JCRC’s Education Program Gets a National Spotlight
JCRC’s Education Program Gets a National Spotlight
Steve Lear joined author Dara Horn (far left) and JCRC education directors Sally Abrams (left) and Holly Brod Farber (right) at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC).
The event celebrated the release of award-winning author Dara Horn’s book, The Final Solution to the Jewish Question: A Love Story for the Living, in which she highlights the JCRC’s Judaism education program led by Sally Abrams and Holly Brod Farber. Together with a cadre of volunteer speakers, the pair have successfully brought the Jewish story to local classrooms for 25 years.
As one of the founders of the JCRC’s Speakers Bureau alongside Sally and Holly, Steve is proud to continue serving the organization as a speaker, a role that brings him great joy. Horn’s new book is shaping the national conversation on combating antisemitism, and she recognizes the JCRC for leading the way to reframe what people learn about Jews.
“What you’re doing here at the JCRC is best practice,” Horn said, “because you have this essential component of Holocaust education paired with this teaching about who Jews are, Jewish civilization, and the ongoing importance and deep content of Jewish life and civilization. I would love for this to be a model for the rest of the country.”
To learn more about how the Speakers Bureau is changing the conversation through education, please visit the JCRC’s website
