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Why is singling out Gov. Josh Shapiro as a “hardcore Zionist” antisemetic and unacceptable?
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.
Read MoreHere’s Why The Tankenoffs, Vikings, and Allianz Fund Holocaust Education In MN
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.
Read MoreJCRC Condemns Political Violence in the Strongest Possible Terms
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.
Read MoreNothing Was Easy About This Trip, Except for One Realization
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.
Read MoreJCRC Condemns Latest Antisemitic Remarks from Royce White, the GOP endorsed candidate for Senate
JCRC Condemns Latest Antisemitic Remarks from Royce White, the GOP endorsed candidate for Senate
July 9, 2024 – Royce White, the GOP endorsed candidate for Senate, has once again perpetrated tired and reprehensible antisemitic tropes of Jewish elites controlling the Federal Reserve.
Read MoreIn Berlin, Teachers Grapple With Inner Workings of Nazi Machine
In Berlin, Teachers Grapple With Inner Workings of Nazi Machine
photo: Lev Gringauz – TC Jewfolk This blog was written on JCRC’s Power of Place educators institute in Europe – an experiential professional development for teachers where learning unfolds as they tour historical sites across Europe in order to transform ...
Read MoreThree Differently Powerful Places
Three Differently Powerful Places
Photo: Lev Gringauz – TC Jewfolk This blog was written on JCRC’s Power of Place educators institute in Europe – an experiential professional development for teachers where learning unfolds as they tour historical sites across Europe in order to transform ...
Read MoreMN Senate Judiciary Committee on Antisemitism at the U of M
MN Senate Judiciary Committee on Antisemitism at the U of M
June 26, 2024 – Senator Ron Latz, Chair of the MN Senate Judiciary Committee, held a public hearing on the pattern of anti-Israel and anti-Jewish incidents at the University of Minnesota.
Read MoreOur Roads Will Meet One Day
Our Roads Will Meet One Day
Photo: Lev Gringauz – TC Jewfolk This blog was written on JCRC’s Power of Place educators institute in Europe – an experiential professional development for teachers where learning unfolds as they tour historical sites across Europe in order to transform ...
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