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.”
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.
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.
Conservative group publicizes photos, names of Harvard students linked to controversial statement on Israel
“‘Moral bankruptcy’: Campus disputes over Israeli-Palestinian conflict turn uglier,” by Mike Damiano and Hilary Burns Boston Globe | October 11, 2023 Tensions on campuses over the
‘My heart aches’: War between Israel, Hamas roils Mass.; elected leaders decry attacks on civilians
The outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas this weekend has roiled Massachusetts, where there are many local ties to that part of the world.
Respect for marriage, reconciliation and being seen on the White House lawn
Read an op-ed by JCRC CEO Jeremy Burton and Rev. Laura Everett, executive director of the Massachusetts Council of Churches about being present for the signing of the Respect for Marriage Act.
