Jeremy Burton
@jeremyburton.bsky.social
CEO @ JCRC of Greater Boston. Interests inc MA centric politics, interfaith, Jewish, & superhero comics convos.
"School administrators and state education officials should quickly move to implement the (MA #antisemitism) commission’s recommendations."
A really timely, helpful, and welcome editorial in today's @bostonglobe.com
#mapoli
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/10/o...
A really timely, helpful, and welcome editorial in today's @bostonglobe.com
#mapoli
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/10/o...
Schools need guidance to address antisemitism - The Boston Globe
Amid rising reports of antisemitism, a state commission offers clear guidance for schools.
www.bostonglobe.com
July 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
"School administrators and state education officials should quickly move to implement the (MA #antisemitism) commission’s recommendations."
A really timely, helpful, and welcome editorial in today's @bostonglobe.com
#mapoli
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/10/o...
A really timely, helpful, and welcome editorial in today's @bostonglobe.com
#mapoli
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/10/o...
March 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
My statement today in response to questions about developments at Columbia U, the ICE detention this weekend, and the letters warning several MA universities of forthcoming action. #mapoli www.jcrcboston.org/fighting-ant...
Fighting Antisemitism Requires Urgency — And Precision. - JCRC
The recent moves by the Federal government to respond to antisemitism on campus raise many issues.
www.jcrcboston.org
March 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
My statement today in response to questions about developments at Columbia U, the ICE detention this weekend, and the letters warning several MA universities of forthcoming action. #mapoli www.jcrcboston.org/fighting-ant...
Spot-on, timely, and necessary recommendations by the
@globeopinion.bsky.social editorial today: Massachusetts schools need a balanced curriculum on the Mideast #mapoli
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/09/o...
@globeopinion.bsky.social editorial today: Massachusetts schools need a balanced curriculum on the Mideast #mapoli
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/09/o...
Massachusetts schools need a balanced curriculum on the Mideast - The Boston Globe
Efforts by the state’s largest teachers union to provide relevant content have raised legitimate concerns about the MTA’s evenhandedness.
www.bostonglobe.com
March 9, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Spot-on, timely, and necessary recommendations by the
@globeopinion.bsky.social editorial today: Massachusetts schools need a balanced curriculum on the Mideast #mapoli
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/09/o...
@globeopinion.bsky.social editorial today: Massachusetts schools need a balanced curriculum on the Mideast #mapoli
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/09/o...
"I’m sorry I didn’t protect you better"
Heartbreaking eulogy by Yarden Bibis for his wife Shiri, and sons Ariel & Kfir 🧡🧡🧡
www.timesofisrael.com/sorry-i-coul...
Heartbreaking eulogy by Yarden Bibis for his wife Shiri, and sons Ariel & Kfir 🧡🧡🧡
www.timesofisrael.com/sorry-i-coul...
‘I’m sorry I couldn’t protect you all’: Yarden Bibas’s eulogy for wife Shiri, sons Ariel and Kfir
His family murdered in Gaza, freed hostage says he misses nibbling on baby Kfir, hopes there are butterflies in heaven for Ariel; asks slain wife: ‘Guard me so I don’t sink into darkness’
www.timesofisrael.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"I’m sorry I didn’t protect you better"
Heartbreaking eulogy by Yarden Bibis for his wife Shiri, and sons Ariel & Kfir 🧡🧡🧡
www.timesofisrael.com/sorry-i-coul...
Heartbreaking eulogy by Yarden Bibis for his wife Shiri, and sons Ariel & Kfir 🧡🧡🧡
www.timesofisrael.com/sorry-i-coul...
As we anticipate the new #CaptainAmerica film, I talked with Rev. Chris Burton about the profound impact of comic books and superhero films on identity, representation, and societal issues. Check it out.
Brave New World of Representation
Comic books can serve as a vehicle for community building and advocacy.
www.baddestchaplain.com
January 31, 2025 at 2:16 PM
As we anticipate the new #CaptainAmerica film, I talked with Rev. Chris Burton about the profound impact of comic books and superhero films on identity, representation, and societal issues. Check it out.
I'm really proud that we @ JCRC came together w/
the Council of Churches to organize this valuable & urgent briefing on sacred spaces, protected status, & congregation's rights amidst widespread concerns.
Thx MA AG's office & Gov's office of Refugees & Immigrants for working with us. #mapoli
the Council of Churches to organize this valuable & urgent briefing on sacred spaces, protected status, & congregation's rights amidst widespread concerns.
Thx MA AG's office & Gov's office of Refugees & Immigrants for working with us. #mapoli
State urges prep, but pragmatism, for faith leaders worried about immigration enforcement
State leaders urged
www.wgbh.org
January 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I'm really proud that we @ JCRC came together w/
the Council of Churches to organize this valuable & urgent briefing on sacred spaces, protected status, & congregation's rights amidst widespread concerns.
