Jewish Community Relations Council: Minnesota & the Dakotas

Fighting Hate and Bigotry

Sadly, anti-Semitism still exists. JCRC works with local, state, and federal law enforcement officials to keep our community safe. Our staff is dedicated to investigating and counseling victims of anti-Semitism and to mediating disputes. We help train and plan for crises, provide security guidance, and serve as the official Jewish community liaison with law enforcement. We are very proud that the FBI recognized our work fighting hate crimes by awarding us the 2002 FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award.

Recent studies show that anti-Semitic attitudes have declined in America as a whole, although it is evident that an increasing proportion of the anti-Semitism that remains is increasingly violent and virulent. Moreover, the attacks that targeted Jews also targeted members of other minority groups, including blacks, Asians, and homosexuals. The outpouring of support for the Jewish community in the wake of these events, and from the Jewish community to other victims, reminds us of the need to work together in coalition to create and sustain an overwhelming national consensus against bias-motivated hatred.