Jewish Life on Campus
Hear from leading universities about the environment for Jewish students on campus. This webinar is intended for high school students and parents.
Co-sponsored by Jews4Change and JCRC Student to Student.
Celebrating 60 Years of Nostra Aetate
Explore how Nostra Aetate continues to impact a Catholic community and a Jewish community in our region, the importance of Jewish-Catholic dialogue at this time, and what the future holds for interfaith relations.
Opening remarks by Alan Ronkin, Regional Director, AJC Moderated by Rabbi Abbi Sharofsky.
Fighting Anti-Israel Terror in the American Courts
Learn more about a pair of federal lawsuits ADL and Crowell & Moring aimed at bringing justice to both survivors and victims' family members of the October 7th terror attacks. Aryeh Portnoy with Crowell & Moring LLP, in conversation with Galia Messkia Greenberg, JCRC Vice President.
JCRC Lox & Legislators' Breakfasts
Meet, mingle, and discuss our legislative priorities and advocacy efforts with our federal and local elected officials.
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 can’t fight antisemitic attacks alone
It’s not just up to Jews to stop antisemitism. It’s up to non-Jews to help us and stand against hate. With antisemitic violence on the rise in the last few years, according to incidents tracked by the Anti-Defamation League, political leaders and policymakers have a responsibility to act. Antisemitism is not a Jewish problem; it is a national problem that requires a unified response.
What does antisemitism look like in America? A grandmother killed in the street
Three states that we cover − Maryland, Virginia and Colorado − are in the top 10 for antisemitic instances. In 2023, the FBI reported, Jews were the targets of 15% of hate crimes and an astonishing 68% of religion-based hate crimes nationwide.
In DC, Hundreds of Jewish Leaders Advocate to Increase Security Grants
Guila Franklin Siegel, the chief operating officer of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington, led a meeting with Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) about increased funding for security grants. She cited the recent instance of assault and disorderly conduct at Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville to emphasize the importance of security funding.