DC Advocacy Day
Join us for DC Advocacy Day on Wednesday, April 22 to lobby for budget and policy priorities of the District's Jewish community.
2026 Yom Ha'Shoah Commemoration
The JCRC annual community-wide Yom Ha'Shoah Commemoration in memory of the six million Jews killed during the Holocaust and in honor of the survivors and their family members among us.
Town Hall with MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor
On Wednesday, March 25, we hosted a town hall meeting at Temple Beth Ami with MCPS Superintendent Dr. Thomas Taylor. Click below to watch the recording
Teaching and Discussing the US-Israel War with Iran
The war in Iran has triggered a wave of antisemitism and a surge of anti-Jewish commentary on social media. We put together this resource in an effort to help teachers navigate this moment.
JCRC By The Numbers
3,800 students reached through Student to Student program
$16.5 Million government funding for community security & social services
8,800 students and teachers met with a holocaust survivor or 2g presentation
Jews Have Found a Home in DC. The DSA Is Trying to Take It Away
“The DSA’s questionnaire is unlike anything I have seen in my career”.
A Sledgehammer Is Not Always the Answer
Guila Franklin Siegel, JCRC of Greater Washington’s chief operating officer, caught some public flak recently for suggesting, in an interview with The Washington Post, that a local school system under investigation for antisemitism had actually made improvements during the four years JCRC had been working with it.
A Legislative Agenda to Protect Jews and Strengthen Maryland
Maryland is home to more than 250,000 Jews, one of the highest Jewish populations of any state in the country.