Wisconsin is experiencing an alarming rise in anti-Semitic incidents, according to the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation’s 2018 Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents.
Reggie Jackson and Fran Kaplan to receive 2018 Robert H. Friebert Social Justice Award
Reggie Jackson and Dr. Fran Kaplan have been selected to receive the 2018 Robert H. Friebert Social Justice Award. The award was established in 2014 by the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation. Previous honorees are attorney James H. Hall, Danae Davis, and Jose Olivieri.
Group chooses reconciliation over revenge
A moderated discussion with Palestinian and Israeli parents who have lost children in the conflict will show the importance of reconciliation and provide a perspective on the current wave of violence in Milwaukee. Bassam Aramin — a Palestinian whose daughter was killed by Israeli border police in 2007, and Robi Damelin — an Israeli whose […]
Global anti-bigotry campaign makes U.S. debut in Milwaukee
Hours Against Hate, a global initiative to address bigotry, will be introduced to the U.S. at a kick-off event celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Jewish Council for Community Relations on this evening at the Pfister Hotel. Initiated by the U.S. Department of State, Hours Against Hate is a movement to help end bigotry and […]