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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…

Jan 20, 2023

Remembering Dick Weiland

by Danielle V. Minson

I am saddened to let you know that our lifetime honorary board member, Richard Weiland, z”l, passed yesterday. Born and raised in the Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati in the heart of the Jewish community, he was 93 years old. Dick and his late wife Marcia raised three children.

“If y…

Jan 6, 2023

Leaders in Light Accepting Nominations for Second Fellowship Cohort

by Jewish Community Relations Council

For a whole variety of reasons–some good, some bad–people frequently self-segregate. Whether along racial, religious, ethnic, socioeconomic, political, or other lines, we have a tendency to surround ourselves with people who look, act, and believe like ourselves.

The results aren’t al…

Jan 5, 2023

Chaverim M’Israel Hope to Bring Their Authentic Perspectives to Cincinnati

by Yvonne Keller

Mika Ritter, Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval, and Shachar Aviram

“I hope to bring my experiences to the Cincinnati Jewish community,” said Shachar Aviram. “I want to bring my own Jewish and Israeli experience to the people of Cincinnati to show them the spirit of life in Israel along w…

Dec 28, 2022

Creating Allies Against Antisemitism

by Jewish Community Relations Council

At each successive nadir of the “Kanye affair,” community members have asked me if the JCRC would say anything new, and, if so, what. I have oft repeated what has now become a refrain: “Does the world really need another reminder that the Jews disavow antisemitism?” I mean this somew…