Tag: JCRC
JCRC/AJC event to celebrate Israeli, Indian 75th birthdays
The Jewish Community Relations Council/American Jewish Committee (JCRC/AJC) plans to honor 75 years of Israeli and Indian independence at a July 16 event at Congregation Shir Tikvah in Troy, Mich.
“The Hindu community in Detroit...
Deputy anti-Semitism envoy: Coronavirus conspiracy theories a modern-day blood libel
U.S. deputy anti-Semitism envoy Ellie Cohanim warned of a new form of anti-Semitism emerging during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and urged Jewish leaders that it is time the U.S. Jewish community focused on proactive...
Minnesota high-schoolers apologize for TikTok video mocking Auschwitz
Two high school students in Minnesota apologized for posting a clip on the popular video-sharing app that pokes fun at Jews who were sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp.
In the TikTok video titled “Me...
How should Jewish leaders confront challenge of BDS groups within their communities?
The decision last week by the Boston Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) to pass a resolution declaring that any member organization supporting the BDS movement could be expelled from the council has generated a wider discussion...
Boston JCRC moves towards ouster of Workmen’s Circle over BDS support
The Boston Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) took an unprecedented step on Thursday in passing a resolution declaring that any member organization supporting the BDS movement could be expelled from the council, which could...
Why did anti-BDS bill fail in Massachusetts when it succeeded in other states?
Legislation to combat the Boycott, Divestment and Sanction (BDS) movement against Israel has been adopted in more than 20 states in recent years, but it was derailed last month in Massachusetts. Pro-Israel activists are...
JCRC tour illuminates issues on U.S.-Mexico border
wenty-seven people joined the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona for a tour of Arizona’s border with Mexico on May 3. The day included a visit to the site...