Jewish Community Relations Council, Silicon Valley
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April 2015
Holocaust Remembrance Day
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors invites the whole community to join in commemorating Holocaust Remembrance Day, in a ceremony that includes local survivor testimonies, student presentations, music and memorial candle lighting, in the Supervisors' Chambers. The theme this year is "Some Were Neighbors: Betrayers, Bystanders and Protectors". A poster exhibit will be on display in the breezeway of the County Government Building during the week of the remembrance. Free parking is available in the County C Lot, across…
Find out more »August 2015
Human Trafficking in the South Bay: Info and Action Night
As a Super Bowl host community in 2016, it is expected we will see increases in human trafficking. Come learn about current efforts underway and what we can do together to abolish 21st Century slavery. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren: federal update District Attorney Jeff Rosen, Supervisor Cindy Chavez: county update Panel Presentation: Paola Estanislao, Deputy District Attorney/Human Trafficking Prosecutor Ruth Silver Taube, Katherine and George Alexander Community Law Center Perla Flores, Community Solutions, Program Director of Solutions to Violence Moderator, Sharan…
Find out more »October 2015
Yearning to Breathe Free: The Response to Today’s Refugee Crisis
Featuring Riva Silverman, Vice President at HIAS and Winnie Gacheru, Director at HIAS Kenya The Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) hosts a presentation on the refugee crisis. Winnie Gacheru, Director as HIAS Kenya, and Riva Silverman, Vice President at HIAS, will speak. The refugee crisis is worse today than at any time since WWII. Conflict and persecution is driving millions from their homes, leaving them stateless and vulnerable. Winnie and Riva will provide a framework for understanding today's global refugee…
Find out more »March 2017
Interfaith Passover Unity Seder
Led by Rabbi Laurie Hahn Tapper and Father George Aranha, this interfaith celebration of a Passover Seder will include Jewish, Christian and Muslim participants. Members of other Faith traditions are welcome, as well. RSVP by March 20 to Carol Rossi, 408-264-9786 or rossitwo@sbcglobal.net Questions: contact diane@jvalley.org or call 408-357-7504 Unity Seder Flyer
Find out more »April 2017
Holocaust Refugees: From There to Where?
County of Santa Clara Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony Tom and Susan Klein, local Holocaust survivors, will share their stories. Yahvne Day School choir and Westmont High School student Anat Baird will perform vocal selections. Archbishop Mitty High School students will speak about what they have learned from these refugee stories. Download a flyer: SANTA CLARA holocaust remembrance 2017
Find out more »July 2017
I Am the Other: Countering Stereotypes, Religious Illiteracy, and Hate Crimes
In the wake of recent hate crimes against the Hindu, Muslim, Jewish, and Sikh communities, we’ve witnessed an increase in ignorance and stereotypes that have lead to violent attacks and dangerous misrepresentations that cause great harm to minority communities. Just in the past few months, a Sikh man in Kent, Washington was attacked, while there have been a string of anti-Semitic incidents and bomb threats to Jewish centers across the country. Moreover, the tragic hate crime shooting at a bar…
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