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Nov 12, 2019

JFNA Update From Israel Nov 12, 2019

Dear Friends,
As you are probably aware, there has been a major flare-up in violence between Israel and Gaza. Here are the major points:
Overnight, the IDF bombed a building in the Gaza Strip in a highly targeted strike which killed senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad Leader Bahaa Abu Al-Ata…

Mar 15, 2019

JCRC Statement Standing with the Muslim Community

As we watch with horror and sadness the violence suffered by the Muslim community of Christchurch, New Zealand, The Jewish Community Relations Committee (JCRC) of the Jewish Community Federation of Richmond expresses its heartfelt sympathy to our Muslim brothers and sisters, as well as ou…

Mar 15, 2019

JCRC Statement Condemning Rep. Omar's anti-Semetic Tropes

The Jewish Community Relations Committee (JCRC) of the Jewish Community Federation of Richmond has long been focused on fighting the scourge of Anti-Semitism.

We join our colleagues in Minnesota, Jewish organizations and communities across the country in condemning in the strongest possible…

Oct 12, 2018

Statement on anti-Semitic graffiti in Northern Virginia

The Jewish Community Federation of Richmond and it’s Jewish Community Relations Committee (JCRC), issued the following statement condemning the hateful and anti-Semitic graffiti at the Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia earlier today. We stand in solidarity with our friends in No…

Jun 19, 2018

JCRC – Advocating for the Jewish Community

Several weeks ago, this office was approached by a distressed mother of a seventh grader in a local, public, middle school. Her child had experienced a series of deeply anti-Semitic acts perpetrated by perpetrated by about six fellow students – from various different grades.

While not vio…