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SUMMARY:2022 JCRC Annual Event
DESCRIPTION:Event Details: \nSunday\, June 12\, 2022 \nRenaissance Minneapolis Hotel\, The Depot\n225 Third Ave. S.\nMinneapolis\, MN 55401 \n5:30 p.m. – Reception on the outdoor covered patio (Light dinner and beverages served)\n7:00 p.m. – Program featuring David Horovitz (Program to be held indoors\, public health conditions permitting)\n8:15 p.m. – Outdoor reception resumes (dessert served)\n9:00 p.m. – Evening concludes \nTicket prices: $250 ($200 tax-deductible) and $500 ($450 tax-deductible) \nPurchase 2022 JCRC Annual Event tickets\nWe 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. \nWe respectfully request that those who attend the event on June 12th are vaccinated for COVID-19. Space is limited. \nAll tickets include a light dinner\, beverage\, a seat for the program\, and complimentary parking. \nQuestions? Please e-mail Lisa Ferrier at lisaf@minndakjcrc.wpenginepowered.com or 612.677.2330. \nParking Information:\nAll 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. \nFeaturing Speaker David Horovitz\, Founding Editor of The Times of Israel\n \nAbout 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. \nHorovitz 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. \nHe 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. \nHorovitz 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. \nHe 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. \nHorovitz 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. \nHorovitz immigrated to Israel from London in 1983.  He is married to Lisa and they have three children.
URL:https://minndakjcrc.org/event/2022-jcrc-annual-event/
LOCATION:Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel\, The Depot\, 225 Third Ave S.\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55401\, United States
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SUMMARY:2022 Twin Cities Annual Yom HaShoah Commemoration
DESCRIPTION:The Legacy of Memory is Infinite \nThursday\, April 28 | 27 Nisan 5782  \nHosted by Temple Israel\, In-person and Online\n2323 Fremont Avenue South\, Minneapolis\, MN 55405 \nRegistration required for in-person attendance.  \nRegister\nZoom information TBA on this page.  \nMasks and current vaccination status required for in-person attendance. \nPre-program Recitation of Names:\nUnto Every Person There is a Name \n7:00 p.m. Community-Wide Commemoration Service  \nThe 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.
URL:https://minndakjcrc.org/event/2022-twin-cities-annual-yom-hashoah-commemoration/
LOCATION:Temple Israel\, 2323 Fremont Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55405
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211129T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211129T200000
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SUMMARY:Cocoa and Candles: JCRC Hanukkah Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy warm drinks\, good company\, and Hanukkah fare outside* on the heated patio at Brookview Golf Course. \nAfter 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. \nRegister via Eventbrite\n*while we hope the weather allows us to set up primarily outside\, we will have inside seating available \nFor 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.
URL:https://minndakjcrc.org/event/cocoa-and-candles-jcrc-hanukkah-celebration/
LOCATION:Brookview Golf Course\, 316 Brookview Pkwy S.\, Golden Valley\, MN\, 55426\, United States
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SUMMARY:Yossi Klein Halevi at Minnesota Hillel
DESCRIPTION: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. \nParking is available at meters on 16th Ave SE\, and in the nearby 4th Street U of M parking ramp. \nIn-person registration\nVirtual (Zoom) registration\n*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.
