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Jan 12, 2024

Jan 12 Update: Navigating Challenges with Purpose

by Danielle V. Minson

At press conference on importance of education about antisemitism, Congressman Greg Landsman speaking, with Danielle V. Minson on the far right. Photo credit: Tana Weingartner/WVXU.
 

Dear Friends,

As we begin 2024, I am determined to embrace the challenges the new year will bring. The…

Dec 18, 2023

Disappointment is a Risk Worth Taking

by Jewish Community Relations Council

These days, many Jews feel alone, sensing that they have been abandoned by allies. One could muster ample evidence supporting this belief, including a recent Cincinnati “interfaith peace vigil” for Gaza which opted not to include any local Jewish voices. Admittedly, such missteps are cle…

Dec 1, 2023

Is How We Fight Antisemitism Out of Tune?

by Jewish Community Relations Council

I often hear how we must “inoculate” folks against antisemitism. The thinking goes: If only we can educate them early—teach them, for instance, about the Holocaust—then they’ll understand. Then they’ll stand firm, not contributing to the proliferation of Jew-hatred.

The last eig…

Nov 10, 2023

March with Compassion

by Jewish Community Relations Council

It was in Columbus, Ohio that General Sherman once said the words that were famously adapted to “war is hell.” As we see again today, he was right. Yes: Israel has a moral duty to root out Hamas and ensure that nothing like October 7 ever reoccurs. And: There are breathtaking numbers of …

Oct 27, 2023

We've Got to Swim, Swim, Swim

by Jewish Community Relations Council

None of this is easy. Not only did we just experience the gravest terror attack on Jews in ages, not only is there now a war raging between Israel and Hamas, but we must also now deal with waning empathy for Israel and Jews in the wake of it all. No, it's not easy; and many feel hopeless and…