State of Indiana Senate Resolution Fifty-Nine A SENATE RESOLUTION standing in solidarity with Indiana's Jewish community. Whereas, Antisemitism entails prejudicial attitudes, discriminatory acts, or acts of violence toward people who are Jewish on the basis of the person's identity; Whereas, The United States has experienced expressions of hate and acts of violence motivated [...]
Stand Up! Speak Out! (SU! SO!) Family Info Night The Indianapolis JCRC is hosting three opportunities for families to learn more about our Stand Up! Speak Out! program initiative. Stand Up! Speak Out! is comprised of several programs that inspire students, parents, and teachers to use their voice to widen the [...]
Staying Safe When Hosting Zoom Meetings April 2, 2020 Last week the JCRC posted about the increase of hate during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since last week the ADL has released information on a new trend being taken by extremists that has been named "Zoombombing". Zoombombing is a targeted disruption of virtual meetings, often using [...]
COVID-19: Fear, Hate, and Antisemitism March 24, 2020 During this challenging time of the Coronavirus, the JCRC continues our work of tracking incidents of antisemitism, bias, and hate. We know from history – as well as today – that widespread fear leads to an increase in hateful rhetoric as well as bias-related incidents and crimes. On February 21, the Indy JCRC was proud to sign a letter to the Chinese American community, expressing the Jewish [...]
JCRC Statement on Antisemitic Violence in New York Area Monday, December 30, 2019 The Indianapolis Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) is outraged by the recent wave of violent attacks predominantly against the Orthodox Jewish community in and around the boroughs of New York City and various suburbs in New York and New Jersey. This [...]
Want to fight antisemitism? Uplift diversity! Jews are diverse in thought, practice, orientation, origin, and appearance. The diversity that exists within society-at-large is mirrored within the Jewish community. It may seem obvious to point this out, but for many people, both inside and outside the Jewish community this fact is not often considered. There [...]
JCRC Statement on Antisemitism in Public Discourse Friday, August 23, 2019 The Indianapolis Jewish Community Relations Council, which is tasked with advocating on behalf of the Greater Indianapolis Jewish community, continues to be alarmed over increases in antisemitism and violent extremism. Each day we hear more appalling rhetoric and watch it spread through social [...]
JCRC Statement Regarding Antisemitism in Public Discourse Friday, August 23, 2019 The Indianapolis Jewish Community Relations Council, which is tasked with advocating on behalf of the Greater Indianapolis Jewish community, continues to be alarmed over increases in antisemitism and violent extremism. Each day we hear more appalling rhetoric and watch it spread through social media; [...]
JCRC Statement on the Deadly Antisemitic Shooting at the Chabad of Poway Synagogue in Southern California April 29, 2019 The Greater Indianapolis Jewish community remains shocked that last Saturday another deadly attack on Jews took place in an American synagogue, this time at the Chabad of Poway in Southern California. The terrorist took the life [...]
On December 23, 2018 the Indianapolis Star published our letter to the editor regarding the alarming rise of antisemitic acts and expressions in central Indiana, elsewhere in the United States, and in Europe. Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly (407-23) passed House Resolution 183 that thoroughly describes and explicitly condemns antisemitism as anathema to American democracy, and also repudiates other expressions [...]
