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November 1, 2023
D.C.-area schools report more bias incidents against Jews, Palestinians
The Washington Post
Students on K-12 campuses throughout the Washington region have reported finding antisemitic graffiti in bathrooms, hallways and parking lots since the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, and Palestinian students recount being called terrorists and feeling unwelcome in their school communities.
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October 25, 2023
Security Funding to Religious Institutions Increased by $300,000
mymcm
Following an attack by Hamas on Israel and the current violence in Gaza, Montgomery County expedited $311,700 in nonprofit security grant funding Tuesday to Jewish, Muslim, Sikh and Zoroastrian communities here.
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October 18, 2023
DMV Community Rallies Around Israel
Washington Jewish Week
Local Jewish organizations have been working overtime since the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel on Oct. 7 to run prayer services, rallies and other communitywide events in support of Israel.
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October 13, 2023
Rally for Israel held at Freedom Plaza at DC
WUSA9
A rally in support of Israel took place Friday at Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C. Among the guests for the rally were Mayor Muriel Bowser and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore.
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October 13, 2023
DC Jewish community holds rally at Freedom Plaza amid tensions in the Middle East
ABC7 WJLA
As reactions and support come in for Israelis and Palestinians stuck in between an intense conflict in the Middle East, a local Jewish Federation held a rally in the heart of D.C.
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October 13, 2023
Fury, sadness and solidarity at ‘Stand with Israel’ rally in DC
WTOP News
An emotional, passionate crowd gathered at Freedom Plaza in D.C., about a block from the White House, on Friday afternoon to grieve together and show their support for Israel following the attack by Hamas militants nearly a week ago.
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October 13, 2023
At DC rally, Maryland’s Moore, Hoyer and others declare solidarity with Israel
Capital News Service
Against the backdrop of the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, members of the Washington area Jewish community and elected officials on Friday joined to show support for Israel at a rally in the city’s Freedom Plaza.
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October 9, 2023
DC Jewish community holds vigil for Israel
DC News Now
The Jewish community in D.C. is mourning the hundreds of people killed in Israel. On Monday night, dozens came together at Washington Hebrew Congregation in Cathedral Heights for a vigil. Through prayer and song, people stood together in solidarity with the people of Israel.
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October 4, 2023
JCRC of Greater Washington Expands Into DC Community
Washington Jewish Week
Over the past few months, the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington (JCRC) has been allocating more resources into servicing the Washington D.C. area to reflect the city’s growing Jewish community.
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August 11, 2023
Religion literacy course is an eye opener for educators
Maryland Matters
Maryland’s nearly 900,000 public school students will soon be heading back to school. Over the summer, teachers in every jurisdiction have taken courses to help them face the many challenges in the classroom. Thirty-five signed up for Religion Literacy for Educators, a five-day bus tour through the religion landscape of Montgomery County.
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July 5, 2023
Local leaders show their support for the Jewish community
Bethesda Magazine
Walt Whitman High School choral director Michelle Kim was just getting off the bus following the music department’s spring trip to Florida when Principal Robby Dodd called her over. He’d been awaiting the group’s arrival with a time-sensitive request: Would Kim and the school’s chamber choir perform at an upcoming event to support the Jewish community in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Yom HaShoah?
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June 15, 2023
Cardin: ‘One of my missions’ is to help young lawmakers understand the U.S.-Israel relationship
Jewish Insider
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) reflected on Wednesday night on his career and his work supporting Israel and combating antisemitism in remarks to the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington.
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May 25, 2023
You Should Know...Adam Odesser
Washington Jewish Week
Jerusalem-born Adam Odesser is director of the Dr. Stuart Lessans Israel Action Center at the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington. Odesser, 32, lives in Silver Spring and is a member of B’nai Israel Congregation in Rockville.
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May 9, 2023
Virginia Adopts Leading Antisemitism Definition as State Launches New Efforts to Combat Jew Hatred
The Algemeiner
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin on Monday signed a bill adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism (IHRA) during a ceremony at the Executive Mansion in Richmond.
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March 31, 2023
FCPS addresses the rise in antisemitism
Fairfax County Times
In an emotional town hall meeting sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle Reid spoke with parents, teachers, and community members over concerns on an uptick of antisemitism in the county during a community conversations event held on March 27.
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March 24, 2023
Antisemitic incidents spike 261% across Montgomery County, ADL reports
Moco360 Media
Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington (JCRC) Associate Director Guila Siegel told MoCo360 that the ADL’s new data “completely validates and tracks” with what her organization has been seeing in its day-to-day work across the state.
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March 3, 2023
Children of Holocaust survivors recount parents’ experiences to MCPS students
Moco360 Media
Liss is one of 12 second-generation Holocaust survivors invited into Montgomery County Public Schools to narrate their families’ experiences for students in order to humanize the devastating historical event, thanks to a program sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington.
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February 14, 2023
More fentanyl forums, training at MCPS planned in response to drug overdoses, antisemitic acts
Moco360 Media
The JCRC also brings Holocaust survivors and their descendants into schools to narrate their family’s experiences for students. Winkelman told MoCo360 she’s always amazed by the level of engagement among students when a survivor speaks. “You can hear a pin drop,” she said.
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January 24, 2023
Reward offered in antisemitic vandalism incidents in Montgomery Co.
WTOP News
Anyone with information on the two vandalisms can call Crime Solvers of Montgomery County at 866-411-TIPS (8477) or visit the Crime Solvers website.
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January 21, 2023
Swastikas drawn this week at three MCPS schools, district announces
Bethesda Magazine
“In collaboration with advocates such as the Jewish Community Relations Council, we will continue our efforts to educate our students about antisemitism,” officials wrote. “Our schools have held and will continue to hold restorative conversations with students and staff, and schools have held community meetings to discuss incidents, but honest and forthright conversations must continue.”
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December 18, 2022
Antisemitism casts darkness amid Hanukkah lights
The Washington Post
On Saturday, she and three other Jewish students from Walt Whitman were together at a club activity when they received a schoolwide email about the vandalism at their school.
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December 18, 2022
Jewish groups condemn series of antisemitic incidents in Washington, DC area
The Jerusalem Post
“We will continue to stand strong and united in the face of antisemitism and combat it explicitly, and we will ensure that hatred – in any form – never hinders our efforts and ability to build vibrant Jewish life for ourselves and our children.”
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December 17, 2022
Antisemitic graffiti found at Montgomery County’s Whitman High
WTOP News
In response to the most recent graffiti, the Anti-Defamation League of D.C., the American Jewish Committee of D.C., the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington and the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington released a joint statement, expressing anger and disgust.
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November 15, 2022
Dozens come together to support Jewish community after antisemitic graffiti found on Bethesda trail
WUSA9
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November 14, 2022
Antisemitic graffiti found at two locations in Montgomery County
DC News Now
“If society doesn’t show that it is steadfast against bigotry, and against hatred and racism and homophobia and antisemitism, it manifests,” said Ron Halber the Executive Director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington.