Mission

As the public affairs voice of the Jewish community, the JCRC fights anti-Semitism and prejudice, advocates for Israel, provides Holocaust education, promotes tolerance and social justice, and builds bridges across the Jewish and broader communities.

The JCRC:

• Serves as the central public affairs voice of the Jewish community to elected officials, the media, government agencies, and other religious, ethnic and cultural groups;
• Represents the Jewish community’s interests on significant legislative, social justice, and public policy issues in a non-partisan manner;
• Promotes and facilitates the security of the Jewish community and Jewish institutions, and assists community members dealing with discrimination;
• Educates and mobilizes the Jewish community for Israel advocacy;
• Encourages and facilitates open dialogue and consensus among the Jewish community’s diverse religious, political and social perspectives;
• Provides Holocaust education and diversity programming;
• Remembers the victims and honors the survivors of the Holocaust;
• Sponsors community and educational forums; and
• Partners with local and national non-profit, interfaith, and Jewish coalitions.