Normally at this time of year, we would be gathering to talk about the challenges facing our Jewish community and our city, and our plans to meet them. We would hear from a thoughtful speaker, rich with experience, who would leave us feeling inspired and energized for the work ahead.
Whil…
We have been challenged in the last several months, both as individuals and as a community, to respond to rising tensions over racial justice, an increase in antisemitism, and to COVID-19—in addition to our own personal struggles. But as our summer fellow from Hebrew Union College-Jewish I…
Dear friends,
The work of fighting for racial justice will take all of us. As Elie Wiesel said in his Nobel Prize acceptance speech: “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppr…
Since the death of George Floyd a…
Certain conditions will make a society ripe for the trafficking and adoption of extremist views and can act as an accelerant for hatred, bigotry, racism, antisemitism, and xenophobia. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, but more so now, the desperation, fear, and uncertainty felt by many, com…
The Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati decries the tragic death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Video recordings clearly show that Mr. Floyd, an African-American 46-year-old, was subjected to shocking brutality despite the fact that he…
In our last conversation, I shared tha…
During this challenging time of the Coronavirus, the JCRC continues our work of tracking incidents of antisemitism, bias, and hate. We know from history – as well as today – that widespread fear leads to an increase in hateful rhetoric as well as bias-related incidents an…
On Wednesday evening, the JCRC was made aware that antisemitic graffiti was spray-painted on the railway trestle on Madison Road between Madisonville and Oakley. An age-old, insidious antisemi…
Cincinnati’s voice was amplified on the national stage—and our work spotlighted in major ways—at the annual conference of the Jewish Coun…
With the recent passing of a giant in our community and a steward for civil rights across the world, Judge Nathaniel R. Jones, we wanted to take a moment …
Together with the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati, the Jewish Community Relations Council is outraged and heartbroken today after twelve Israeli soldiers were injured in what Israeli security forces have described as a suspected vehicular ramming attack in central Jerusalem. One of the soldi…
As we approach the Ohio primary in March, and look ahead to general elections in …
We emerge from our Sabbath once again horrified by a violent attack against Jews, this time during a Chanukah celebration at a Rabbi’s home in Monsey, New York. After the suspect was chased from the home, he reportedly tried to enter a synagogue nearby but was blocked by people insid…
The Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati joins with the Jewish Federations of North America in the following statement in the wake of the new executive order regarding antisemitism:
The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) welcomes the ne…
