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Stewards of Memory
Last night I sat down at the JCC of the North Shore with Judy Rakowsky, to talk about her brand new book, ‘Jews in the Garden.’ This is the story of Judy’s relationship with her cousin Sam, a Holocaust survivor, and their numerous journeys back to Poland after the fall of the Iron Curtain. When…
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The Conversation Our Network Facilitates
Earlier this week, 30 representatives from a wide range of JCRC’s member organizations and Jewish human service agencies that we work with sat down with US Representative Jake Auchincloss for a conversation on his work and the concerns of our Jewish community. While the meeting was off-the-record, I can share that the discussion was wide-ranging.…
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Special Briefing with Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt
A conversation with Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, US special envoy to combat antisemitism, about the new national strategy and its implementation. JCRC organized this event along with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Center for Faith-Based Partnerships, directed by long-time JCRC board member Samantha Joseph. We were also joined by Maggie Siddiqi, Director of the Department of…