Linking you to the work
of creating a more civil and caring community in WNY
Co-Chairs: Deborah Goldman & Nina Lukin | Director: Mara Koven-Gelman
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Buffalo JCRC's work falls into three broad areas: Social Justice, Combatting Hate and Discrimination, and Building Relationships with Ethnic, Faith, and Cultural Communities.
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A MESSAGE FROM US TO YOU
In this challenging time of COVID-19, our priority is to ensure that all communities maintain their safety and remain healthy. This April 2020 issue features innovative ways to educate, advocate, mobilize.... and CONNECT.
Happy Passover to those that celebrate!
- Nina, Deborah and Mara
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HOSTING A VIRTUAL SEDER
While clearly, a large Passover family or community Seder is on hold this year, we are fortunate to use technology and wonderful Jewish educational resources to enhance Seders with fewer guests. Here are wonderful tips for creating a fun, accessible Virtual Seder. Thank you to Center for Jewish Engagement Learning, and 2forSeder for helping us during our personal Exodus from Egypt and COVID-19. Check them out
here
and
here.
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For everything you need to know in Jewish Buffalo and beyond, please check out Buffalo Jewish Federation's new
COVID-19 Resource page
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STANDING BY OUR FRIENDS
Last week we advocated for NYS passing the "No Hate In Our State" bill which includes the newly renamed
Josef Neumann Hate Crimes Domestic Terrorism Act" in memory of
the first fatality from the Monsey Chanukah attacks, Josef Neumann, z'l. May his memory be for a blessing and his family be forever comforted. S
ee full release press release
here
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"This repugnant attack shook us to our core, demonstrating that we are not immune to the hate-fueled violence that we shamefully see elsewhere in the country.”
- Governor Andrew Cuomo
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Yanhong Baranski, president of local Chinese Club of WNY organized the purchase and donation over 14,000 masks, including 1000 N-95 masks to WNY doctors and hospitals. JCRC helped write and send out a
press release
. You can donate to the Chinese Club of WNY Mask Campaign,
here
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ZOOMING WITH OUR FRIENDS
To keep in touch with our community friends during COVID-19, our Multicultural Women's Group had a virtual meeting - 2 in 2 weeks.
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MAIL-IN BALLOTS FOR JUNE 23 PRIMARY/ELECTION
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Given
the importance of social distancing, NYS
has moved the presidential primary and special election (US legislative 27
th
district) to June 23. We encourage everyone to apply for a mail-in ballot. If you register to vote in the democratic primary of the 27
th
district, you can either:
Note: Registration must be received 25 days before the election.
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2020 CENSUS
Remember you can still fill out your Census, but don't delay!
Watch this
great video
of Rob Gold
berg, Buffalo Jewish Federation CEO, talk about how easy it was to complete t
he census.
College students should be counted where they live during the school year, despite re-location because of COVID-19. Watch
this
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NO SCAPEGOATING!
J
CRC and Buffalo Jewish Federation joined 180 Jewish Organizations for a j
oint Statement of Solidarity Amid the COVID-19 Outbreak.
The ADL-organized letter urges political leaders and all Americans to make extra efforts to reach towards one another in support; not scapegoat or look to blame.
Read full statement
HERE
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BUFFALO JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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Jody Biehl
Ann Marie Carosella
Adam Fogel
Rabbi Alex Lazarus-Klein
Phyllis Steinberg
Dr. Theodore Steinberg
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