October 27, 2018 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 shooting at Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh, PA, killing at least eleven people and wounding […]
The following remarks were delivered by Marty Chester at the JCRC’s program on Epigenetics at Beth El Synagogue following its 2018 Annual Meeting, where Marty was installed as the JCRC’s Board President. Welcome everyone, and thank you for coming. I’m delighted to become the new President of the JCRC. I’m grateful to inherit this position […]
The JCRC also Condemns the Palestinian Authority’s “Pay-for-Slay” Policy October 9, 2018 Minneapolis, MN — Steve Hunegs, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC), issued the following statement in solidarity with the people of Israel who are mourning the loss of two parents of young children, who were […]
October 9, 2018 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) deplores the threat made on Twitter directed at local civil rights leader, Jaylani Hussein. According to news reports, […]
July 20, 2018 Minneapolis, MN – Steve Hunegs, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC), issued the following statement on recent events in Israel: “As we prepare for Tisha B’Av, which commemorates many of the major calamities that have befallen the Jewish people, it has not been an […]
Minnesota is Second to New York in Number of Organizations Signing onto Letter June 21, 2018 Minneapolis, MN – Alarmed by the U.S. government’s “zero tolerance” policy of separating children from their migrant parents when they cross the border, 32 Minnesota based Jewish organizations, as well as one synagogue in North Dakota, joined 55 national […]
