Posts Tagged: Jewish Community Relations Council
NYC Mayor Eric Adams Tells Jewish Leaders One of His Election Opponents Is ‘Spewing Antisemitism’
New York City Mayor Eric Adams told Jewish leaders last week that one of his electoral opponents trying to unseat him has been "spewing antisemitism,"...
New York City Police Issue Security Warning Ahead of Israel Day Parade in Manhattan
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) plans to closely monitor and surveil this weekend's Israel Day Parade, which will take place amid an unprecedented...
Indiana Senate Strips Leading Definition of Antisemitism From Anti-Discrimination Bill
Lawmakers and Jewish leaders have lambasted the Indiana Senate's removal of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) definition of antisemitism, which has been adopted by...
‘Blood on Their Hands’: Wisconsin Antisemitic Incidents Increase for Seventh Straight Year
Antisemitic incidents in Wisconsin increased for the seventh year in a row, according to a new report by the Milwaukee Jewish Federation, a chapter of...
Neo-Nazi Spotted With Antisemitic Sign at Ohio Protest Later Sought to Kill Jews at Kent State
An Ohio man who was seen brandishing an antisemitic sign at a protest in Columbus, Ohio, in April also threatened to kill Jews at Kent...
Jewish Group Educates on Roger Waters’ BDS Activism Ahead of DC Concerts
JNS.org - Ahead of former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters’s performances in Washington, DC this weekend, the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of Greater Washington has...
Indiana Jewish Organizations Join Criticism of Religious Freedom Restoration Act
JNS.org - Members of the Jewish community in Indiana reacted to the state's ratification of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). The law, which was signed into...
Dershowitz: J Street Can’t ‘Claim to be Pro-Israel’ After Pulling Out of Boston Rally
JNS.org - J Street—the self-labeled "pro-Israel, pro-peace" lobby—"can no longer credibly claim to be pro-Israel" after pulling out of an Israel solidarity rally sponsored...
Leading Manhattan Congregation Vows to Pull Support for Israel Parade Unless ‘Anti-Israel’ Groups Are Barred From Participating
A leading Manhattan rabbi, representing some of the largest Sephardic communities in New York City, on Wednesday threatened to pull his support from the annual...
ADL Makes Conflicting Statements on Existence of Report on Anti-Israel Texts in Boston Suburb
JNS.org - Anti-Defamation League (ADL) officials made conflicting statements on the existence of a report by the organization about allegations of anti-Israel teaching materials...
Petition Opposing PA Unilateral Move Signed by 110,000 Americans to be Presented to Ban Ki-moon
Later today the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York will send a petition to UN Secretary General Ban-Ki moon signed by 110,000 Americans that...
JCRC Gala: Focus on the Families (PHOTOS)
A warm, early spring evening greeted more than 600 leaders of the New York Jewish, political, business, and humanitarian communities who gathered...
Serious Tone Dominates 2012 JCRC-NY Congressional Breakfast
The annual Jewish Community Relations Council Congressional Breakfast is an opportunity for members of the New York Congressional Delegation to break bread...
Sally Goodgold, A Spirit of the City, Dead at 82
Sally Gottfried Goodgold died Thursday, August 18, 2011 at Lenox Hill Hospital. She was 82. The beloved wife of the late Dr. Murray Goodgold, adored...
