The Indianapolis Jewish Community Relations Council is extremely disappointed in Indiana Representative Andre Carson’s statements and actions regarding the recent Hamas rocket attacks on Israel and the circumstances leading up to the attacks. On May 11, while hundreds...
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2021 Indiana General Assembly Legislative Wrap-Up
The 2021 legislative session of the Indiana General Assembly began on January 4, 2021. State legislators introduced over 1,000 bills, 220 of which completed the legislative process and went to the Governor for his signature. The following is a list of JCRC’s top...
Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021
On Friday, March 26, 2021, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) introduced the Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021. This piece of Federal legislation reinforces the success of the Abraham Accords...
Israelis & Palestinians Prepare for Funds from the Nita M. Lowey Middle East Partnership for Peace Act
JCRC is proud to have supported The Middle East Partnership for Peace Act, which involved advocating for the bill to members of Indiana's Congressional delegation. This bill, which was included in the National Defense Authorization Act, passed Congress in December...
Indiana Mayors Against Antisemitism
JCRC is supporting an important initiative of the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the American Jewish Committee (AJC), which is securing the signatures of hundreds of mayors and municipal leaders across the country who have declared that antisemitism is unequivocally...
Indiana General Assembly @ Half-Way Point
SB 233 – TANF Eligibility JCRC supports this bill, which passed the Indiana Senate 43-5 and now moves to the Indiana House. It will modestly and gradually increase state income and eligibility requirements for the Temporary Aid for Needy Families (TANF) program,...
Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Legacy Today by Advocating for Housing Justice
Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Legacy Today by Advocating for Housing JusticeMonday, January 18, 2021 Today is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a time when Americans reflect on Dr. King's legacy and the racism that still inflicts our society. He was a...
INDIANA JEWISH COMMUNITIES’ STATEMENT ON DEMOCRACY
INDIANA JEWISH COMMUNITIES’ STATEMENT ON DEMOCRACYFriday, January 8, 2021 Throughout the State of Indiana, Jewish communities stand united in our condemnation of the violence and destruction laid upon our nation’s Capitol. The seditious riots were a direct attack on...