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January 25, 2024
DC Jews gather to express ‘appreciation, frustration’ to Qatar, demand it ‘crack a whip on Hamas’
Jewish Community Relations Council
More than 100 members of the Washington-area Jewish community assembled in front of the Qatari Embassy on Wednesday morning to demand that the Gulf state use its influence to exert “maximum pressure” on Hamas to release the hostages whom it kidnapped and has held hostage since Oct. 7.
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January 24, 2024
‘We Will Not Stop’: Protesters Call on Qatar to Help Free Hostages in Gaza
National Review
Protesters gathered outside the Qatari embassy in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday to try to increase pressure on the Gulf state’s government to work toward the release of the 130-some hostages remaining in Hamas’s captivity.
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January 24, 2024
U.S. Jews, Israeli Expats to Rally for Hostages in Front of Qatari Embassy in Washington
Haaretz
WASHINGTON – As the Biden administration bolsters efforts to secure the release of hostages captured by Hamas on October 7, American Jews and Israeli expats are stepping up their efforts to pressure Qatar and the Red Cross in a pair of separate demonstrations.
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January 24, 2024
Jewish Washingtonians gather at Qatari Embassy to push for hostage release
Jewish Insider
On a gray, chilly morning on the edge of Washington D.C.’s Georgetown neighborhood, around 200 members of the D.C.-area Jewish community, toting U.S. and Israeli flags, the now-familiar hostage posters and a few handmade signs, gathered outside the Qatari Embassy to push for the release of the hostages being held by Hamas.
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January 14, 2024
Israel-Hamas War reaches 100th day
ABC7 WJLA
For Ron Halber, the executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington, the 100th day was a somber occasion. “I keep thinking about the terrible agony that the families of the hostages are feeling,” Halber told 7News.
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January 2, 2024
Embattled Harvard President Claudine Gay resigns just six months into her tenure
USA Today
Ron Halber, the Executive Director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington, told USA TODAY he believes Gay "should have resigned immediately" after her congressional testimony.
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December 29, 2023
Security, Antisemitism and Israel Spotlighted at JCRC Annual Legislative Breakfast
Washington Jewish Week
A crowd of prominent Jewish community members and elected officials from the local, state and federal levels converged on Ohr Kodesh Congregation in Silver Spring on the morning of Dec. 21 for the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington’s annual Maryland legislative breakfast, which was highlighted less by typical legislative agendas and more so through a large showing of support for Israel.
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December 28, 2023
At a D.C. school, proposed film event sparks outrage amid Israel-Gaza war
The Washington Post
A group of D.C. parents and teens have accused leaders at Jackson-Reed High School of censorship after an Arab student club said it was barred from hosting a screening of a documentary about the decades-long Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
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December 23, 2023
Holocaust denialism among some younger Americans alarms experts as post-10/7 antisemitism
Fox News
Since Hamas' October 7 terrorist attack on Israel, which left 1,200 Jews dead and resulted in the capture of over 240 civilians, there has been an uptick in antisemitic attacks and pro-Hamas protests across the United States, specifically on college campuses.
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December 21, 2023
Calls for Increased Security Grants, Support for Israel at Lox & Legislators Breakfast
mymcm
U.S. Congressmembers, Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller, state senators and delegates and county council members expressed their strong support for Israel and against hate during the Jewish Community Relations Council’s (JCRC) 2023 Lox & Legislators breakfast Thursday.
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December 18, 2023
‘I was afraid': DC rabbi talks about antisemitic attack outside Georgetown synagogue
NBC Washington
New details emerged Monday on a suspected antisemitic assault outside a D.C. synagogue on Sunday. Police responded to Kesher Israel, in Georgetown, just before 9:30 a.m. Sunday after a man allegedly shouted “Gas the Jews” and sprayed people with a foul-smelling substance.
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December 12, 2023
LTE Chris Van Hollen scolds the wrong side in the Israel-Gaza war
The Washington Post
I welcome the support of Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) for Israel’s military campaign to dismantle Hamas. I also agree that civilians in war zones should be protected. Mr. Van Hollen’s focus, however, was on the wrong target.
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December 7, 2023
Menorah vandalized outside Olney synagogue hours before Hanukkah celebrations set to begin
FOX 5
Montgomery County Police are investigating a Menorah vandalized outside a synagogue in Olney hours before Hanukkah celebrations were set to begin Thursday night.
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November 29, 2023
JCRC of Greater Washington raising money, staffing up in wake of Oct. 7 and rising antisemitism
eJewish Philanthropy
The Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington has been “quietly” raising money in order to hire new staff and expand its activities in the wake of the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, the ensuing war and the concurrent rise in antisemitism in the United States and around the world, the organization’s executive director told eJewishPhilanthropy this week.
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November 29, 2023
Building Pro-Israel Momentum in the Local Community
Washington Jewish Week
Jewish leaders in the greater Washington community anticipate that momentum will continue building following the massive pro-Israel rally in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 14, and the first hostage releases under an Israel-Hamas agreement.
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November 21, 2023
Member of Md. hate-crime task force suspended for anti-Israel remarks
The Washington Post
The Maryland attorney general on Tuesday suspended a member of Maryland’s Commission on Hate Crime Response and Prevention for posting messages on social media that harshly criticized the actions of the Israeli government in the Palestinian territories.
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November 15, 2023
Historic Pro-Israel Rally in DC Draws Massive Crowd
Washington Jewish Week
People from across the United States converged on the nation’s capital on Nov. 14 for a historic event in support of the state of Israel.
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November 1, 2023
D.C.-area schools report more bias incidents against Jews, Palestinians
The Washington Post
Students on K-12 campuses throughout the Washington region have reported finding antisemitic graffiti in bathrooms, hallways and parking lots since the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, and Palestinian students recount being called terrorists and feeling unwelcome in their school communities.
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October 25, 2023
Security Funding to Religious Institutions Increased by $300,000
mymcm
Following an attack by Hamas on Israel and the current violence in Gaza, Montgomery County expedited $311,700 in nonprofit security grant funding Tuesday to Jewish, Muslim, Sikh and Zoroastrian communities here.
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October 18, 2023
DMV Community Rallies Around Israel
Washington Jewish Week
Local Jewish organizations have been working overtime since the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel on Oct. 7 to run prayer services, rallies and other communitywide events in support of Israel.
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October 13, 2023
Rally for Israel held at Freedom Plaza at DC
WUSA9
A rally in support of Israel took place Friday at Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C. Among the guests for the rally were Mayor Muriel Bowser and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore.
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October 13, 2023
DC Jewish community holds rally at Freedom Plaza amid tensions in the Middle East
ABC7 WJLA
As reactions and support come in for Israelis and Palestinians stuck in between an intense conflict in the Middle East, a local Jewish Federation held a rally in the heart of D.C.
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October 13, 2023
Fury, sadness and solidarity at ‘Stand with Israel’ rally in DC
WTOP News
An emotional, passionate crowd gathered at Freedom Plaza in D.C., about a block from the White House, on Friday afternoon to grieve together and show their support for Israel following the attack by Hamas militants nearly a week ago.
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October 13, 2023
At DC rally, Maryland’s Moore, Hoyer and others declare solidarity with Israel
Capital News Service
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October 9, 2023
DC Jewish community holds vigil for Israel
DC News Now
The Jewish community in D.C. is mourning the hundreds of people killed in Israel. On Monday night, dozens came together at Washington Hebrew Congregation in Cathedral Heights for a vigil. Through prayer and song, people stood together in solidarity with the people of Israel.