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JCRB|AJC 

The Jewish Community Relations Bureau|American Jewish Committee (JCRB|AJC) hosted Driving Out Darkness in the Heartland: 2024 Regional Summit on Combating Antisemitism at Rockhurst University in April. More than 700 people attended the daylong summit, which featured local, regional, and national speakers on antisemitism and breakout sessions. Nearly 30 speakers participated in the summit, including United States Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff and Ted Deutch, American Jewish Committee; who were the keynote speakers. The evening prior, a Unity Seder was held at Kehilath Israel Synagogue, bringing together community and interfaith partners. 

Ruth Baum Bigus, SevenDays; Lisa Schifman, board member; Jim LaManno, Mindy Corporon, SevenDays co-founder; and Jill Anderson, SevenDays
Gavriela Geller, outgoing executive director, JCRB|AJC; Keynote Speaker Ted Deutch, American Jewish Committee; and United States Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, keynote speaker

Featured in the August 24, 2024 issue of The Independent

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