Thx MA AG's office & Gov's office of Refugees & Immigrants for working with us. #mapoli
the Council of Churches to organize this valuable & urgent briefing on sacred spaces, protected status, & congregation's rights amidst widespread concerns.
Thx MA AG's office & Gov's office of Refugees & Immigrants for working with us. #mapoli
"Humans are fascinating creatures. We can experience a multitude of diverse feelings simultaneously.... we can be weeping and resilient, we can be yearning and hopeful."
Powerful from Rachel Goldberg-Polin
time.com/7207459/isra...
Powerful from Rachel Goldberg-Polin
time.com/7207459/isra...
Parents of Slain Hostages Know 'Deals' Are Precarious
Before being killed in a Gaza tunnel, my son Hersh was twice on a list to be freed, writes Rachel Goldberg-Polin.
time.com
January 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
"Humans are fascinating creatures. We can experience a multitude of diverse feelings simultaneously.... we can be weeping and resilient, we can be yearning and hopeful."
Powerful from Rachel Goldberg-Polin
time.com/7207459/isra...
Powerful from Rachel Goldberg-Polin
time.com/7207459/isra...
Some of us (me) have been @notredame.bsky.social football fans since the day we were born. Really excited for tonight. #GoIrish!
January 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Some of us (me) have been @notredame.bsky.social football fans since the day we were born. Really excited for tonight. #GoIrish!
And thank you for being a steadfast ally and moral leader.
Morally shocked but not politically surprised by the vicious #antisemitism rising under our feet. Thank you for the work you do.
January 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
And thank you for being a steadfast ally and moral leader.
"a 34-year-old Beverly (#Massachusetts ) man, allegedly threatened to rape Jewish women and encouraged others online to shoot people outside of synagogues. Nazi paraphernalia and illegal weapons were found in a search of his... home, according to investigators." www.nbcboston.com/news/local/b...
Beverly man threatening antisemitic violence had guns, Nazi flag, police say
A Massachusetts man accused of threatening violence against Jewish people has been arrested, police in Beverly said Monday. Matthew Scouras, a 34-year-old Beverly man, allegedly threatened to rape Jew...
www.nbcboston.com
January 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
"a 34-year-old Beverly (#Massachusetts ) man, allegedly threatened to rape Jewish women and encouraged others online to shoot people outside of synagogues. Nazi paraphernalia and illegal weapons were found in a search of his... home, according to investigators." www.nbcboston.com/news/local/b...
Tonight, January 1st, is the 8th night of #Chanukah. Which means that we have the rare opportunity to celebrate this holiday twice in one (secular) year.
Light it up, friends!
Happy Chanukah 2025 round 1!
Light it up, friends!
Happy Chanukah 2025 round 1!
January 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Tonight, January 1st, is the 8th night of #Chanukah. Which means that we have the rare opportunity to celebrate this holiday twice in one (secular) year.
Light it up, friends!
Happy Chanukah 2025 round 1!
Light it up, friends!
Happy Chanukah 2025 round 1!
I was in #Israel on Day 100 after #October7. If you had told me then that I’d be here again on day 450, still waiting for the hostages to come home, I would not have believed you.
And here we are.
#BringThemHomeNow
And here we are.
#BringThemHomeNow
December 29, 2024 at 6:11 AM
I was in #Israel on Day 100 after #October7. If you had told me then that I’d be here again on day 450, still waiting for the hostages to come home, I would not have believed you.
And here we are.
#BringThemHomeNow
And here we are.
#BringThemHomeNow
December 26, 2024 at 5:47 AM
Scenes from our visit to Kibbutz #NirOz today - the actual high chair of Kfir Bibas, the youngest hostage taken on #October7 (& still being held by #Hamas terrorists in #Gaza); the anger toward Bibi of the grandparents of a family of 5 killed on that day.
#BringThemHomeNow
#BringThemHomeNow
December 25, 2024 at 5:33 PM
Scenes from our visit to Kibbutz #NirOz today - the actual high chair of Kfir Bibas, the youngest hostage taken on #October7 (& still being held by #Hamas terrorists in #Gaza); the anger toward Bibi of the grandparents of a family of 5 killed on that day.
#BringThemHomeNow
#BringThemHomeNow
I’m in Israel for the week and lo and behold night one found us in a shelter at 2am when the Houthis in Yemen fired yet another missile. This one was intercepted. But others, as recently as Saturday, have caused real harm. This is a part of the reality here.
