The Global Jewish Community is Weeping Today.
February 20, 2025
News of the Bibas family — innocent souls who were brutally ripped from their home on October 7 — have shaken us to our core.
News of the Bibas family — innocent souls who were brutally ripped from their home on October 7 — have shaken us to our core.
Yesterday, the Massachusetts Special Commission on Combatting Antisemitism held its third hearing on K–12 Education, which included testimony from the largest teacher’s union in the Commonwealth, a panel of organizations representing a coalition that opposed this commission process, and the Chair of the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
In response to queries about JCRC Boston’s thoughts regarding President Trump’s remarks last night about the future of Gaza, our CEO, Jeremy Burton, made the
JCRC welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. The anticipated release of hostages provides a glimmer of hope during an immensely painful time.
We are proud to share an important milestone in the ongoing effort to safeguard our communities.
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.
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