About the JCRC
2022-2023 JCRC BOARD MEMBERS
OFFICERS
Jon Parritz
President
Jacy Rubin Grais
First Vice President
Rhona Shwaid
Second Vice President
Jason Divine
Treasurer
Jason Divine
Treasurer
Aklilu Dunlap
Secretary
Judy Cook
Immediate Past President
BOARD MEMBERS
Shai AvnyGregory Arenson
Bob Aronson
Gary Baron
Rabbi Zalman Bendet
Julie Burton
Valeria Chazin
Marty Chester
Michael Cohen
Richard Cohen
Brian Cook
Jeff Davidman
Judah Druck
Rabbi Ryan Dulkin
John Goldfine
Todd Johnson
Mort Kane
Phyllis Karasov
Robert Karon
Amy Kaufman
Susie Kaufman
Wendy Khabie
Elizabeth Lamin
Shirly Tramer Lerman
Elyse Levine Less
Mayor Stephanie Brod Levine
Andrew Lifson
Judie Liszt
Sally Lorberbaum
Gil Mann
Joseph Peilte
Renee Popkin
Stephen Rosenthal
Russ Rubin
Bob Rubinyi
Jim Shaw
Alan Silver
Debbie Stillman
Howard B. Tarkow
Amy Walstien
Robin Washington
Rabbi Michelle Werner
Holocaust Educators Cohort
Holocaust Educators Cohort
Join our Holocaust Educator Cohort (Grades 6-12) to access our primary source packets that help students understand how and why the Holocaust happened.
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Transfer of Memory (Exhibition)
Transfer of Memory (Exhibition)
Bring this photography exhibit to your community for a one-of-a-kind Holocaust education opportunity.
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Transfer of Memory (Book)
Transfer of Memory (Book)
The JCRC and David Sherman Photography announce the production of our book: Transfer of Memory.
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One Day Trip to Washington D.C. (USHMM)
Holocaust Education Speakers Bureau
Holocaust Education Speakers Bureau
Connect a Holocaust survivor or descendant to your group.
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Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day
The Leo Weiss Courage to Teach Award
The Leo Weiss Courage to Teach Award
The JCRC honors a teacher or school whose passion, dedication, and excellence elevates the teachings of the lessons of the Holocaust in Minnesota and beyond.
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Witnesses to the Holocaust
Minnesota Holocaust Films
National History Day in Minnesota
National History Day in Minnesota
2021 Theme: “Communication in History: The Key to Understanding” Each year, the National History Day office chooses a theme to help students direct their research. Students must make a connection […]
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Kindertransport – Rescuing Children on the Brink of War
Kindertransport – Rescuing Children on the Brink of War
The exhibition, Kindertransport – Rescuing Children on the Brink of War, illuminates the story of the Kindertransport (German for “Children’s Transport”), the astonishing rescue effort that brought approximately 10,000 Jewish children from Nazi Germany to Great Britain and other countries, including Sweden between 1938 and 1940.
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Light from the Yellow Star
Light from the Yellow Star
Dr. Robert Fisch’s book, Light from The Yellow Star: Lessons of Love From the Holocaust, teaches middle and high school students about the Holocaust.
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