JCRC Celebrates Historic 2023 Minnesota Legislative Session
JCRC Celebrates Historic 2023 Minnesota Legislative Session
May 24, 2023 – This was a historic year at the legislature for the Jewish community.
Read MoreJCRC urges Israeli government to slow judicial overhaul, seek national consensus on reforms
JCRC urges Israeli government to slow judicial overhaul, seek national consensus on reforms
March 13, 2023 – JCRC joins expressions of profound apprehension about the proposed judicial overhaul and the deep divisions within Israeli society that these initiatives are exacerbating.
Read MoreAction Alert: Help us mandate Holocaust and Genocide Education
Action Alert: Help us mandate Holocaust and Genocide Education
March 13, 2023 – Minnesota needs your help to become the 23rd state to pass a law requiring education about the Holocaust and other genocides.
Read MoreThree landmark Supreme Court decisions and the challenge to America’s Jewish community
Three landmark Supreme Court decisions and the challenge to America’s Jewish community
Reflections on three landmark Supreme Court Decisions from leaders of the JCRC and Minnesota Rabbinical Association
Read MoreRichfield Middle School Teacher Maria Grams Awarded 2022 Leo Weiss Courage to Teach Award
Richfield Middle School Teacher Maria Grams Awarded 2022 Leo Weiss Courage to Teach Award
April 19, 2022 The Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC) is proud to announce the 2022 Leo Weiss Courage to Teach Award recipient is Richfield Middle School Language Arts teacher Maria Grams. The Leo Weiss Courage ...
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 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 MoreStar Tribune Commentary by Mohamed Ahmed
Star Tribune Commentary by Mohamed Ahmed
June 16, 2021 Last Friday CNN contacted the JCRC about reaction to Rep. Omar’s statement about the United States, Israel, Hamas, and the Taliban. Ultimately another story took priority which was regrettable since there was much I wanted to say ...
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