Steve Hunegs interviewed about NBA player Myers Leonard use of antisemitic slur
Steve Hunegs interviewed about NBA player Myers Leonard use of antisemitic slur
March 12, 2021 JCRC Executive Director Steve Hunegs was interviewed on Henry Lake's show Lake Night on WCCO Radio about Miami Heat player Myers Leonard using an antisemitic slur during a video gaming live stream. Steve was pleased to educate the ...
Read MoreFOX 9 Report Examines Prewar Pro-Nazi and Fascist Beliefs of IDS Architect Philip Johnson
FOX 9 Report Examines Prewar Pro-Nazi and Fascist Beliefs of IDS Architect Philip Johnson
Steve Hunegs was interviewed by FOX 9’s Tom Lyden for a story about the complex legacy of architect Philip Johnson – including his prewar pro-Nazi and fascist beliefs.
Read MoreJCRC Stands with Georgia’s Jewish Community Against Antisemitism and Endorsement of Political Violence
JCRC Stands with Georgia’s Jewish Community Against Antisemitism and Endorsement of Political Violence
We are thankful for the leadership of our valued colleagues at The Jewish Community Relations Council of Atlanta and concur with their “support for the U.S. House of Representatives’ sanctioning of Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene on Feb. 4.”
Read More“We will rebuild, reconcile, and recover”
“We will rebuild, reconcile, and recover”
January 22, 2021 As we prepare for Shabbat and its respite of personal and family tranquility, let us be grateful for a peaceful inauguration and the orderly, democratic and constitutional process it represents. In his Inaugural Address, President Joe Biden rightly noted that ...
Read MoreSteve Hunegs’ Birthday Wish
Steve Hunegs’ Birthday Wish
January 20, 2021 My birthday is Inauguration Day. Fourteen years earlier, January 20, 1949, President Harry Truman took the Oath of Office administered by Chief Justice Fred Vinson. In many ways the 33rd President—who acceded to the Presidency upon the ...
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 MoreCounterpoint: Israel-UAE agreement shows the value of engagement
Counterpoint: Israel-UAE agreement shows the value of engagement
September 9, 2020 This op-ed was originally published by JCRC Executive Director Steve Hunegs in the Star Tribune. Contrary to the sentiments expressed in two recent commentaries denying Israel’s legitimacy — “Admit it: The two-state solution is dead,” Aug. 10, and “More ‘peace’ ...
Read MoreJustice for Jacob Blake: Peace in our Streets
Justice for Jacob Blake: Peace in our Streets
August 28, 2020 Many of us awoke Monday to the news that Jacob Blake was shot seven times in the back by a Kenosha, Wisconsin police officer, while Mr. Blake's three children sat in the backseat of the vehicle. Compounding ...
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