Jewish Community Relations Council: Minnesota & the Dakotas

2010 Yom HaShoah Commemoration

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:00:51 +0000

April 11, 2010

7:00 p.m.

Mount Zion Temple

St. Paul, MN

JCRC Applauds Senate Vote to Enable Sanctions Against Iran

admin — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:50:28 +0000

Minneapolis, MN – Steve Hunegs, Executive Director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC) issued the following statement today applauding the U.S. Senate, which voted yesterday to strengthen existing sanctions against Iran and impose new ones aimed at its fuel supplies:

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JCRC Welcomes Recent Decision by DFL Progressive Caucus to Rescind its Resolution to Divest from Israel Bonds

admin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:23:17 +0000

Steve Hunegs, Executive Director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC) issued the following statement today welcoming the DFL Progressive Caucus’ decision to rescind its resolution calling for Minnesota to divest its holdings from Israel bonds:

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JCRC Expresses Sorrow for Victims and Survivors of the Earthquake in Haiti

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:07:24 +0000

Minneapolis, MN – Steve Hunegs, Executive Director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC) issued the following statement today expressing sorrow for the victims and survivors of the earthquake in Haiti:

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Steve Hunegs, JCRC Executive Director, Responds to Garrison Keillor Star Tribune Commentary

admin — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:30:18 +0000

Steve Hunegs, Executive Director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC), responded to Garrison Keillor’s commentary on the Star Tribune’s website. You can read the full commentary by clicking read more below, or click here to read it on the Star Tribune’s website. (more…)

JCRC Condemns Hateful Cartoons Targeting Muslims in St. Cloud

admin — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:32:47 +0000

Minneapolis, MN – Steve Hunegs, Executive Director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC) issued the following statement today condemning hateful and anti-Islamic cartoons that were posted in St. Cloud:

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JCRC Commentary on Goldstone Report Published on MinnPost

admin — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:50:14 +0000

Irony abounds in Nov. 19 human-rights commentary criticizing Israel By Steve Hunegs | Monday, Nov. 30, 2009 Irony abounds in Sylvia Schwarz’s piece, “Human rights: Not to be entrusted to governments” (MinnPost, Nov. 19), which is a title camouflaging yet another diatribe against Israel. To begin, Schwarz correctly advises that human-rights violations occur throughout the world. Yet, she [...]

JCRC and IAM Remember Victims of Mumbai Terrorist Attacks

admin — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:48:04 +0000

Minneapolis, MN – Steve Hunegs, Executive Director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC), and Raj Menon, President of the India Association of Minnesota (IAM), released the following statement regarding the one-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India:

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Thank You for Supporting the JCRC

admin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:11:43 +0000

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC) through GiveMN.org’s Give to the Max Day. Because of your generous support, we were able to raise over $23,000.

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Rep. Paulsen and Minnesota Delegation Travel to Israel on a Trip Organized by the JCRC

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:37:35 +0000

An important part of the work of the JCRC in connection with our Stand Up for Israel! program is acquainting our public officials with the issues facing Israel. There is no better way to achieve this goal then by seeing Israel on the ground. From November 11 – 15, Representative Erik Paulsen is among a delegation of Minnesotans touring and learning about Israel.

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