JCRC Talks: Jewish Community Public Survey
Wednesday, March 17, 2021 12 pm In January, JCRC distributed a public opinion survey for the Greater Indianapolis Jewish community. Join us for this JCRC Talks to see the results of the survey and explore how this data will be used regarding policy issues pertinent to...
Rohingya & Uyghur Human Rights Update
Rohingya The Indianapolis JCRC firmly stands in solidarity with the Rohingya people and is advocating for the reintroduction of the Rohingya Genocide Determination Act. We have also been active in monitoring the situation in Rohingya refugee camps within Bangladesh...
Indiana Mayors Against Antisemitism
The Indianapolis Jewish Community Relations has joined American Jewish Committee (AJC) and The U.S. Conference of Mayors initiative to call on mayors and municipal leaders in Indiana to declare unequivocally that antisemitism is incompatible with the democratic values...
American Jewish Organizations Condemn Military Rule in Burma, Call for U.S. action
American Jewish Organizations Condemn Military Rule in Burma, Call for U.S. action FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 25, 2021 The Jewish Rohingya Justice Network (JRJN) condemns the military’s coup in Burma (Myanmar), its brutal crackdown on peaceful protests, and the...
Indiana Legislative Update 2021
JCRC’s First Half Legislative Priorities Senate Bill 168 – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department SB 168 which would have eliminated existing civilian oversight structures for IMPD and placed full department administration in the hands of a five-member state...
Oppose Bills That Will Limit Civilian Oversight of Police Departments
On Tuesday, February 16, 2021, the Indiana State Senate Committee on Corrections & Criminal Law, will hear three bills that would negatively impact existing civilian oversight structures for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD), by reducing...
JCRC Statement on Incivility in the Indiana General Assembly
The Indianapolis Jewish Community Relations Council was saddened and disturbed to see the incivility and lack of respect exhibited by some members of the Indiana General Assembly towards their colleagues on Thursday, February 18, 2021. Each member of the Indiana...
Indiana Politicians Who Made a Difference During the Holocaust: James Grover McDonald with guest Speaker Jill Weiss Simins
Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 12:00 PM EST JCRC is excited to partner with the Indiana Jewish Historical Society and CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center for this new 3-part lunch series, which will uncover the role some Hoosier politicians played in saving and...