Film Screening and Discussion: Ain't No Back To A Merry-Go-Round
Join us for a screenings of Ain't No Back To A Merry-Go-Round, the forgotten story of how those three events shook metropolitan Washington, forced sides, changed lives, and ignited sparks that flew out across the Civil Rights Movement for years to come.
DC Area Faith Leaders Statement
Spiritual leaders and faith organizations from across the Greater Washington area have signed on to the following statement denouncing acts of state-sanctioned violence and affirming the dignity of human life and the pursuit of justice.
Rescheduled: Town Hall with MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor
Join us for a candid conversation about combating school-based antisemitism and other issues of concern to Jewish students, families and educators.
JCRC 2026 Holocaust Commemoration
We encourage you to tell your family and friends and make plans to join us. The program will also be recorded and posted on our YouTube channel for those who are unable to attend.
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
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.
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.
JCRC Gala Raises Record $2M to Keep Fighting Antisemitism
“We’re incredibly grateful because it’s donated from hundreds of people,” said Ron Halber, the CEO of JCRC.