Please note that this session is not intended to provide any legal guidance.
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JCRC Annual Meeting feat. MK Alon Tal
2022-09-22 19:00 - 20:00
JCRC is pleased to welcome Member of Knesset Alon Tal to speak at our Annual Meeting as we move from strength-to-strength in welcoming Jon Parritz as our incoming board president and thanking Judy Cook for her years of outstanding leadership.
This is a hybrid program. We invite you to join us in-person at Beth Jacob Congregation or via Zoom – registration required for either option. MK Tal will speak virtually from Israel via Zoom.
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MK Alon Tal: From Carolina to the Knesset
MK Alon Tal (Blue and White) will speak from Israel about his journey from growing up in Raleigh, North Carolina, to making aliya and becoming one of Israel’s leading environmental activists and scholars, and a member of the Knesset, Israel’s parliament. MK Tal will take audience questions and share insights into some of the most pressing challenges impacting Israel today, including issues relating to religious pluralism, diversity, equity and inclusion, and the environment.

High Holy Day Usher/Greeter Training
2022-09-18 13:00 - 15:00 | Beth El Synagogue, 5225 Barry St W, St. Louis Park, MN, 55416, United States
Sunday, September 18
1:00 – 3:00 PM
Beth El Synagogue
Agenda:

Introduction
Threat Environment
Overview of Training
Philosophy of Greeting

Station I – Shelter in Place :The Hide / Fight elements / Barricading / When is it okay to open-how to know its police
Station II – Run! Evacuation Training – How to lead others to safety / Signal police you’re not a threat / When its safe
Station III – Approaching Suspicious People: Warning Signs / When to get help / What to do if it goes poorly
Station IV – First Aid: Slow the Bleed /AED & CPR basics / What to do when you call 911
The training is free and open to all ushers/greeters/security and other synagogue or institutional guardians or leaders.

Ken Burns: U.S. AND THE HOLOCAUST -- Hybrid Advanced Screening
2022-09-08 19:00 - 21:00
JCRC is partnering with Pioneer PBS and the Fagen Fighters WWII Museum to host a special advance screening of THE U.S. AND THE HOLOCAUST — a new PBS series directed and produced by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein. The hybrid event will be held on Thursday, September 8 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Fagen Fighters WWII Museum Bomber Hangar’s Voices of Valor Theater and the Quonset Briefing Room where excerpts from the forthcoming three-part, six-hour series will be shown. The event will also be accessible as a Zoom webinar. The event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited and RSVPs are requested clicking below.
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Written by Geoffrey Ward, the film examines the rise of Hitler and Nazism in Germany in the context of global anti-Semitism and racism, the eugenics movement in the United States and race laws in the American south. Following the preview of the series, a presentation and discussion will be led by Steve Hunegs, JCRC Executive Director.
The Fagen Fighters WWII Museum features fully functional iconic WWII aircraft and ground equipment and vehicles as well as a WWII library and theater.

Basic Threat Evaluation and Reporting Course (B-TERC)
2022-08-21 08:30 - 16:30 | Barry Family Campus, 4330 Cedar Lake Road, St. Louis Park, MN, 55416
The Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC) is pleased to offer a Basic Threat Evaluation and Reporting Course (B-TERC), a one-day course designed to help participants identify and report threats or observable behaviors that may concern others. The course is designed to assist in preventing acts of targeted violence such as terrorism, school shootings, attacks on houses of worship, or other mass attacks. Participants will be taught how to recognize and report concerning behaviors, as well as intervention strategies to move individuals off a path to violence.
The course is developed by the US Department of Homeland Security and taught by certified master trainers from DHS’s National Threat and Reporting program.
Who Should Attend:
This course is appropriate for anyone in a public-facing role in institutions. Specifically, these roles will particularly benefit:

Ushers / Greeters
Security Staff
School Administrators
Teachers
Social workers

We are offering the one-day course in two sessions. Please choose one day by registering below:
Saint Louis Park [Register here]
Wednesday August 17, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Barry Family Campus, 4330 Cedar Lake Road, Saint Louis Park, MN 55416
Saint Paul [Register below]
Sunday, August 21, 8:30 am – 4:30 PM
St. Paul JCC Capp Center, 1375 Saint Paul Ave, St. Paul, MN 55116
There is not cost for the program. JCRC will provide refreshments, if you’d care to donate to cover the cost of refreshments, there will be an opportunity to do so.

