On March 7, the Richmond World Affairs Council, in partnership with our Jewish Community Federation of Richmond, will host Dr. Einat Wilf in the Empire Room of the Jefferson Hotel. Wilf is an Israeli thought leader, a former member of Knesset (Israel’s parliament) and was the foreign polic…
Want a local, Jewish teen to experience Israel, develop deep friendships and participate in an amazing Tikun Olam experience? The JCFR’s Tikun Olam Summer Exchange is for you!
Our Partnership2Gether (P2G) Tikun Olam Summer Exchange Trip is a once in a lifetime experience. Every summer, Ri…
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Last Saturday, 12/30/2017, neo-Nazi flyers were distributed in central Charlottesville, VA.
The flyers, (pictured) depicted the Nazi Eagle, a man flashing the Hitler Salute, and the white supremacist version of the Celtic Cross. Each of these symbols is anti-Semitic. The flyer reads…
Remarks about Anti-Semitism
by Daniel “Doni” Fogel, Director of Jewish Community Relations
JCFR’s JCRC Annual Legislative Reception, Wed. 11/29/2017
Good evening.
I wish I could present good news regarding a decrease in anti-Semitism and bigotry; I cannot. In the past year, we …
This November was bookended by two significant anniversaries in Zionist history.
November 2nd marked the centennial of the Balfour Declaration. Issued by the British government in 1917, that declaration was the first time in modern history a nation publicly endorsed the establishment of a n…
