Seventy-five years ago, in 1944, a group of Jewish organizations in Boston formed a coalition to confront threats to the Jewish community, including and specifically
This week we marked the shloshim for those murdered at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh by white supremacist gunman Robert Bowers; the 30
It’s a bit of a “bad joke” amongst certain political and interfaith partners of ours that if we are gathered more than twice in one
Community Vigil Scheduled Tomorrow (Sunday, Oct. 28th) on the Boston Common at 2:00pm. Today, during a Shabbat service of reflection, prayer, and celebration, 11 people
“Burton” isn’t a traditional Jewish surname. My grandfather was born Moshe (Milton) Bergstein. He grew up in Harlem in the 1920s along with his younger
We, the Executive Committee of the Massachusetts Board of Rabbis (MBR) and the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston, condemn in the strongest terms
Dear Friends, Today’s Boston Globe features a Letter to the Editor, co-signed with ADL New England, expressing that we are disturbed and offended by the anti-Semitic themes
The next two statements will each annoy, at various levels, some part of the organized Jewish community that is represented within JCRC: Rising anti-Semitism and
We are heartbroken and outraged by the events in Charlottesville, VA this weekend. We join with the many of our member organizations who have already
This piece was originally published in the July 24, 2017 edition of the Boston Globe. Last week, Massachusetts lawmakers heard testimony on a bill that
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