Basic Threat Evaluation and Reporting Course (B-TERC)
2022-08-17 08:30 - 16:30 | Barry Family Campus, 4330 Cedar Lake Road, St. Louis Park, MN, 55416
The Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC) is pleased to offer a Basic Threat Evaluation and Reporting Course (B-TERC), a one-day course designed to help participants identify and report threats or observable behaviors that may concern others. The course is designed to assist in preventing acts of targeted violence such as terrorism, school shootings, attacks on houses of worship, or other mass attacks. Participants will be taught how to recognize and report concerning behaviors, as well as intervention strategies to move individuals off a path to violence.
The course is developed by the US Department of Homeland Security and taught by certified master trainers from DHS’s National Threat and Reporting program.
Who Should Attend:
This course is appropriate for anyone in a public-facing role in institutions. Specifically, these roles will particularly benefit:

Ushers / Greeters
Security Staff
School Administrators
Teachers
Social workers

We are offering the one-day course in two sessions. Please choose one day by registering below:
Saint Louis Park [Register below]
Wednesday August 17, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Barry Family Campus, 4330 Cedar Lake Road, Saint Louis Park, MN 55416
Saint Paul [Register here]
Sunday, August 21, 8:30 am – 4:30 PM
St. Paul JCC Capp Center, 1375 Saint Paul Ave, St. Paul, MN 55116
There is not cost for the program. JCRC will provide refreshments, if you’d care to donate to cover the cost of refreshments, there will be an opportunity to do so.

2022 JCRC Annual Event
2022-06-12 17:30 - 21:00 | Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel, The Depot, 225 Third Ave S., Minneapolis, MN, 55401, United States
Event Details:
Sunday, June 12, 2022
Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel, The Depot
225 Third Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55401
5:30 p.m. – Reception on the outdoor covered patio (Light dinner and beverages served)
7:00 p.m. – Program featuring David Horovitz (Program to be held indoors, public health conditions permitting)
8:15 p.m. – Outdoor reception resumes (dessert served)
9:00 p.m. – Evening concludes
Ticket prices: $250 ($200 tax-deductible) and $500 ($450 tax-deductible)
Purchase 2022 JCRC Annual Event tickets
We encourage you to purchase your tickets early if you can join us since space is limited. If you are unable to join us this year, please consider making a contribution.
We respectfully request that those who attend the event on June 12th are vaccinated for COVID-19. Space is limited.
All tickets include a light dinner, beverage, a seat for the program, and complimentary parking.
Questions? Please e-mail Lisa Ferrier at lisaf@minndakjcrc.wpenginepowered.com or 612.677.2330.
Parking Information:
All guests will receive a complimentary parking pass for the Renaissance Depot parking ramp. The parking entrance is located on S. 5th Avenue, between Washington and 2nd St. There will be self-parking or valet parking available after you enter the lot from 5th Avenue. Valet will be available on the surface level on the left side as you enter the lot. You can self-park on the surface lot or go inside the ramp and self-park on either P1 or P2. Once you are parked inside the ramp, please enter the RED doors labeled “Great Northern” and proceed to floor 1. The red doors are located closest to the JCRC event.
Featuring Speaker David Horovitz, Founding Editor of The Times of Israel

