New JCRC Director Announced
We are pleased to announce that Basya Gartenstein will join the Jewish Community Federation of Richmond as Jewish Community Relations Committee (JCRC) director in...
Bridge building and advocacy
By Basya Gartenstein, Director, Jewish Community Relations Committee, JCFR
Shalom, as of August 1, it has been my privilege to serve the Richmond Jewish community...
Virginia Jewish Advocacy Day 2023 – Photo Gallery
Virginia Jewish Advocacy Day 2023 - Photo Gallery
All photos by Adrienne Winkelmann Epstein
Virginia Jewish Advocacy Day set for Feb. 8
Join Jewish Community Federation of Richmond and its Jewish Community Relations Committee (JCRC) for Virginia Jewish Advocacy Day on Feb. 8, at 8 a.m.
Virginia...
‘Hatred of diversity undermines democracy’
By Basya Gartenstein, Director, JCRC
Between Nov. 30 and Dec.1, 60 municipal leaders from Israel, the USA, and Europe gathered with 150 key representatives in...
Federation’s Advocacy at Work
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...
Jews of the Middle East
Elhanan Miller is a Jerusalem-based rabbi and Middle East specialist. He is also the founding editor of "People of the Book," an online initiative...
JCRC focuses on critical issues involving public education
By Miriam Davidow, Chair, JCRC Education Committee
and
Larry Goldman, JCRC Education Committee Member
The Jewish Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Community Federation of Richmond is...
Jewish American Heritage Month Celebration on May 17
The City of Richmond will hold a Jewish American Heritage Month Celebration on May 17, 11 a.m., at Richmond City Hall.
In February, Richmond...
Mayor Stoney proclaims Jewish American Heritage Month
In a ceremony at Richmond City Hall on Thursday, May 18, Mayor Levar Stoney declared May as Jewish American Heritage Month to recognize and...
