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JCRC of Greater Washington

Mobilizing, Advocating, Educating, and Uniting in our Community

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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.

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Lawyers Lunch & Learn: Partners for Peace

Join us for the next session, Women Lawyers in Israel Seeking Social Justice for a discussion with Ela Alon the co-Executive Director of Itach-Ma'aki-Women Lawyers for Social Justice.

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Yom Ha'Shoah Commemoration Watch the Program

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.  

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Ann Horvath-Rose gives her first presentation about her father’s Holocaust survival story to students at Stone Bridge High School in Ashburn, Va. (Leah Millis for The Banner)

The Banner: Why a Holocaust Survivor's Daughter is Telling Her Family Story to Students

John Horvath never wanted to tell his only daughter about what he suffered during the Holocaust.
 

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


As hate crimes escalate, local governments must take the lead to secure communities at risk

The need for more security resources is clear as hate crimes against Jews dramatically increase. 

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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”. 

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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.

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