JCRCAs the public affairs voice of the Jewish community, the JCRC fights antisemitism and prejudice, advocates for Israel, provides Holocaust education, promotes tolerance and social justice, and builds bridges across the Jewish and broader communities.
Celebrating our JCRC Judaism Education Program praised in Dara Horn’s new book!
We are excited to welcome acclaimed author Dara Horn who will speak immediately following the installation of our Fiscal Year 2027 board of directors. Tickets are complimentary. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear from Horn who is shaping the national conversation on how we inoculate our society against antisemitism.
JCRC is appalled by Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and State Sen. Omar Fateh’s decision to share a stage with Hasan Piker. Elevating someone with a longstanding record of antisemitic and hateful rhetoric is a betrayal of Jewish Minnesotans and harmful to the broader public.
Read MoreSept 12, 2026 | University of Minnesota – In the early 1800s, Rabbi Shneur Zalman, the great Hasidic Rabbi of Northern White Russia, was put in jail in St. Petersberg after his fellow Jews who were opponents of Hasidism, reported him to the government. He was awaiting trial when the chief of police entered his cell.
Read MoreSeptember 9, 2026 — More than 5,000 leaders and public figures from entertainment, academia, literature, government, business, religion and civic life have joined an open letter rejecting the accusation that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and warning that the charge has become a dangerous vehicle for scapegoating Jews and fueling antisemitism around the world.
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