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May Their Memories be for a Blessing
May Their Memories be for a Blessing
JCRC Statement on Recent Terror Attacks in Israel April 1, 2022 Minneapolis, MN – Steve Hunegs, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC), issued the following statement: “Over the past week and a ...
Read MoreJCRC Expresses Solidarity with Ukraine
JCRC Expresses Solidarity with Ukraine
March 2, 2022 After meeting with Luda Anastazievsky, who chairs the Minnesota Ukrainian American Advocacy Committee, the JCRC sent the following letter on March 1, 2022, to every member of Minnesota’s, North Dakota’s, and South Dakota’s Congressional delegations. Steve Hunegs ...
Read MoreJCRC Mourns the Passing of Harold Rosenthal, z’’l
JCRC Mourns the Passing of Harold Rosenthal, z’’l
February 17, 2022 Minneapolis, MN – Steve Hunegs, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC), issued the following statement mourning the passing of Harold Rosenthal, z’’l: “As HaRav Jim Sherman noted in his ...
Read MoreJCRC and Minnesota Hillel Condemn SJP’s Invitation of Poet Known For Peddling in Antisemitic Tropes
JCRC and Minnesota Hillel Condemn SJP’s Invitation of Poet Known For Peddling in Antisemitic Tropes
Mohammed El-Kurd to Speak at the University of Minnesota on January 21, 2022 Update: On January 20, 2022, JCRC and Minnesota Hillel sent the following letter to University President Joan Gabel. As of 4:00 PM on January 21, we have ...
Read MoreJCRC Partners with Talmud Torah of St. Paul on The Letters Project: Conversing Across Narratives
JCRC Partners with Talmud Torah of St. Paul on The Letters Project: Conversing Across Narratives
A course for high school students based on Yossi Klein Halevi’s book Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor: with an Extensive Epilogue of Palestinian Responses. Each week, the class will be taught by a different Rabbi or Community Leader from across ...
Read MoreJCRC Publishes 2021 Impact Report
JCRC Mourns the Passing of Benno Black, z’’l
JCRC Mourns the Passing of Benno Black, z’’l
October 20, 2021 It is with a heavy heart that we mourn the passing of Benno Black, z’’l (August 7, 1925 – October 13, 2021). We extend our deepest condolences to his wife, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Benno was a kind and gentle soul who was a loving husband, father, grandfather, ...
Read MoreYossi Klein Halevi visits Minnesota
Yossi Klein Halevi visits Minnesota
The JCRC was pleased to welcome Yossi Klein Halevi back to Minnesota, including for a powerful presentation at Minnesota Hillel on October 12, 2021. You can view a recording of Yossi's presentation here.
Read MoreNorthfield News Publishes Commentary: An Initiation to Transfer of Memory
Northfield News Publishes Commentary: An Initiation to Transfer of Memory
This commentary originally appeared in the Northfield News. Oct. 6, 2021 By David R. Anderson and Steve Hunegs St. Olaf College and the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (“JCRC”) and our respective communities are deeply pleased to ...
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