URL:https://minndakjcrc.org/event/yossi-klein-halevi-at-minnesota-hillel/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:Israel Education and Engagement
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211004T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211004T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T130929
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SUMMARY:Ambassador Dennis Ross Keynote Address
DESCRIPTION: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. \nIn-person registration\nVirtual (Zoom) registration
URL:https://minndakjcrc.org/event/ambassador-dennis-ross-keynote-address/
LOCATION:Minnesota Hillel\, 1521 University Ave. SE\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55414\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210811T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210811T210000
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SUMMARY:2021 JCRC Annual Event
DESCRIPTION: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.\nSupport Our Work\nPlease 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. \nAbout the Speaker: \nNick 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. \n\n\nSchedule of Events: \n5:30 p.m. Courtyard Reception and Exhibit Viewing Inside the Museum \n7:00 p.m. Program featuring Nick Winton (Mr. Winton will join the program remotely) \n8:00 p.m. Courtyard Reception and Exhibit Viewing \n9:00 p.m. Evening Concludes \nWeather 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. \nThe Kindertransport exhibit will still be open throughout the evening as well as ASI facilities\, with masks required when going inside ASI. \nWe 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. \nThere 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. \n \nIn-kind Donations: \nFrench Touch Photography \nAdvertising Sponsor Links: \nAmy Klobuchar for Minnesota \nAngie Craig for Congress \nBorton Volvo \nKevin Cramer for Senate \nEducation Minnesota \nEllison for Attorney General \nEmmer for Congress \nState Farm Insurance Company – Susan Haub \nHoeven for Senate \nMall of America \nMN DFL Party \nMinnesota Wild  \nDean Phillips for Congress \nRyan Companies \nSpectacle Shoppe \nWalz Flanagan for Minnesota
URL:https://minndakjcrc.org/event/2021-jcrc-annual-event/
LOCATION:American Swedish Institute\, 2600 Park Ave. S.\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55407\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210711T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210711T141500
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SUMMARY:United Against Antisemitism: A Community Gathering at the Minnesota State Capitol
DESCRIPTION: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. \nRSVP and Share via Facebook\nThe 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: \nADL Midwest\nAmerican Jewish Committee\nChabad Lubavitch of Minnesota\nEdot Midwest Regional Jewish Diversity and Racial Justice Collaborative\nHadassah Minneapolis\nHadassah Upper Midwest\nJewish Community Action\nJewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis\nJewish Family Service of St. Paul\nJewish War Veterans of the United States – Department of Minnesota\nMinnesota Cantors Association\nMinnesota Hillel\nMinnesota JCC\nMinnesota Rabbinical Association\nMinnesotans Against Terrorism\nMultiracial Jewish Association of Minnesota\nNCJW Minnesota\nSholom\nSigma Alpha Mu Fraternity\nStudents Supporting Israel\nTalmud Torah of St. Paul\nTC Jewfolk\nZioness Twin Cities
URL:https://minndakjcrc.org/event/united-against-antisemitism-a-community-gathering-at-the-minnesota-state-capitol/
LOCATION:Minnesota State Capitol\, 75 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd\, St. Paul\, MN\, 55155\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210602T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210602T140000
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SUMMARY:Living Room Learning - Operation Guardian of the Walls: Legal Implications
DESCRIPTION:Professor Oren Gross will discuss the legal implications of the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas. \nRegister via Zoom 
URL:https://minndakjcrc.org/event/living-room-learning-operation-guardian-of-the-walls-legal-implications/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:Living Room Learning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210429T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210429T173000
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SUMMARY:Japanese American Imprisonment During World War II
DESCRIPTION:Presentation by Sam Mihara\nSam 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. \nRegister via Zoom\nPresented in partnership with the Twin Cities Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League\, Minnesota State Mankato\, and Allianz. 
URL:https://minndakjcrc.org/event/japanese-american-imprisonment-during-world-war-ii/
LOCATION:MN
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210422T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210422T200000
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SUMMARY:Culture Coalition: Through the Narrows with Native American and Jewish Youth
DESCRIPTION:A showcase of student work followed by an audio drama by Z Puppets Rosenschnoz about finding the next step forward in life’s narrow places. \nIn a year-long\, cross cultural exchange\, Native American youth from Takoda Prep High School and Jewish youth from Bet Shalom Congregation have been exploring and sharing their ideas about roots\, identity\, and resiliency. \nHear the youths’ collaboratively-written Land Acknowledgement and see animated video shorts they made with Minneapolis artists Z Puppets Rosenschnoz. \nThen\, listen and watch as Z Puppets’ audio drama with images intertwines a story of a 3500-year old Jewish woman crossing the Red Sea with a 6 year old Cherokee boy bearing witness to the Trail of Tears in Through the Narrows. \nAt the end of the program\, you are welcome to stay for Q & A with Culture Coalition youth artists and leaders and Z Puppets. \nSupported by the RUM fund at the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas. \nRegister via Zoom