About the speaker: David Horovitz is the founding editor of The Times of Israel, the Jerusalem-based current affairs website that launched in February 2012. The Times of Israel, which provides independent coverage of Israel, the region and the Jewish world, is the fastest-growing news site in the Jewish world, and now also publishes in French, Arabic and Persian.
Horovitz was previously editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Post (2004-2011). Before that, he was editor and publisher of the award-winning news magazine The Jerusalem Report.
He has written from Israel for newspapers around the world, including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Irish Times and (London) Independent, and is a frequent interviewee on CNN, the BBC, Sky, Fox News, NPR and other TV and radio stations.
Horovitz lectures widely in Israel, the United States and Europe on Israeli current affairs, regularly giving the introductory briefing on Israel to Congressional delegations brought to Israel under the aegis of AIPAC.
He has conducted landmark interviews with a succession of Israeli and international figures, including all of Israel’s recent prime ministers, Presidents Barack Obama (when he visited Israel as a candidate) and George Bush, as well as Tony Blair, Vladimir Putin and, to the particular delight of his children, Paul McCartney.
Horovitz is the author of 2004’s Still Life with Bombers: Israel in the Age of Terrorism, and 2000’s A Little Too Close to God: The Thrills and Panic of a Life in Israel, both published in the U.S. by Knopf. He edited and co-wrote The Jerusalem Report’s 1996 biography of Yitzhak Rabin, Shalom, Friend, which was published in 12 countries and won the U.S. National Jewish Book Award for Non-Fiction. He was the recipient of 2005’s JDC award for journalism. In 2014, he was awarded Bnai Brith’s lifetime achievement journalism award.
Horovitz immigrated to Israel from London in 1983. He is married to Lisa and they have three children.

2022 Twin Cities Annual Yom HaShoah Commemoration
2022-04-28 19:00 - 20:30 | Temple Israel, 2323 Fremont Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, 55405
The Legacy of Memory is Infinite
Thursday, April 28 | 27 Nisan 5782
Hosted by Temple Israel, In-person and Online
2323 Fremont Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55405
Registration required for in-person attendance.
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Zoom information TBA on this page.
Masks and current vaccination status required for in-person attendance.
Pre-program Recitation of Names:
Unto Every Person There is a Name
7:00 p.m. Community-Wide Commemoration Service
The Yom HaShoah Commemoration is co-sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas, Temple Israel, Children of Holocaust Survivors Association in Minnesota (CHAIM), Minneapolis Jewish Federation, St. Paul Jewish Federation, Generations After MN, and the Micki & Mort Naiman Holocaust Education Fund.

Cocoa and Candles: JCRC Hanukkah Celebration
2021-11-29 18:00 - 20:00 | Brookview Golf Course, 316 Brookview Pkwy S., Golden Valley, MN, 55426, United States
Enjoy warm drinks, good company, and Hanukkah fare outside* on the heated patio at Brookview Golf Course.
After celebrating virtually in 2020, we are pleased to be gathering in-person in 2021 for our Hanukkah celebration. Join community members and elected officials for this family-friendly event.
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*while we hope the weather allows us to set up primarily outside, we will have inside seating available
For everyone’s safety, we are requesting guests wear a mask outside when they are not eating or drinking. We will have masks available along with plenty of hand sanitizer. Please also note that our event is open only to those who are fully vaccinated.

Yossi Klein Halevi at Minnesota Hillel
2021-10-12 19:00 - 20:30
Please join the JCRC at Minnesota Hillel to hear Yossi Klein Halevi speak about standing proudly in our own story while creating understanding across differences. This event is free and open to the public. Mr. Halevi is the New York Times bestselling author of Letters To My Palestinian Neighbor, the book that inspired the JCRC’s The Letters Project.
Parking is available at meters on 16th Ave SE, and in the nearby 4th Street U of M parking ramp.
In-person registration
Virtual (Zoom) registration
*Minnesota Hillel COVID-19 Protocol: Masks and Vaccinations are required to enter the Hillel building and should only be removed to eat or drink. 3-foot distances are recommended. We do not police this policy, thus, it’s “on your honor.” Students are currently 98.3% vaccinated.

