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JCRC welcomes Sen. Mary Kunesh’s letter regarding Hamas rapes on Oct. 7

Sept. 18, 2024 The Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC) welcomes today's letter from Minnesota State Senator Mary Kunesh. This letter follows a productive conversation between the Senator and the JCRC after we learned of a ...

19 Years With My JCRC Family

By Laura Zelle | September 13, 2024 – Nothing pleases me more than taking the time to honor and celebrate some truly remarkable individuals who have been an integral part of the team at the JCRC’s Holocaust Education program during my tenure.

JCRC Applauds U of M Regents Resolution to Explicitly Reject Israel Divestment

Aug. 27, 2024 – U’s policies are consistent with reasonable free speech limits. The challenge will be equal enforcement.

Stepping up for Israel

By Sami Rahamim | August 9, 2024 – The Hebrew word Yisrael carries three distinct meanings: Eretz Yisrael (Land of Israel), Medinat Yisrael (State of Israel), and Am Yisrael (People of Israel). I recently returned from 24 remarkable days in Israel. Breathing the air of Eretz Yisrael, wrestling with the complex and contradictory realities of Medinat Yisrael, and connecting with the beauty, diversity, pain, and resolve of Am Yisrael was exactly the medicine I needed. 

JCRC applauds Gov. Tim Walz’ pro-Israel record, stalwart friendship with Jewish community

Gov. Tim Walz has spoken forcefully in support of Israel and against antisemitism. Read his quotes here.

Why is singling out Gov. Josh Shapiro as a “hardcore Zionist” antisemetic and unacceptable?

Friday, Aug. 2, 2024

As TC Jewfolk and other local outlets have reported this week, St. Paul City Council President Mitra Jalali took to Twitter/X to warn Vice President Kamala Harris against picking a “hardcore Zionist” running mate – specifically Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro.

Here’s Why The Tankenoffs, Vikings, and Allianz Fund Holocaust Education In MN

July 31, 2024 – A few years ago, Laura Zelle was seeking out Holocaust education trips to Europe for Minnesota K-12 teachers when she realized that there weren’t many options. “There was really a need for an experiential, professional development opportunity, rooted in factual history – and what is better than taking people to the place where this occurred?” she said. So Zelle decided the JCRC should do its own Europe trip.

JCRC Condemns Political Violence in the Strongest Possible Terms

July, 16, 2024 – JCRC is horrified by the attempted assassination of former President Trump, the murder of Corey Comperatore, who heroically threw himself on top of his family to shield them, as well as the wounds sustained by David Dutch and James Copenhaver who also attended the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Nothing Was Easy About This Trip, Except for One Realization

July 9, 2024 – It’s hard to know where to begin. The Power of Place is not an easy trip. We knowingly take people to the most horrendous sights of mass killings they will ever see and hope it sparks a commitment to teaching about Holocaust history.