URL:https://minndakjcrc.org/event/culture-coalition-through-the-narrows-with-native-american-and-jewish-youth/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:Holocaust Education & Remembrance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210418T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210418T113000
DTSTAMP:20260404T130929
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SUMMARY:Israel’s Lone Soldiers: Searching for Jewish Identity with Photo Essayist Brant Slomovic
DESCRIPTION:Canadian photo-essayist\, Brant Slomovic\, considers the story of Lone Soldiers through portraits and a survey of Israel’s landscape. He asks where they came from\, who they are\, and why they sought out Israel as their home. Includes Q&A with Danielle Fink and facilitated conversation with Eilat Harel\, along with families of soldiers who are currently (or recently) serving as lone soldiers. View Brant Slomovic’s work here. \nRegister via Minnesota JCC
URL:https://minndakjcrc.org/event/israels-lone-soldiers-searching-for-jewish-identity-with-photo-essayist-brant-slomovic/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:Israel Education and Engagement
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210412T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210430T141500
DTSTAMP:20260404T130929
CREATED:20210324T153451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210324T153451Z
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SUMMARY:Lessons from the Holocaust: History for Contemporary Learners
DESCRIPTION:What can we learn from the events leading up to and culminating in the Holocaust? How did the Nazis gain control of Germany and use their power to commit the greatest crime of the 20th century? What are our responsibilities as witnesses to this history? \nJoin a community of learners from across Minnesota and the Dakotas to explore these questions\, and much more. This flexible 15-course program allows participants to choose which classes to attend. \nRegister via Zoom\nSpring 2021 Course Schedule (all classes presented 1:00 – 2:15 PM) \nWeek 1\nApr. 12 European Jewish Life Before WWII\nApr. 13 Antisemitism History\nApr. 14 Rise of Nazism\nApr. 15 Power of Propaganda\nApr. 16 Collaboration & Complicity\n────\nWeek 2\nApr. 19 Role of Law & Conformity\nApr. 20 Challenges of Emigration & Immigration\nApr. 21 Holocaust by Bullets: Einsatzgruppen\nApr. 22 Wannsee Conference & The Final Solution\nApr. 23 Americans & the Holocaust\n────\nWeek 3\nApr. 26 Rescue & Resistance\nApr. 27 Liberation\, Displaced Persons\, and Nuremberg Trials\nApr. 28 Justice Delayed: Survivor Descendent Testimony\nApr. 29 Bearing Witness\nApr. 30 Contemporary Issues
URL:https://minndakjcrc.org/event/lessons-from-the-holocaust-history-for-contemporary-learners/2021-04-12/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:Holocaust Education & Remembrance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210408T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210408T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T130929
CREATED:20210211T205540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210331T204800Z
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SUMMARY:Yom HaShoah 5781/2021: Holocaust Remembrance Day
DESCRIPTION:Join people from across Minnesota and the Dakotas to commemorate Yom HaShoah. \n6:00 PM – Name-reading ceremony led by families of survivors and community members \n7:00 PM – Commemorative community service \nRegister via Zoom\nYom HaShoah – survivor descendant testimony. \n—\n\n\nThe Yom HaShoah Commemoration is co-sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas\, Children of Holocaust Survivors Association of Minnesota (CHAIM)\, Temple of Aaron\, Minneapolis Jewish Federation\, St. Paul Jewish Federation\, Generations After MN\, and the Micki and Mort Naiman Holocaust Education Fund.
URL:https://minndakjcrc.org/event/yomhashoah/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:Holocaust Education & Remembrance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T204500
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SUMMARY:JRLC Virtual Day on the Hill: Make Justice Your Aim
DESCRIPTION:Isaiah 1:17 calls us: Make Justice Your Aim.\nJoin the Joint Religious Legislative Coalition to examine Justice for Minnesotans of color and those who are unsheltered in the context of the COVID-19 vaccine. Then prepare to meet with your legislators to work for justice. \nClick here to learn more and register. Event is free. Contributions welcomed. \nKeynote Speaker: Reverend Paul Slack — Trust\, Access and Equity\nRev. Slack brings 30 years experience as a pastoral and social justice leader and currently serves as the Social Justice Advocate for Lutheran Social Service. \nPanel: COVID-19 — Homeless Outreach\, Housing and Health\nBlair Harrison\, Senior Advisor on Health\, Homelessness and Housing\, Minnesota Department of Health\nDr. Antony Stately\, CEO and Physician\, Native American Community Clinics\, Minneapolis\nStreet Outreach Worker (pending confirmation) \nLearn about the JRLC Agenda and How to Advocate for Justice\nPrepare for virtual legislative visits to be held March 15\, 16 and 17
URL:https://minndakjcrc.org/event/jrlc-virtual-day-on-the-hill-make-justice-your-aim/
LOCATION:MN
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210303T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210303T200000
