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Statewide Survey Finds Most Hate Crimes Are Unreported in Colorado 

The number of Coloradans who experienced a hate crime or bias-motivated incident in the last five years is significantly higher than official government data indicates, according to a statewide survey commissioned by Hate Free Colorado.

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Colorado, Connecticut Jewish Agencies Join HIAS Refugee Resettlement Network

Effective October 1, Jewish Family Service of Colorado and Jewish Family Services of Greenwich, Connecticut have become part of the affiliate network after obtaining approval from the U.S. Department of State, bringing to 25 the number of metropolitan areas across the country where HIAS is helping refugees providing Reception and Placement services. 

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Column: Gun-Violence Accomplices, in Congress?

Nearly four years after 11 congregants were slain at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Dr. Mehmet Oz is demonizing his Pennsylvania Senate rival from nearby Braddock for seeking the release of more convicts from prison. In the process, Oz unwittingly triggers thoughts of an advanced approach to confronting gun violence.

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Column: Anti-Zionism, Antisemitism

A Detroit congresswoman, an Australian student editor and a sex-abuse survivor from Vermont escape from a sanatorium and regale us with stories cementing their standing as antisemites.

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Hundreds Attend Fall Festival at Boulder JCC

Despite cool weather seemingly threatening rain on the first official day of Fall in Boulder, hundreds of members of the community showed up for family-friendly fun and food-truck fare.

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Book Your Next Event at Levin Hall

Looking for a rental space for your upcoming wedding, gala, fundraiser, or special event?  Look no further than Levin Hall at the Boulder JCC. 

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Major Jewish Organizations Form Coalition To Act On Climate Crisis; Issue Open Call For Jewish Organizations Everywhere To Join

In a first-of-its-kind mobilization, 20 major Jewish organizations announce the formation of the Jewish Climate Leadership Coalition, which will bring together Jewish community leaders and organizations who recognize the existential threat and moral urgency of climate change and commit to taking action.

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Column: ‘Sitting Duck’ Distorts Her Anti-Israel Distortions

Natalie Abulhawa had multiple advantages going for her after she filed a discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against a Main Line school: her own disingenuous voice, the aid and comfort of excuse-laden Arab-American spokespersons; and kid-glove treatment in a Philadelphia Inquirer story filed by an Arab-simpatico reporter.

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Colorado Educators Are Invited to Participate in a Special Film Preview of “The US and the Holocaust”

The Colorado Holocaust Educators are extremely excited to announce the PBS presentation "The US and the Holocaust" airing on September 18, 19, and 20 on Rocky Mountain PBS. All Colorado educators are invited to participate in a special film preview for educators on September 13, 2022, at 5 pm MT. 

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Column: Anti-Jewish Harassment: No Excuse for a Student’s Trauma

It should surprise us that a Jewish student at Altadena Middle School located in the southern tip of Phoenix experienced trauma for a longer period than she should have. Of course, she should never have experienced any of it, but school officials allegedly allowed the situation to persist.

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Join the JFS Boulder Team

Boulder JFS is seeking an energetic, positive, and collaborative individual to be our Volunteer Services Manager.

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PJ Library Delivers 50 Millionth Book

PJ Library, the flagship program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation (HGF), is celebrating the delivery of its 50 millionth free book to Jewish families this summer.

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Denver Jewish Organizations Condemn Rushdie Statement by DU Professor

We are dismayed and angry at claims made by Nader Hashemi, Director of the University of Denver’s Center for Middle East Studies, that Israel’s security agency, Mossad, is likely behind Salman Rushdie’s stabbing at Chautauqua, NY, earlier this month. 

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