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October 4, 2023
JCRC of Greater Washington Expands Into DC Community
Washington Jewish Week
Over the past few months, the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington (JCRC) has been allocating more resources into servicing the Washington D.C. area to reflect the city’s growing Jewish community.
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August 11, 2023
Religion literacy course is an eye opener for educators
Maryland Matters
Maryland’s nearly 900,000 public school students will soon be heading back to school. Over the summer, teachers in every jurisdiction have taken courses to help them face the many challenges in the classroom. Thirty-five signed up for Religion Literacy for Educators, a five-day bus tour through the religion landscape of Montgomery County.
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July 5, 2023
Local leaders show their support for the Jewish community
Bethesda Magazine
Walt Whitman High School choral director Michelle Kim was just getting off the bus following the music department’s spring trip to Florida when Principal Robby Dodd called her over. He’d been awaiting the group’s arrival with a time-sensitive request: Would Kim and the school’s chamber choir perform at an upcoming event to support the Jewish community in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Yom HaShoah?
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June 15, 2023
Cardin: ‘One of my missions’ is to help young lawmakers understand the U.S.-Israel relationship
Jewish Insider
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) reflected on Wednesday night on his career and his work supporting Israel and combating antisemitism in remarks to the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington.
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May 25, 2023
You Should Know...Adam Odesser
Washington Jewish Week
Jerusalem-born Adam Odesser is director of the Dr. Stuart Lessans Israel Action Center at the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington. Odesser, 32, lives in Silver Spring and is a member of B’nai Israel Congregation in Rockville.
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May 9, 2023
Virginia Adopts Leading Antisemitism Definition as State Launches New Efforts to Combat Jew Hatred
The Algemeiner
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin on Monday signed a bill adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism (IHRA) during a ceremony at the Executive Mansion in Richmond.
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March 31, 2023
FCPS addresses the rise in antisemitism
Fairfax County Times
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March 24, 2023
Antisemitic incidents spike 261% across Montgomery County, ADL reports
Moco360 Media
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March 3, 2023
Children of Holocaust survivors recount parents’ experiences to MCPS students
Moco360 Media
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February 14, 2023
More fentanyl forums, training at MCPS planned in response to drug overdoses, antisemitic acts
Moco360 Media
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January 24, 2023
Reward offered in antisemitic vandalism incidents in Montgomery Co.
WTOP News
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January 21, 2023
Swastikas drawn this week at three MCPS schools, district announces
Bethesda Magazine
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December 18, 2022
Antisemitism casts darkness amid Hanukkah lights
The Washington Post
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December 18, 2022
Jewish groups condemn series of antisemitic incidents in Washington, DC area
The Jerusalem Post
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December 17, 2022
Antisemitic graffiti found at Montgomery County’s Whitman High
WTOP News
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November 15, 2022
Dozens come together to support Jewish community after antisemitic graffiti found on Bethesda trail
WUSA9
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November 14, 2022
Antisemitic graffiti found at two locations in Montgomery County
DC News Now
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November 13, 2022
Montgomery County Council passes antisemitism resolution amid pushback
The Washington Post
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November 6, 2022
Montgomery resolution against antisemitsm excluded true debate
The Washington Post
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November 3, 2022
Montgomery County Council unanimously passes antisemitism resolution
Washington Jewish Week
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November 2, 2022
US Jewish leaders respond to early Israeli election results
Cleveland Jewish News
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November 1, 2022
Kids Helping Kids Do What They Love – Building with LEGOs
Identity
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November 1, 2022
MD’s Montgomery County Council to consider antisemitism resolutions
Jewish Insider
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October 22, 2022
Opinions: It’s dangerous to misconstrue the meaning of a widely accepted definition of antisemitism
Bethesda Magazine
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July 1, 2022
Jewish community leaders will fight attempts to restrict abortion in Virginia
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