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SUMMARY:Fighting White Supremacy: From Charlottesville to Capitol Hill
DESCRIPTION:Three years ago\, white supremacists meticulously planned and carried out a violent attack on Charlottesville that resulted in dozens of injuries and the death of Heather Heyer. Fast forward three-and-a-half years: with far-right extremists even more emboldened by years of disinformation\, conspiracies\, and hate\, we witnessed an unprecedented attack on Congress by violent insurrectionists intent on disrupting our peaceful transition of power and harming our nation’s leaders. \nJoin Integrity First for America Executive Director\, Amy Spitalnick\, Lead Attorney\, Robbie Kaplan\, and moderator\, Rabbi Michael Adam Latz for a pressing and critical conversation hosted by Shir Tikvah Congregation. They’ll explore the path from Charlottesville to the Capitol; how this movement of violent white supremacists and other far-right extremists has grown; and\, most importantly\, how we bring these individuals and hate groups to account\, starting with IFA’ s landmark Charlottesville lawsuit\, Sines v. Kessler\, which takes on the leaders of this violent movement and heads to trial this year. We will be joined by Reverend Jia Starr Brown for opening remarks and Pastor DeWayne Davis for closing remarks. \nRegister\nCo-sponsored by: Kaleo Center for Faith\, Justice and Social Transformation — The Table Mpls — St. Joan of Arc Catholic Community — TC Jewfolk — First Covenant Church — Muslim American Society of Minnesota — Jewish Community Action — JCRC (Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas) — White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church\, Social Action Committee — Mount Zion Temple — Macalester Center for Religious and Spiritual Life
URL:https://minndakjcrc.org/event/fighting-white-supremacy-from-charlottesville-to-capitol-hill/
LOCATION:MN
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210222T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210222T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T130929
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SUMMARY:First: Sandra Day O'Connor
DESCRIPTION:Program hosted and organized by Temple Israel \nSpend an evening with bestselling authors Evan and Oscie Thomas. \nTheir talk will be followed by personal reflections from two of Justice O’Connor’s former judicial clerks: Ivan K. Fong\, Senior Vice President\, General Counsel and Secretary 3M; and Lisa Kern Griffin\, Candace M. Carroll and Leonard B. Simon Professor of Law\, Duke University. \nEvan Thomas is one of the most respected historians and journalists writing today. He is the bestselling author of ten works of nonfiction including the New York Times bestsellers John Paul Jones\, Sea of Thunder\, and Being Nixon. Thomas was a writer\, correspondent\, and editor for 33 years at Time and Newsweek. Thomas will be in conversation with his wife\, Oscie Thomas\, a legal professional and a frequent collaborator with her husband on his books over the years. \nJoin via Zoom\nWe gratefully acknowledge our speakers for donating their time to bring this program to our community. \nProgram Chair\, Cliff Greene \nCo-Sponsored by: \nJCRC\, Mitchell Hamline School of Law\, University of St. Thomas School of Law\, University of Minnesota Law School\, The Westminster Town Hall Forum\, ClassACT HR73 (Harvard-Radcliffe)\, Stanford Law School Minnesota Alumni Chapter \n 
URL:https://minndakjcrc.org/event/first-sandra-day-oconnor/
LOCATION:MN
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210218T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210218T173000
DTSTAMP:20260404T130929
CREATED:20210204T212915Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210218T195825Z
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SUMMARY:Blood Libel: On the Trail of an Antisemitic Myth
DESCRIPTION:In 2018\, the shooter at a synagogue near San Diego\, referred to Simon of Trent\, a child whose death in 1475 led to one of the most notorious anti-Jewish trials\, to justify his desire to kill. In 2020\, Italian Archbishop Ambrogio Spreafico had to issue a statement condemning a vitriolic antisemitic painting depicting the killing of Simon of Trent. While charges that Jews poisoned wells and desecrated the communion host waned over the years\, the blood libel survived. Following the paper trail across Europe\, from England to Italy to Poland\, from the twelfth to the twentieth century\, Magda Teter shows how the blood libel became rooted in European imagination and why this myth persists today. \nMagda Teter is Professor of History and Shvidler Chair in Judaic Studies at Fordham University. The author of Blood LIbel: On the Trail of an Antisemitic Myth (Harvard)\, Sinners on Trial: Jews and Sacrilege after the Reformation (Harvard)\, and Jews and Heretics in Catholic Poland (Cambridge)\, she has received fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim and Harry Frank Guggenheim foundations\, Harvard\, and was Mellon Foundation Fellow at the Cullman Center\, New York Public Library. In 2020-2021\, she is the NEH Senior Scholar at the Center for Jewish History. \nCosponsored by: Department of History\, Center for Austrian Studies\, Medieval Studies\, Jewish Community Relations Council: Minnesota & the Dakotas \nRegister via zoom\nProgram hosted by University of Minnesota Center for Jewish Studies\n\nCosponsored by: Department of History\, Center for Austrian Studies\, Medieval Studies\, JCRC
URL:https://minndakjcrc.org/event/blood-libel-on-the-trail-of-an-antisemitic-myth/
LOCATION:MN
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210131T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210131T113000
