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A protester with Students for Justice in Palestine and the CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester react to the end of the encampment at UR

US Monroe country officials received a letter with a crude cartoon of Meredith Dragon and Michael Yudelson depicting antisemitic tropes and misinterpretations of current events in Gaza.

Rochester, N.Y. — Bring them all home now. That's the message at the JCC of Greater Rochester.The event marked 100 days of war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.

The Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester responded to Tuesday night's pro-Palestine protest at the Monroe County Office Building, calling it antisemitic.

Brighton, N.Y. — On the heels of a deal between Israel and Hamas to release at least 50 women and children held hostage in Gaza, the Jewish Federation of Roches

Outside of a temple or family gathering, I feel safest as a Jew at UR, and this has not changed with the protests on campus.

Amid the release of several administrative statements about the war in Gaza, vigils, protests, and counseling sessions have hit UR’s campus.

On the first Shabbat of November 2023, tables were set in brilliant sunshine at the Jewish Community Center in Rochester - but the chairs were empty.

Marc Cohen is back home in Rochester with his family after their Tel Aviv hotel was placed on lockdown following the surprise Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel.

Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) As the conflict in Israel rages on, many in the Jewish and Israeli communities in Rochester have family and friends in the country. Mer