9/8/2020 Community Relations Corner with Attorney General Letitia James
9/15/20: Faculty Engagement Program Zoom: “Tahini” Wars & The LGBTQ Arab Israeli Community Explained
JCRC-NY Statement on the Murder of James “Swayne” Edwards
WE WILL NOT STAND IDLY BY JCRC-NY Statement on the Shooting of Jacob Blake and Other Acts of Violence Against the Black Community
Anti-Semitic DSA Questionnaire Denounced by JCRC-NY, NYS Assembly & NYC Council Jewish Caucus
Statement on the Anti-Semitic Attack on Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright
Statement on the Passing of Congressman John Lewis, Civil Rights Icon and JCRC-NY’s1994 Congressional Breakfast Honoree
All of us at the Jewish Community Relations Council of NY (JCRC-NY) were saddened to learn this Jewish Sabbath of the passing of civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis, recipient of the Benjamin Rosenthal Congressional Leadership Award at JCRC-NY’s 1994 Congressional Breakfast.
Anyone who was fortunate enough to be in the room that spring morning 26 years ago remembers Congressman Lewis’s powerful and passionate oratory as he shared his personal experiences fighting for equal rights for Black Americans. His recollections of his incredible journey and his sincere and heartfelt commitment to the partnership between Black and Jewish Americans for decades were truly inspirational then and still resonate today.
Among the many important leadership roles in his distinguished career, Congressman Lewis was a Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Black-Jewish Relations. The caucus was founded just a year ago to recognize the history of the Black and Jewish communities standing together for social justice and civil rights and to ensure that our communities continue to learn from each other and advocate for joint concerns.
We extend our deepest condolences to the Congressman’s son John-Miles. May he, and our entire nation, find comfort in Congressman Lewis’s indelible legacy.
JCRC-NY’s then-President Judah Gribetz presents the award to Congressman Lewis.
Zoom Video: The Global Rise in Anti-Semitism & Bright Spots in the Arab World
JCRC-NY’s Annual Meeting with NYPD Comm. Dermot Shea
JCRC-NY Annual Meeting took place on June 24th. It featured a conversation with New York Police Department Commissioner Dermot Shea led by JCRC-NY’s Executive Vice President and CEO Michael S. Miller and Jewish Week Editor-in-Chief Andrew Silow-Carroll. Topics included in the wide-ranging discussion were the recent protests and riots, police recruitment, oversight, and reform, criminal justice reform, the COVID-19 pandemic and its social and economic repercussions, and his vision for the NYPD.
Click HERE for the Zoom video.
Click HERE for excerpt from Andew Silow-Carroll’s weekly newsletter in The Jewish Week
At the meeting, JCRC-NY President Cheryl Fishbein was elected for the second of three one year terms, new Officers were announced, and new Board Members were elected. All terms begin July 1st.
- Current Vice Presidents Ester Fuchs and Jonathan Greenspun will be joined by Craig Unterberg and current Secretary Gene Rachmansky.
- Current Board Member Robyn Polansky Morrison will be the new Secretary
- New to the Board of Directors are: Sanford (Sandy) Antignas, Camille Dunst, David Fine, Eric Rechtschaffen, and Anna Propp Riesenberg.
- Returning to the Board of Directors are the following alumni: Abraham Biderman, Suzanne Davidowitz, Jay Hershenson, Bradley Korn, Jeffrey Levine, and Michael Lustig.
In addition, we thank former Vice President Marc Wolf, who resigned from the Board to become JCRC-NY’s Chief Development Officer, term-limited Vice President Michael Lustig, and Board Members Gary Jacob, Michael Nussbaum, Shelley Lieff Parker, Marcella Rosen, Irving Rotter, Brian Schreiber, and Marian Stoltz-Loike for their dedicated service.