DTSTAMP:20260404T130929
CREATED:20201008T173727Z
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SUMMARY:Leading With Our Values\, featuring Dr. Micah Goodman — iEngage Series Launch
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Micah Goodman\, author of Catch 67 and a leading voice in Judaism\, Zionism\, the Bible\, and the challenges and opportunities facing Israel and contemporary world Jewry\, launched the iEngage program with this community conversation. iEngage: Jewish Values and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict\, a program of the Sholom Hartman Institute\, explores one of the most divisive issues affecting the Jewish people today. \nBy studying Jewish narratives about Israel and the unpacking of the complex meanings of peace in the Jewish tradition\, participants are invited to explore the ideas and values that animate different attitudes toward the conflict and how these values shape their own political understandings. Though a common political platform may not be attainable\, this course strives to achieve shared respect for our differences. \nProgram sponsored by the Minneapolis Jewish Federation and JCRC. Conversation moderated by Rabbi Debra Rappaport. \nRegistration is required. Please RSVP here.\nWith partnering synagogues + organizations:\nAdath Jeshurun Congregation\nBeth El Synagogue\nBet Shalom Congregation\nCongregation Darchei Noam\nConsulate General of Israel to the Midwest\nJewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas\nMayim Rabim Congregation\nMinneapolis Jewish Federation Israel Center\nShir Tikvah\nTemple Israel
URL:https://minndakjcrc.org/event/leading-with-our-values-featuring-dr-micah-goodman-iengage-series-launch/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:Israel Education and Engagement
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210126T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210126T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T130930
CREATED:20210112T221043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210204T173347Z
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SUMMARY:Living Room Learning: Israel in Africa
DESCRIPTION:Following the December arrival of hundreds of Ethiopian immigrants to Israel\, what is the status of the thousands of Ethiopians waiting to make aliya? How does Israel help combat locust swarms and wildfires in Ethiopia? What makes Senegal the Start-up Nation of Africa and how has the Jewish state supported its innovation ecosystem? \nJCRC Executive Director discussed these questions with two veteran Israeli diplomats and community members:\n–Or Daniely\, Deputy Ambassador at Israel’s Embassy in Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia\n–Daniel Aschheim\, former Deputy Ambassador in Dakar\, Senegal; currently serving as Consul for Public Diplomacy at Israel’s Consulate to the Midwest in Chicago \nRegister via Zoom
URL:https://minndakjcrc.org/event/living-room-learning-israel-in-africa/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:Israel Education and Engagement
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201215T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201215T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T130930
CREATED:20201201T225640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201201T225906Z
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SUMMARY:Candles & Politics
DESCRIPTION:The JCRC invites you to celebrate Hanukkah by lighting hanukkiyot in your homes and participating in a conversation with Minnesota’s legislative leaders. \nSpeaker Melissa Hortman\, Rep. Tony Albright\, Sen. Melisa Franzen\, and Sen. Karin Housley will discuss their expectations for the 2021 legislative session and answer questions about the JCRC’s priorities. \nWe will also honor retiring Senators Dick Cohen and Paul Anderson for their years of public service and partnership with the Jewish community. \nFolks are invited to sign on at 7:15 to gather informally before the program starts at 7:30. \n\n\n\nTime \n\nRegister via Zoom
URL:https://minndakjcrc.org/event/candles-politics/
LOCATION:MN
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201207T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201207T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T130930
CREATED:20201124T221500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201124T221500Z
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SUMMARY:A conversation with Ron Leshem\, "Valley of Tears" creator
DESCRIPTION:Screenwriter and author Rob Leshem is the creator of Valley of Tears\, a new HBO Max series shaking Israeli society and now reaching American audiences. Inspired by true events\, Valley of Tears is a ten-part miniseries depicting the Yom Kippur War through the eyes of young combatants. It tells four emotional and highly personal stories of individuals swept away from their loved ones by the ravages of war\, four parallel plotlines\, intertwined together into one climactic battle. \nRon will join us for 90 minutes in a conversation moderated by Minnesota Hillel Israel Fellow Noy Zarchi. There will be time for a Q & A—come prepared to ask Ron questions about his work. This program is brought to you by the Israel Center of Minneapolis Jewish Federation\, JCRC\, and Minnesota Hillel. \nRegister via Zoom
URL:https://minndakjcrc.org/event/a-conversation-with-ron-leshem-valley-of-tears-creator/
LOCATION:MN
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201203
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201205
DTSTAMP:20260404T130930
CREATED:20201111T204532Z
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SUMMARY:Impact of Trauma from Generation to Generation