Ambassador Dennis Ross Keynote Address
2021-10-04 20:00 - 21:00 | Minnesota Hillel, 1521 University Ave. SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55414, United States
The Academic Engagement Network — in partnership with the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas and Minnesota Hillel — invites you to the 6th Regional Short Course Keynote Address “The Abraham Accords and the ‘Normalization’ of Israel in the Middle East” featuring Ambassador Dennis Ross.
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2021 JCRC Annual Event
2021-08-11 17:30 - 21:00 | American Swedish Institute, 2600 Park Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Thank you for your interest in supporting the JCRC by purchasing tickets to our 2021 Annual Event. This year’s Annual Event has a smaller capacity than our past events at the downtown Hyatt, and we are unable to sell additional tickets at this time. Please email Lisa Ferrier to be added to our waitlist, and Lisa will follow up with you if a ticket becomes available. As always, we appreciate your generous support. Please click here to make a donation in support of our work.
Support Our Work
Please join the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas for an evening at the American Swedish Institute (ASI). Enjoy hors d’oeuvres and beverages in the courtyard of ASI (weather permitting) and view the exhibition, Kindertransport – Rescuing Children on the Brink of War. We will also have the opportunity to hear Nick Winton share the remarkable story of his father, Sir Nicholas Winton MBE, who saved 669 children via Kindertransport.
About the Speaker:
Nick Winton will present the story of his father, Sir Nicholas Winton, who organized the rescue of 669 children from Czechoslovakia on Kindertransports in the nine months leading up to the outbreak of World War II. Nick will share his experience growing up with this remarkable man, learning about ethics, values and the importance of making a contribution to the community in which you live.

Schedule of Events:
5:30 p.m. Courtyard Reception and Exhibit Viewing Inside the Museum
7:00 p.m. Program featuring Nick Winton (Mr. Winton will join the program remotely)
8:00 p.m. Courtyard Reception and Exhibit Viewing
9:00 p.m. Evening Concludes
Weather permitting the reception and modified program will be outside in the American Swedish Institute’s (ASI) beautiful courtyard and lawn, so please dress comfortably. If the weather makes it impractical for us to hold our outside event and should we therefore need to reschedule, we will notify attendees via email by noon on August 11th.
The Kindertransport exhibit will still be open throughout the evening as well as ASI facilities, with masks required when going inside ASI.
We also are now requesting everyone to wear a mask outside when they are not eating or drinking. We will have masks available along with plenty of hand sanitizer. Please also note that for everyone’s safety, our event is open only to those who are fully vaccinated.
There will be small tables with chairs and high tops for small groups, but for everyone’s safety and so that we can maximize social distancing we will not have assigned theatre style seating during the modified program as originally planned. There will, however, be monitors throughout the courtyard affording everyone a view of the program.

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United Against Antisemitism: A Community Gathering at the Minnesota State Capitol
2021-07-11 13:00 - 14:15 | Minnesota State Capitol, 75 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, St. Paul, MN, 55155, United States
At a time of rising antisemitism, we will come together as a community on the front steps of the Minnesota State Capitol to raise awareness and stand united against antisemitism and hate.
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The Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC), Minneapolis Jewish Federation, and St. Paul Jewish Federation are proud to have the following diverse spectrum of Jewish organizations and groups co-sponsoring this gathering:
ADL Midwest
American Jewish Committee
Chabad Lubavitch of Minnesota
Edot Midwest Regional Jewish Diversity and Racial Justice Collaborative
Hadassah Minneapolis
Hadassah Upper Midwest
Jewish Community Action
Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis
Jewish Family Service of St. Paul
Jewish War Veterans of the United States – Department of Minnesota
Minnesota Cantors Association
Minnesota Hillel
Minnesota JCC
Minnesota Rabbinical Association
Minnesotans Against Terrorism
Multiracial Jewish Association of Minnesota
NCJW Minnesota
Sholom
Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity
Students Supporting Israel
Talmud Torah of St. Paul
TC Jewfolk
Zioness Twin Cities

Living Room Learning - Operation Guardian of the Walls: Legal Implications
2021-06-02 13:00 - 14:00
Professor Oren Gross will discuss the legal implications of the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas.
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Japanese American Imprisonment During World War II
2021-04-29 16:00 - 17:30
Presentation by Sam Mihara
Sam Mihara is a second-generation Japanese American. His parents were born in Japan and immigrated to the U.S. in the 1920’s. Sam was born in the early 1930’s and raised in San Francisco. When World War II broke out, the United States government forced Sam and his family to move, first to a detention camp in Pomona, California and then to a remote prison camp in Northern Wyoming, where they stayed for three years. The camp was one of 10 in the United States. Together the camps housed a total of 120,000 West Coast residents of Japanese ancestry, most of them U.S.-born American citizens.
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Presented in partnership with the Twin Cities Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League, Minnesota State Mankato, and Allianz.
