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Sep 23, 2019

SAFE Cincinnati Helps Jewish Orgs Improve Security before High Holidays

by Danielle V. Minson

Brad Orsini, Director of Community Security in Pittsburgh, discusses security protocols and trainings leading up to the synagogue shooting and what they have done since. Also pictured: (left) Special Agent in Charge Todd A. Wickerham, FBI; (right) Mark Dowd, SAFE Cincinnati Director
 

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Sep 17, 2019

Congedo: Jews Feel Homeless in Current Political Climate

JCRC Director Jackie Congedo sat down with Enquirer Opinion Editor Kevin S. Aldridge to discuss the challenges the Jewish community faces.
 

The following article appeared in the September 15, 2019 issue of The Cincinnati Enquirer. Opinion Editor Kevin S. Aldridge interviewed me about t…

Sep 5, 2019

Hurricane Dorian Response

by David Harris

Hurricane Dorian strikes the Bahamas, whose people are already being helped by our partner agency, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC).
 

As we all track Hurricane Dorian's devastating progress, I want you to know that our partner agency, the American Jewish Joint Dis…

Aug 16, 2019

'Do Something': The Scoop in August

by Danielle V. Minson

“Do Something.” In a year that has seen more mass shootings than days, we can sometimes feel numb to news of another. However, the violence in Dayton last weekend reached us. We heard that as Ohio Governor Mike DeWine spoke at a vigil in Dayton, the crowd chanted, “Do something.”

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Aug 12, 2019

Letter to Ohio Lawmakers Calls for Action to Address Gun Violence

At a vigil following the mass shooting in Dayton, the crowd chanted “do something” as Ohio Governor Mike DeWine spoke. The Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) has actually been doing something for the last year and a half—since horrific tragedies, including those at synagogues in…