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Dr. Irit Felsen\nThursday and Friday\, December 3 and 4\nFree and Open to the Public\nDr. Felsen\, herself a child of Survivors\, studied in Israel\, Germany and at Yale University. She is a member of the Yale Trauma Study Group\, an adjunct professor at Columbia University and Yeshiva University\, and the co-convener of the Trauma Working Group of the NGO Committee on Mental Health in the UN. She has published widely about survivors and about intergenerational transmission in the second generation. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegister to receive the Zoom link at jfssp.org/events \n\nProgram Details\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday\, December 3 via Zoom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThrough the Lens of the Holocaust: Trauma and Intergenerational Trauma \n\n\n\n\n\n\n2G and 3G: Sharing a Unique Legacy \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6:30-7:45 p.m. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n8:00-9:00 p.m. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nExplore the long-reaching reverberations of mass trauma influencing the individual survivor\, spouses and children born years after trauma ends. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAn interactive session focused on the struggles and unique resiliencies related to being a child or grandchild of Holocaust survivors. Limited to 20 participants. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, December 4 via Zoom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHistorical and Intergenerational Trauma \n\n\n\n\n\n\nFamily Dynamics and Difficult Issues in Treating Holocaust Families \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresentation 9:00-10:30 a.m.\, Panel 10:45-11:45 a.m. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n12:00-1:00 p.m. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nExploration of the processes involved in transmission of historical trauma among African-American\, Indigenous\, refugee and immigrant populations. Panelists will discuss their own experiences with the impact of historical trauma on second\, third and in some cases many generations-long transmissions of trauma. 2.5 free CEUs. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nA discussion of specific issues that complicate relationships among family members as well as with healthcare providers working with Holocaust families. One free CEU.
URL:https://minndakjcrc.org/event/impact-of-trauma-from-generation-to-generation/
LOCATION:MN
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201201T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201201T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T130930
CREATED:20201118T020300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201118T020300Z
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SUMMARY:Living Room Learning with Mark Wilf
DESCRIPTION:Mark Wilf serves as chair of Jewish Federations of North America and is the President/Owner of the Minnesota Vikings. How is Mark approaching the challenges each organization is facing today. \nMark will discuss the challenges facing Jewish communities globally and the initiatives about which he is most passionate\, including Holocaust education and aid to Holocaust survivors. \nRegister via Zoom
URL:https://minndakjcrc.org/event/living-room-learning-with-mark-wilf/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:Living Room Learning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201120T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201120T113000
DTSTAMP:20260404T130930
CREATED:20200903T182605Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200903T183510Z
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SUMMARY:Bridges of Cooperation: Interfaith Action Toward Racial Equity
DESCRIPTION:Join us at 10 a.m.\, Friday\, November 20\, 2020 for a virtual lecture featuring Eboo Patel.\nCollectively\, we face a moment of divisions in our society. Whether religious\, political\, racial\, generational\, economic or in other areas\, we find our communities\, institutions\, families and society fracturing. Together\, we can improve. We can build communities where sources of difference become sources of strength — where shared humanity and communal aspirations compel dialogue\, not division. \nTo help spark that dialogue\, the College of Saint Benedict welcomes Eboo Patel. Eboo Patel\, president of Interfaith Youth Core\, founded the non-profit organization on the idea that religion should be a bridge of cooperation rather than a barrier or division. For over 15 years he has worked with governments\, social sector organizations\, and college and university campuses to help make interfaith cooperation a social norm. Patel served on President Obama’s Inaugural Faith Council and is the author of four books. \nInterfaith Youth Core is committed to interfaith leadership to combat racism. In this free public lecture\, Eboo Patel will share strategies for interfaith action toward racial equity. \nRegistration is not required. A livestream for this virtual lecture will be added to the event page on the College of St. Benedict website on the day of the event.  \n\nPart of The Democracy Project\, funded by the Otto Bremer Trust and the Oren and Sharron Steinfeldt Foundation. Events offered in partnership with the College of St. Benedict and Concordia College of Moorhead\, Minnesota. \nWith additional support from the Minnesota Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations\, Jay Phillips Center for Interfaith Learning at Saint John’s University\, CentraCare\, CSB/SJU Becoming Community\, Granite Equity Partners\, Bernick’s\, Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation\, Initiative Foundation\, and #UNITECLOUD.
