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Eboo Patel: How Interfaith Action Can Lead to Racial Equity
Eboo Patel: How Interfaith Action Can Lead to Racial Equity
Collectively, 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.
Read MoreJCRC Appreciates Apology from Winona LaDuke Following Inappropriate Holocaust Analogy
JCRC Appreciates Apology from Winona LaDuke Following Inappropriate Holocaust Analogy
November 18, 2020 Steve Hunegs, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC), issued the following statement: “Today, the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC) received the following note from ...
Read MoreJCRC Congratulates President-Elect Joseph R. Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris
JCRC Congratulates President-Elect Joseph R. Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris
Nov. 11, 2020 Minneapolis, MN — Steve Hunegs, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC), issued the following statement following the historic 2020 election: “The Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the ...
Read MoreJCRC Mourns Loss of Judith Meisel, z”l
JCRC Mourns Loss of Judith Meisel, z”l
November 5, 2020 Minneapolis, MN — Steve Hunegs, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC), issued the following statement after the passing of Judith Meisel, z’’l: “Judith lived history. Almost precisely 77 years ...
Read MoreJCRC Applauds Imminent Peace Treaty between Israel and Sudan
JCRC Applauds Imminent Peace Treaty between Israel and Sudan
October 26, 2020 In September, the JCRC published a commentary in the Star Tribune applauding the establishment of diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In our piece we noted that “this summer’s historic agreement … exemplifies ...
Read MoreIn Solidarity with Red Lake Nation
In Solidarity with Red Lake Nation
October 18, 2020 We are outraged to learn that a welcome sign to the Red Lake Indian Reservation was vandalized with a swastika and “Trump 2020” graffiti. The JCRC echoes the message of our Lt. Governor, Peggy Flanagan, enrolled tribal citizen of ...
Read MoreCommentary: Democracy and peace among Americans depends on each of us now
Commentary: Democracy and peace among Americans depends on each of us now
This commentary originally appeared in the Star Tribune By Steven Belton , Steve Hunegs , LaJune Lange and Jacob Millner October 16, 2020 The infamous 1856 caning of abolitionist Sen. Charles Sumner by proslavery Rep. Preston Brooks on the floor of ...
Read MoreWelcome news from the Iron Range
Welcome news from the Iron Range
October 16, 2020 The Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association pulled its endorsement of Republican House 6B candidate Julie Buria. In August the JCRC had sharply criticized Ms. Buria for her “reprehensible and historically inaccurate comparisons” between the Holocaust and ...
Read MoreJCRC Implores the President to Denounce White Supremacism
JCRC Implores the President to Denounce White Supremacism
September 30, 2020 Minneapolis, MN — Steve Hunegs, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC), issued the following statement: “The president’s refusal to condemn white supremacism at last night’s debate is troubling and ...
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