One War, Three Stories: Making Sense of the Middle East
One War, Three Stories: Making Sense of the Middle East
June 20, 2025 | by Sami Rahamim, Director of Communications and Community Affairs
Read MoreWho Do We Choose to Remember?
Who Do We Choose to Remember?
This blog was written on Power of Place: 2025 European Summer Institute for Holocaust Educators – an experiential professional development for teachers where learning unfolds as they tour historical sites across Europe in order to transform their understanding of the Holocaust, WWII, ...
Read MoreWalking in the Footsteps of the Past
Walking in the Footsteps of the Past
This blog was written on Power of Place: 2025 European Summer Institute for Holocaust Educators – an experiential professional development for teachers where learning unfolds as they tour historical sites across Europe in order to transform their understanding of the Holocaust, WWII, ...
Read MoreA Knotted Stomach: Mauthausen
A Knotted Stomach: Mauthausen
This blog was written on Power of Place: 2025 European Summer Institute for Holocaust Educators – an experiential professional development for teachers where learning unfolds as they tour historical sites across Europe in order to transform their understanding of the Holocaust, WWII, ...
Read MoreHow will we be changed?
How will we be changed?
This blog was written on Power of Place: 2025 European Summer Institute for Holocaust Educators – an experiential professional development for teachers where learning unfolds as they tour historical sites across Europe in order to transform their understanding of the Holocaust, WWII, ...
Read MoreWe Will Not Be Cowed: Securing Our Community in a Time of Rising Threats
We Will Not Be Cowed: Securing Our Community in a Time of Rising Threats
By Rob Allen | June 13, 2025 – An arson attack at the home of the Jewish Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The cold-blooded murder of two Israeli embassy staffers on the streets of our Capitol. A firebomb attack on a peaceful march remembering the hostages taken by Hamas on October 7. These horrible events arrive in a larger context: a huge rise in antisemitism coming from the triple threat of far-right, far-left and Islamist extremists.
Read More‘The Truth Will Stand When the World’s on Fire’
‘The Truth Will Stand When the World’s on Fire’
June 13, 2025 – Day 1: Travel and Focus. I cried today. Looking for a poem to set me on this journey, I thumbed through a book from a dear friend. I flicked through the lessons of love, acceptance, discovery and hope, and I landed on the last page: “The Truth Will Stand When The World’s On Fire” by Willie Edward Taylor Carver.
Read MoreWe are proud to announce the hiring of Rabbi Jill Avrin as JCRC’s first Director of Campus Affairs
We are proud to announce the hiring of Rabbi Jill Avrin as JCRC’s first Director of Campus Affairs
May 14, 2025 – The Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC) is proud to announce the hiring of Rabbi Jill Avrin as the organization’s first Director of Campus Affairs. This new position is a direct response to the intensifying challenges facing Jewish students, faculty, and staff on college campuses across the country—including right here in Minnesota.
Read More‘A space where you don’t have to shrink who you are’
‘A space where you don’t have to shrink who you are’
By Sally Abrams, Holly Brod Farber and Naomi Breazeale | May 14, 2025 – A sampling of the projects showcased by JCRC’s Youth Fellows at the Gallery Walk on May 4, the culmination of seven months of learning and growth for twenty two Jewish high school juniors and seniors from across the Twin Cities.
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