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New Mass. state police unit will target hate crimes
Jeremy Burton called the HART team a “step in the right direction.”
ACTION ALERT: TAKE ACTION AS THE CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERS ‘CEASFIRE NOW’ RESOLUTION
At a time when our community should be attuned to the risks and challenges of antisemitism in all its forms, we and our member organizations, representing a multiplicity of Jewish perspectives, found Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson’s recent comments troubling.
Is there a future for Jewish progressivism after Oct. 7?
“We cannot support those organizations that demonize Israel, hold Israel to a double standard, and ignore the safety and security of Israel and our community as a whole,” said JCRC executive director Jeremy Burton.
JCRC’s Jeremy Burton Interviewed on GBH’s Greater Boston
Watch JCRC CEO Jeremy Burton and Professor Cornell Brooks discuss the rise of antisemitism since the Israel-Hamas war on GBH’s Greater Boston television program hosted by Gautam Mukund.
Violent antisemitism is a real threat. Congress is responding in ways that might make it worse
Jeremy Burton, the executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston, said politicians’ tendencies to excuse antisemitism on their own sides of the aisle have long been a problem, one that is only more heightened at the moment.
In Brighton, Jewish community sets an empty Shabbat table for Israeli hostages
Jewish organizations including JCRC, Combined Jewish Philanthropies, the Israeli-American Council, and ADL New England hosted the event, which drew a crowd of more than 100 people, including several students from schools in the area, Burton said.
WBZ-TV CBS Boston headquarters vandalized with red paint, taggers wrote ‘Free Palestine’
WBZ-TV CBS Boston is the latest victim of blood-red paint vandalism amid the Israel-Hamas war, as taggers overnight wrote “Free Palestine” on the Allston headquarters. The Boston Police are currently investigating.
JCRC CEO Jeremy Burton’s Statement on October 18 Boston City Council Meeting
At a time when our community should be attuned to the risks and challenges of antisemitism in all its forms, we and our member organizations, representing a multiplicity of Jewish perspectives, found Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson’s recent comments troubling.
Jewish groups host dozens of vigils, events across North America for Israel, bringing out thousands of supporters
Jewish groups host dozens of vigils, events across North America for Israel, bringing out thousands of supportersEJewish Philanthropy | October 12, 2023 “At the Boston Common
Sign-On Statement: The Jewish Community Rejects Bigotry and Hate
THE JEWISH COMMUNITY REJECTS BIGOTRY AND HATE Since Hamas’ terror attacks in Israel on October 7th, we’ve seen bigots and extremists exploit the crisis to
Wexner Foundation cuts ties with Harvard
Leaders of the organization, which has sent more than 250 Israeli civil servants to study at the university, say its ‘core values’ no longer align with the institution.
Israel orders the evacuation of 1.1 million people from northern part of Gaza, the U.N. says
“‘Moral bankruptcy’: Campus disputes over Israeli-Palestinian conflict turn uglier,” by Mike Damiano and Hilary Burns by Joseph Krauss and Wafaa Shurafa Boston Globe | October 13,
