October 10, 2019 Minneapolis, MN – Steve Hunegs, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC), issued the following statement: “The Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC) is horrified by yesterday’s deadly Yom Kippur terror attack in Halle, Germany outside the Humboldt Street synagogue as […]
Update: Supplemental Investment from The Minneapolis Foundation Increases Grant Pool Application due date extended to Dec. 18 November 8, 2019 Minneapolis, MN – The Minneapolis Foundation, through its component fund, Faith in Each Other – Jewish Community Support Fund, has generously invested an additional $15,000 in the grant program announced last month (see initial press […]
Thank you to MPD and the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office for a swift investigation September 29, 2019 Minneapolis, MN – Steve Hunegs, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC), issued the following statement: “The Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC) condemns the recent bias-motivated […]
September 25, 2019 Minneapolis, MN – Steve Hunegs, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC), and Benjie Kaplan, executive director of Minnesota Hillel issued the following message: Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), the most influential proponent of the Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) movement on college campuses, will […]
September 16, 2019 — 3:45 p.m. Minneapolis, MN – Steve Hunegs, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC), issued the following statement regarding the updated negligent fire charges against the suspect in the Adas Israel Congregation fire: “The criminal complaint filed today confirms law enforcement’s belief that the […]
September 13, 2019 — 7:00 p.m. Minneapolis, MN – Steve Hunegs, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC), issued the following statement regarding the announcement of an arrest made in connection with the fire at Adas Israel Congregation in Duluth, MN: “The Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota […]