URL:https://minndakjcrc.org/event/bridges-of-cooperation-interfaith-action-toward-racial-equity/
LOCATION:MN
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201109T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201109T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T130930
CREATED:20201012T192644Z
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SUMMARY:Total Devastation: The forgotten mass destruction of Jewish homes during Kristallnacht 1938
DESCRIPTION:The November pogrom is known by Holocaust scholars as one of the most analyzed events in Nazi Germany. Descriptions of Kristallnacht usually emphasize the attacks on synagogues and Jewish shops\, sometimes schools and other Jewish institutions\, yet rarely the destructions of private homes. Based on contemporary administrative reports and letters as well as postwar survivor testimonies\, research suggests that during that night Goebbels ordered systematic and nationwide violent attacks aimed at Jewish homes. The resulting mass destruction of Jewish homes and apartments has never been studied\, neither in its scale and intensity nor its brutality and impact. For some cities\, between 75 and 90 per cent of the Jewish homes had been reported as vandalized. After the attacks\, thousands of homes were left inhabitable\, their windows broken and china\, furniture\, lamps and paintings smashed to pieces. Humiliations\, beatings\, murder and sexual violence accompanied the systematic destruction. More than burned synagogues or vandalized shops\, indeed the systematic devastation of the last refuge of the German Jews — their homes — might explain\, why so many German and Austrian Jews decided to flee or to commit suicide after Kristallnacht. \nClick here to register via Zoom\nWolf Gruner (gruner@usc.edu) holds the Shapell-Guerin Chair in Jewish Studies\, is Professor of History at the University of Southern California\, Los Angeles since 2008 and is the Founding Director of the USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research since 2014. He is a specialist in the history of the Holocaust and in comparative genocide studies. He received his PhD in History in 1994 from the Technical University Berlin as well as his Habilitation in 2006. He was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University\, Yad Vashem Jerusalem\, the US Holocaust Memorial Museum\, Women’s Christian University Tokyo\, and the Center for Jewish Studies Berlin-Brandenburg\, as well as the Desmond E. Lee Visiting Professor for Global Awareness at Webster University in St. Louis. \nPresented by the University of Minnesota’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies\, and the Upper Midwest Consortium for Holocaust and Genocide Education and Research.