December 24, 2024 at 6:19 AM
I’m in Israel for the week and lo and behold night one found us in a shelter at 2am when the Houthis in Yemen fired yet another missile. This one was intercepted. But others, as recently as Saturday, have caused real harm. This is a part of the reality here.
p.s. Yes, I am amused that I'm somehow become the stock photo for 'Jewish person looking at books'.
"Calling Jewish writers Zionists as an epithet & hence reason to be excluded from bookstores, festivals, panels, literary magazines, and the annals of publishing unless we denounce our attachment to our identities is a frightening development in American culture." www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/21/o...
Jewish authors confront growing backlash in literary world - The Boston Globe
Calling Jewish writers Zionists as an epithet and the reason to be excluded from the annals of publishing unless we denounce our attachment to our identities is frightening.
www.bostonglobe.com
December 22, 2024 at 1:39 PM
p.s. Yes, I am amused that I'm somehow become the stock photo for 'Jewish person looking at books'.
Thank you @bostonglobe.com for publishing this essay from Joan Leegant.
"Calling Jewish writers Zionists as an epithet & hence reason to be excluded from bookstores, festivals, panels, literary magazines, and the annals of publishing unless we denounce our attachment to our identities is a frightening development in American culture." www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/21/o...
Jewish authors confront growing backlash in literary world - The Boston Globe
Calling Jewish writers Zionists as an epithet and the reason to be excluded from the annals of publishing unless we denounce our attachment to our identities is frightening.
www.bostonglobe.com
December 22, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Thank you @bostonglobe.com for publishing this essay from Joan Leegant.
"Calling Jewish writers Zionists as an epithet & hence reason to be excluded from bookstores, festivals, panels, literary magazines, and the annals of publishing unless we denounce our attachment to our identities is a frightening development in American culture." www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/21/o...
Jewish authors confront growing backlash in literary world - The Boston Globe
Calling Jewish writers Zionists as an epithet and the reason to be excluded from the annals of publishing unless we denounce our attachment to our identities is frightening.
www.bostonglobe.com
December 22, 2024 at 1:37 PM
"Calling Jewish writers Zionists as an epithet & hence reason to be excluded from bookstores, festivals, panels, literary magazines, and the annals of publishing unless we denounce our attachment to our identities is a frightening development in American culture." www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/21/o...
Reposted by Jeremy Burton
Have you seen #JewishBookMonth mentioned much/at all within "mainstream" media?
A rare appearance today, in @bostonglobe.com—via Joan Leegant's op-ed. archive.ph/yDqqa. #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity
A rare appearance today, in @bostonglobe.com—via Joan Leegant's op-ed. archive.ph/yDqqa. #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity
December 21, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Have you seen #JewishBookMonth mentioned much/at all within "mainstream" media?
A rare appearance today, in @bostonglobe.com—via Joan Leegant's op-ed. archive.ph/yDqqa. #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity
A rare appearance today, in @bostonglobe.com—via Joan Leegant's op-ed. archive.ph/yDqqa. #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity
This is a shocking and disturbing must read piece.
Struggling to find the words for just how disturbing this is.
But suffice it to say that at one point, even Baldoni’s own publicist essentially says “thank goodness people hate women.” nyti.ms/3DoqZSq
But suffice it to say that at one point, even Baldoni’s own publicist essentially says “thank goodness people hate women.” nyti.ms/3DoqZSq
Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni and a Smear Campaign After ‘It Ends With Us’
Private messages detail an alleged campaign to tarnish Blake Lively after she accused Justin Baldoni of misconduct on the set of “It Ends With Us.”
nyti.ms
December 21, 2024 at 11:05 PM
This is a shocking and disturbing must read piece.
What a delightful story in @bostonglobe.com today. Carol Clingan has done a truly special thing; saving & preserving a piece of #Massachusetts #Jewish history.
An abandoned 19th century Jewish mural finds a new home - The Boston Globe
Carol Clingan learned about the mural while working on a genealogical project where she was asked to compile an index of Massachusetts synagogues, past and present.
www.bostonglobe.com
December 1, 2024 at 1:03 PM
What a delightful story in @bostonglobe.com today. Carol Clingan has done a truly special thing; saving & preserving a piece of #Massachusetts #Jewish history.
Thank you #Lehrhaus in #Somerville for inviting me to give a talk on #Jewish representation in the #Marvel Cinematic Universe, and for allowing us to record it. You can watch now:
#jewishsuperheroes #MCU
#jewishsuperheroes #MCU
Jewish Representation in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Jeremy Burton
YouTube video by JCRC Boston
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Thank you #Lehrhaus in #Somerville for inviting me to give a talk on #Jewish representation in the #Marvel Cinematic Universe, and for allowing us to record it. You can watch now:
#jewishsuperheroes #MCU
#jewishsuperheroes #MCU