JCRC Updates

Ben and Jerry's and Israel

On July 19, 2021, Ben & Jerry's (the ice cream maker subsidiary of Unilever Corporation) announced that it would no longer sell its products in the area it described as "Occupied Palestinian Territories," nor renew licensing agreement with its local Israeli manufacturer. The founders of Ben…

Honoring Juneteenth: Freedom Day is on June 19

[JUNE 2021]
Table Talk: Honoring Juneteenth provides parents and family members with the tools they need to engage in a family conversation about the history and importance of Juneteenth and what you can do to honor the day.

The ADL's Table Talk is a great opportunity to engage children i…

ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE | AAJCC

[MARCH 2021]
For 25 years, Advancing Justice | AAJC has worked to strengthen the Asian American community by providing tools and resources to build the capacity of our local and state-based counterparts and Asian American youth leadership, educating the public and the media about Asian Ameri…

Greensboro Jewish Community Responds to Atlanta-Area Mass Shooting

[MARCH 2021]
We are saddened and appalled by reports of a mass shooting in the Atlanta metro area and the disproportionate targeting of Asian and Asian American women. We stand – in sorrow and in defiance of all forms of hate – with the families of the nine victims, the Atlanta Asian A…

GJF Speaks Out Against Racism

[APRIL 2021]
The Greensboro Jewish Federation joins Jewish and other communities across the nation in expressing our grief and outrage over the killing of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, and all of those lives that have been prematurely taken due to systemic racism…