Lawyers Lunch & Learn: Supreme Court Review and Preview
Join us for the next session in our Lawyers Lunch & Learn for a discussion with Mark Joseph Stern, Senior Writer for Slate Magazine.
20th Anniversary IFC Unity Walk
Join the Interfaith Council of Metropolitan Washington for its annual Unity Walk and Resource Fair, a wonderful afternoon of celebrating and lifting up the religious and cultural diversity in the DC region.
Film Screening: Zurawski v Texas
Join Temple Sinai and the Davis Center for Social Justice at the Avalon Theatre in NW DC for a screening of the critically acclaimed documentary Zurawski v Texas followed by a Q&A with Molly Duane, the attorney featured in the film.
JCRC Annual Gala
The JCRC is delighted to present this year's honorees, June & David Trone, Behnam Dayanim and Eva Davis
JCRC By The Numbers
3,500 students reached through Student to Student program
$16.5 Million government funding for community security & social services
8,000 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.