JCRC Congratulates President-Elect Joseph R. Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris
JCRC Congratulates President-Elect Joseph R. Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris
Nov. 11, 2020 Minneapolis, MN — Steve Hunegs, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC), issued the following statement following the historic 2020 election: “The Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the ...
Read MoreJCRC Mourns Loss of Judith Meisel, z”l
JCRC Mourns Loss of Judith Meisel, z”l
November 5, 2020 Minneapolis, MN — Steve Hunegs, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC), issued the following statement after the passing of Judith Meisel, z’’l: “Judith lived history. Almost precisely 77 years ...
Read MoreJCRC Applauds Imminent Peace Treaty between Israel and Sudan
JCRC Applauds Imminent Peace Treaty between Israel and Sudan
October 26, 2020 In September, the JCRC published a commentary in the Star Tribune applauding the establishment of diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In our piece we noted that “this summer’s historic agreement … exemplifies ...
Read MoreIn Solidarity with Red Lake Nation
In Solidarity with Red Lake Nation
October 18, 2020 We are outraged to learn that a welcome sign to the Red Lake Indian Reservation was vandalized with a swastika and “Trump 2020” graffiti. The JCRC echoes the message of our Lt. Governor, Peggy Flanagan, enrolled tribal citizen of ...
Read MoreJCRC Implores the President to Denounce White Supremacism
JCRC Implores the President to Denounce White Supremacism
September 30, 2020 Minneapolis, MN — Steve Hunegs, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC), issued the following statement: “The president’s refusal to condemn white supremacism at last night’s debate is troubling and ...
Read MoreJCRC Welcomes Normalization of Ties Between Israel and the United Arab Emirates
JCRC Welcomes Normalization of Ties Between Israel and the United Arab Emirates
August 13, 2020 “The Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC) welcomes the news that the government of Israel is normalizing relations with the United Arab Emirates and hopefully laying the groundwork for closer ties with other ...
Read MoreJCRC Disgusted by Ongoing Comparisons of Measures to Prevent COVID-19 Spread to Nazi Persecution
JCRC Disgusted by Ongoing Comparisons of Measures to Prevent COVID-19 Spread to Nazi Persecution
We call upon Republican leadership to stand with our Jewish community against this poisonous and hurtful rhetoric August 5, 2020 Minneapolis, MN — Steve Hunegs, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC), issued the ...
Read MoreJCRC Applauds Minnesota’s Leadership and the Fiterman Family for Helping to Keep Minnesotans Safe and Healthy
JCRC Applauds Minnesota’s Leadership and the Fiterman Family for Helping to Keep Minnesotans Safe and Healthy
July 29, 2020 Today, Governor Tim Walz and Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan joined with business leaders to discuss an ongoing public-private partnership to distribute four million masks across Minnesota in an effort to help curb the spread of COVID-19. The ...
Read MoreJCRC Condemns Ongoing Comparisons to Nazis, and the Misuse of the Holocaust, to Measures being Taken to Prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19
JCRC Condemns Ongoing Comparisons to Nazis, and the Misuse of the Holocaust, to Measures being Taken to Prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19
Update -- July 27: “The post shared by the Republican Party of Wabasha County MN is appalling. As we stated over the weekend, to compare public health measures to Nazi orders for Jews to wear yellow badges is reprehensible and ...
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