Florida Federations strengthen ties with legislators on Israel Mission

This past June, Greater Miami Jewish Federation, Jewish Federation of Broward County, and Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County participated in the first-ever South Florida Legislators Mission to Israel, bringing ten state senators and representatives from Florida to the Jewish State to lea…

A model of Black-Jewish relations grows in Philadelphia

The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia and its Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) have created a meaningful model for strengthening Black-Jewish relations.

Earlier this year, together with Culture Changing Christians, they launched an initiative known as New Golden Age aimed …

Florida Community Relations Leaders Unite to Combat Hate

Last August, Tampa JCCs & Federation launched the Coalition of Florida Jewish Community Relations Councils or CFJCRCs, a regional coalition of community relations professionals and lay leaders across Florida to share resources to combat antisemitism and advocate for Israel in their local com…

Phoenix JCRC praised for uniting diverse communities on security

Last month, Executive Director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Phoenix (JCRC) Paul Rockower was awarded the prestigious FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award (DCLA) for his service to the Jewish community and, in particular, his building alliances across faith and …

Jewish Federations giving on-the-ground support for community relations

While antisemitism continues to rise to unprecedented levels, Jewish Federations are deepening their community relations investments across the system. 

 

The critical role that community relations plays in preventing antisemitism and other forms of hate from proliferating was underscore…