A Letter to the Community Following the ‘Joint Resolutions of Disapproval’
November 26, 2024
In the days since, we at JCRC have been in conversation about the votes of our senators and the way forward.
In the days since, we at JCRC have been in conversation about the votes of our senators and the way forward.
We are proud to share an important message from our partners at A More Perfect Union: The Jewish Partnership for Democracy. As a united Jewish
The Jewish Community Relations Council is proud that our CEO, Jeremy Burton, has been appointed to Massachusetts’ Commission to Combat Antisemitism by Senate President Karen
We are closely following the situation in the last hours, since Iran launched an unprecedented attack firing some 180 ballistic missiles indiscriminately at Israel’s civilian
Last night, at a small demonstration in support of the October 7 hostages in Newton, MA, there was a violent altercation and an individual was hospitalized. While the details of what happened are still being investigated, there should be no question that violence of any kind in our democratic society is abhorrent. People’s right to gather in civil, non-violent public demonstrations must be sacrosanct.
The Massachusetts Legislature has voted on the FY25 Budget, and it is now on Governor Healey’s desk for action.
We applaud the leadership of Senate President Spilka; House Speaker Mariano; Chairs Rodrigues and Michlewitz; and the entire legislature for adopting a budget that demonstrates a serious commitment to addressing antisemitism.
We urge the Boston City Council to reject this resolution and to work together toward a resolution that cares for the welfare of all people of the city of Boston.
At a time when our community should be attuned to the risks and challenges of antisemitism in all its forms, we and our member organizations, representing a multiplicity of Jewish perspectives, found Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson’s recent comments troubling.
At a time when our community should be attuned to the risks and challenges of antisemitism in all its forms, we and our member organizations, representing a multiplicity of Jewish perspectives, found Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson’s recent comments troubling.
THE JEWISH COMMUNITY REJECTS BIGOTRY AND HATE Since Hamas’ terror attacks in Israel on October 7th, we’ve seen bigots and extremists exploit the crisis to
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