‘Hatred of diversity undermines democracy’
By Basya Gartenstein, Director, JCRC
Between Nov. 30 and Dec.1, 60 municipal leaders from Israel, the USA, and Europe gathered with 150 key representatives in...
JCRC Legislative Breakfast welcomes large group
Jewish Community Relations Committee Chair Rob Slotnick welcomed more than 100 community members, Virginia Legislators and recently elected state officials to the Federation Legislative...
A Year of Promise, Opportunity, and Vigilance – Your JCRC in...
The year ahead holds many challenges for Jewish community relations work. The rise in Antisemitism has us all legitimately concerned - as does the...
Richmond-area religious, organization leaders express support to the Jewish Community,...
Editor’s note: The following statement was issued by the Federation on Jan. 17.
Richmond – This weekend, we watched the unfolding situation in horror at...
JCRC Column: Defining Antisemitism
The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Anti-Semitism has recently come under fire and just his year two alternative definitions have been released. ...
How We Define Success and How We Define Community
One enduring aspect of our Jewish community reality in 2021 is a perceived sense of conflict and tension. It is often these concepts we...
Hopes for the Year Ahead – Taking Stock of the Year...
By David Cohen
Director Jewish Community Relations, JCFR
T’Shuvah is a major theme of the coming High Holidays.
Jewish tradition asks us to take stock of our...
Crisis in Israel brings heartache and political challenges here at home
When hostilities increase in Israel, our hearts go out to our friends and family who have endured these repeated escalations. We also care deeply...
JCRC:Antisemitism in our Schools: Tools for parents and students
By Larry Goldman, JCRC Education committee co-chair
Our K-12 students in both public and private schools have seen a rise of antisemitic encounters in the...
Virginia Jewish Advocacy Day set for Feb. 8
Join Jewish Community Federation of Richmond and its Jewish Community Relations Committee (JCRC) for Virginia Jewish Advocacy Day on Feb. 8, at 8 a.m.
Virginia...
