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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.
Violent antisemitism is a real threat. Congress is responding in ways that might make it worse
Jeremy Burton, the executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston, said politicians’ tendencies to excuse antisemitism on their own sides of the aisle have long been a problem, one that is only more heightened at the moment.
WBZ-TV CBS Boston headquarters vandalized with red paint, taggers wrote ‘Free Palestine’
WBZ-TV CBS Boston is the latest victim of blood-red paint vandalism amid the Israel-Hamas war, as taggers overnight wrote “Free Palestine” on the Allston headquarters. The Boston Police are currently investigating.
JCRC CEO Jeremy Burton’s Statement on October 18 Boston City Council Meeting
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.
Sign-On Statement: The Jewish Community Rejects Bigotry and Hate
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
Wexner Foundation cuts ties with Harvard
Leaders of the organization, which has sent more than 250 Israeli civil servants to study at the university, say its ‘core values’ no longer align with the institution.
