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Ruth Fein, ‘absolute giant of the Boston Jewish community,’ dies at 96
Ruth B. Fein z”l, JCRC’s President from 1993-1995, was laid to rest this week. In the words of our CEO, Jeremy Burton, Ruth was “an
THOUGHTS ABOUT LOCAL CEASEFIRE RESOLUTIONS
In recent days, city councils in Somerville and Cambridge have debated and endorsed resolutions weighing in on the topic of a ceasefire, the release of
ACTION ALERT: Cambridge City Council will consider Resolution “in support of an enduring ceasefire in Gaza.”
OUR MESSAGE TO THE CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL We want to make the Cambridge community aware of the proposed ceasefire resolution on the agenda for
ACTION ALERT: Somerville City Council will consider Resolution “in support of an enduring ceasefire in Gaza.”
On Thursday, January 25th at 7:00PM, Somerville City Council will consider Resolution #240089 “in support of an enduring ceasefire in Gaza.” OUR MESSAGE TO
In America, Black- Jewish Relations Feel the Strain in Wake of Harvard President’s Ouster
Jeremy Burton, CEO of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston, calls Brooks “an incredibly solid ally” of the Jewish community and “a moral
Many Jews criticized Harvard’s Oct. 7 response. Fewer are applauding President Claudine Gay’s resignation.
Jeremy Burton, who as CEO of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston has advocated for Jewish issues on Harvard’s campus, said the focus on Gay
Mass. teacher’s association calls for ceasefire in Gaza
Any cease-fire resolution should include an explicit condemnation of the Hamas terrorist attack, a call for a return of the Israeli hostages, and for the removal of Hamas as a controlling actor in Gaza, according to the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston.
‘Anti-Semitic Dog Whistling’: Massachusetts Teachers Union Slammed For Saying U.S. Complicit in Genocide in Gaza
Any such resolution that does not demand a return of the hostages or call for removal of Hamas as a terrorist organization fails to address
Temporary cease-fire in Gaza draws mixed reactions from Mass. Jewish and Muslim communities
Jeremy Burton, the executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston, said reading how the Israeli military prepared its forces who would
New Mass. state police unit will target hate crimes
Jeremy Burton called the HART team a “step in the right direction.”
ACTION ALERT: TAKE ACTION AS THE CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERS ‘CEASFIRE NOW’ RESOLUTION
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.
JCRC’s Jeremy Burton Interviewed on GBH’s Greater Boston
Watch JCRC CEO Jeremy Burton and Professor Cornell Brooks discuss the rise of antisemitism since the Israel-Hamas war on GBH’s Greater Boston television program hosted by Gautam Mukund.
