JCRCUpcoming Events
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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.”
Join the Twin Cities Jewish Community for a special Kristallnacht commemoration, featuring Nick Winton, son of Sir Nicholas George Winton, a British humanitarian credited with organizing the escape of 669 mostly Jewish children from Czechoslovakia on the eve of World War II.
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. Register via ModernWell […]
Nosh and shmooze with community members and elected officials at the JCRC Hanukkah Party
A conversation with historian Rebecca Erbelding and Steve Hunegs
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 […]
Repairing the World: Stories from the Tree of Life documents Pittsburgh’s powerful community response to hate in the aftermath of the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history.