URL:https://minndakjcrc.org/event/total-devastation-the-forgotten-mass-destruction-of-jewish-homes-during-kristallnacht-1938/
LOCATION:MN
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201025T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201025T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T130930
CREATED:20201020T154728Z
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SUMMARY:Commemorating the Tree of Life Tragedy with Dr. Beth Kissileff
DESCRIPTION:On October 27\, 2018\, three congregations were holding their morning Shabbat services at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood when a lone gunman entered the building and opened fire. He killed eleven people and injured six more in the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in American history. The story made international headlines for weeks following the shooting\, but Pittsburgh and the local Jewish community could not simply move on when the news cycle did. \n\n\n\n\nThe essays in this anthology\, written by local journalists\, academics\, spiritual leaders\, and other community members\, reveal a city’s attempts to come to terms with an unfathomable horror. \nJoin us via Zoom as Dr. Kissilef discusses this soon-to-be-published anthology. \nPlease contact lrappaport@bethelsynagogue.org for Zoom information for this event
URL:https://minndakjcrc.org/event/commemorating-the-tree-of-life-tragedy-with-dr-beth-kissileff/
LOCATION:MN
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201021T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201021T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T130930
CREATED:20201013T165933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201013T180558Z
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SUMMARY:Campaign Chronicles: Covering Minnesota in 2020
DESCRIPTION:Star Tribune political reporters Brianna Biersbach and Torey Van Oot\, and Mesabi Tribune editor Jerry Burnes\, will join JCRC’s Ethan Roberts and JCA’s Carin Mrotz for an inside look at where the election stands in its final days. \nWe will go behind the headlines to explore the shifts and trends shaping the key issues and contests that will determine Minnesota’s — and the nation’s — political future. \nRegister via Zoom\n\nPresented by: Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC)\, Jewish Community Action (JCA)\, National Council of Jewish Women – Minnesota (NCJW)\, and TC Jewfolk.
URL:https://minndakjcrc.org/event/campaign-chronicles-covering-minnesota-in-2020/
LOCATION:MN
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201015
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201102
DTSTAMP:20260404T130930
CREATED:20201001T170302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201001T170911Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:The JCRC is proud to sponsor two films at the Virtual Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival: The Tattooed Torah and Sister/Stranger. \nPlease visit the Film Festival website for more information. \nThe Tattooed Torah is an animated short film\, adapted from the beloved children’s book by Marvell Ginsburg that has been a powerful resource for Holocaust education for children. \nSister/Stranger: Two women\, one Muslim and one Jewish\, dare to believe they can join hands to stop hate. They ask women across the U.S. to overcome a history of distrust and go from strangers to sisters\, and unite against the rising tide of hate in America.
URL:https://minndakjcrc.org/event/virtual-twin-cities-jewish-film-festival/
LOCATION:MN
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201007T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201007T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T130930
CREATED:20200917T173353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210114T160819Z
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SUMMARY:Welcome the Stranger: Acting on a Jewish Imperative
DESCRIPTION:What are synagogues\, government agencies\, and social service nonprofits doing to support refugee and asylum-seeking populations in our communities? How can I get involved to offer my time\, talent\, or funds to make a difference in newcomers’ lives? \nThis two-part program will include an educational panel discussion\, moderated by Temple Israel member and American Refugee podcast host Sam Graber\, followed by presentations from local organizations that provide resettlement\, legal aid\, housing\, and other services to immigrants\, refugees\, and asylum seekers. \nPanelists:\nRobert Aronson\, Immigration attorney and HIAS board chair\nMichele Garnett McKenzie\, Deputy Director\, Director of Advocacy\, The Advocates for Human Rights\nRabbi Sim Glaser\, Temple Israel\nMichelle Rivero\, Director of Minneapolis’ Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs \nGuest Organizational Presenters:\nPastor Daniel Romero\, Minnesota Interfaith Coalition on Immigration\nSJ Holsteen\, International Association for Refugees\nChristian Ledesma\, Wellstone International High School \nPresented by: Adath Jeshurun Congregation\, Bet Shalom Congregation\, Beth El Synagogue\, HIAS\, Jewish Community Action\, Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis\, Jewish Family Service of St. Paul\, JCRC of Minnesota and the Dakotas\, Mayim Rabim\, Mount Zion Temple\, National Council of Jewish Women Minnesota\, Shir Tikvah\, St. Paul Jewish Federation\, Temple Israel\, Zioness Twin Cities
URL:https://minndakjcrc.org/event/welcome-the-stranger-acting-on-a-jewish-imperative/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:Social Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201001T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201001T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T130930
CREATED:20200914T154251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200914T154642Z
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SUMMARY:2020 Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:At our 2020 Annual Meeting\, we will thank Marty Chester for his service as Board President and will induct Judy Cook as our incoming Board President for 2020-2022. \nWe will also learn about the COVID-19 situation\, recent regional peace developments\, and other current events in Israel from Muki Jankelowitz\, tour guide for the JCRC Israel Study Tours for Minnesota Legislators and Community Leaders. \nPlease RSVP via Zoom
URL:https://minndakjcrc.org/event/2020-annual-meeting/
LOCATION:MN
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