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Feb 17, 2023

Worrying and Encouraging: Examining AJC's Antisemitism in America Survey

by Jewish Community Relations Council

We knew it was bad, and we knew it was getting worse—and still, the AJC’s State of Antisemitism in America 2022 survey was generally unsettling. Yes, there were a few reassuring notes: Over the past 12 months, “only” 3% of American Jews personally have been the target of a physical a…

Feb 10, 2023

Fighting Antisemitism in Cincinnati

by Danielle V. Minson

Rabbi Ari Ballaban removing graffiti from Lindner Park in the city of Norwood on January 6, 2023.
 

We recently had a high-profile visitor from outside the Jewish community. After he walked in, and I’d introduced myself; he hugged me, looked me in the eyes, and said, “I am so sorry th…

Feb 3, 2023

The Enduring Legacy of the Four Chaplains

by Jewish Community Relations Council

Today marks the 80th anniversary of the Four Chaplains’ death. These men—First Lieutenants Reverend George L. Fox, Rabbi Alexander D. Good, Father John P. Washington, and Reverend Clark V. Poling—gave their lives on February 3rd, 1943, aboard the SS Dorchester. When the ship was hit by…

Jan 27, 2023

JCRC Statement on the Killing of Tyre Nichols and Release of Video

by Jewish Community Relations Council

The following statement was released at 5:15pm on January 27, 2023
 

The imminent release of another video showing a Black man being beaten by agents of our government breaks my heart. Today, after Shabbat begins, our country will—yet again—have access to such a video. From information…

Jan 26, 2023

Abortion, the Ballot, and Where We Stand

by Jewish Community Relations Council

Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, women’s right to abortion in the United States has been tenuous. Were it not for a preliminary injunction, abortion would already be illegal after six weeks in Ohio. In all likelihood, abortion will become functionally inaccessible here before long.

I…