2025 Community-Wide Yom Ha'Shoah Commemoration
More than 350 people attended the somber but uplifting program on April 27th at the Bender JCC, featuring inspiring remarks from Holocaust survivor Col. Frank Cohn.
2025 Annual Meeting
Join us May 21, 7:00 PM for a conversation with two national Jewish leaders deeply engaged in strengthening democracy, civics education and political discourse: Aaron Dorfman, Executive Director of A More Perfect Union: The Jewish Partnership for Democracy, and Amy Spitalnick, CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs.
Free Press in a Free Society
Join us Sunday June 1, 11:00 AM, as a panel of diverse journalists discuss how we arrived in an era where the weaponization of information has become commonplace in media and the public discourse. Q&A to follow.
In partnership with Pozez JCC of Northern Virginia
Israel At War: Updates and Resources
Visit our Israel at War resource page to take action and learn more about the JCRC’s ongoing work since the October 7th massacre carried out by Hamas terrorists in southern Israel.
JCRC By The Numbers
$16.5 Million government funding for community security & social services
8,000 students and teachers met with a holocaust survivor or 2g presentation
3,500 students reached through Student to Student program
Opinion: How lawmakers can help address Maryland’s antisemitism problem
Bethesda Today published an op-ed by JCRC of Greater Washington Chief Executive Officer Ron Halber outlining our top legislative priorities in Maryland and how lawmakers should adopt stronger policies to confront antisemitism.
As antisemitic incidents rise, these Montgomery County students and teachers are turning to education
Students from Montgomery County and across the region are leading the charge in countering antisemitism with student-to-student presentations through a program run by the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington. The-peer to-peer classroom experience offers an opportunity for Jewish students to share their heritage and cultural traditions, as well as educating non-Jewish students and teachers about hate speech.
JCRC Annual Gala Recognizes Impactful Jewish Community Members
The awards for community service and leadership are a highlight of the night and serve as inspiration for people to continue serving the Jewish community. This year there were five people, two of them couples, recognized for their work: Phil Margolius (Breslau-Goldman Award); Jane and Scott Brown (Distinguished Service Award); and Erika Dickstein and Todd Rosenberg (Sara and Samuel Lessans Community Leadership Award).