Jewish Community Relations Committee

The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Anti-Semitism has recently come under fire and just his year two alternative definitions have been released. ...

Beyond the clear lessons from Colleyville on security, vigilance, and preparedness – the most enduring lesson may be on how Antisemitism framed around Israel...

By Amy Melnick-Scharf, JCRC Chair, Jewish Community Federation of Richmond and  Basya Gardenstein, JCRC Director, JCFR This year’s legislative session provides us with much to learn...

We are pleased to announce that Basya Gartenstein will join the Jewish Community Federation of Richmond as Jewish Community Relations Committee (JCRC) director in...

By Basya Gartenstein Director, Jewish Community Relations Committee, JCFR Shalom Jewish Community of Richmond. The Jewish Community Relations Committee has been formulating plans for the years ahead...

By David Cohen Director, Jewish Community Relations JCFR Over the past few months, the Jewish community has truly struggled to process a rise in anger and hatred...

Connecting with and forming relationships with our legislators - and our local and statewide officials - is a year-round emphasis of our JCRC work. In...

By David Cohen Director - Jewish Community Relations Jewish Community Federation of Richmond With our recent inauguration just behind us, and the images and shock that we...

By Larry Goldman, JCRC Education committee co-chair Our K-12 students in both public and private schools have seen a rise of antisemitic encounters in the...

By David Cohen Director Jewish Community Relations, JCFR T’Shuvah is a major theme of the coming High Holidays. Jewish tradition asks us to take stock of our...