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Get involved in the JCRC! Click on the following links to get involved in one of our commissions. This will allow you to send an e-mail to the appropriate staff person.
Israel and Int'l Affairs
Maryland
District of Columbia
Northern Virginia
Domestic Affairs
Social Justice
Holocaust
Teach a child to read. To join one of our literacy teams e-mail Rabbi Sarah Meytin or call 301-770-0881.
Wear the blue string to show your support for Israel. To get yours, e-mail Julie Weingrad or call 301-770-0881.
Solidarity With Israel
Jewish Council for Public Affairs
Jewish Federation of Greater Washington
Washington Jewish Week
Community Ministry of Montgomery County
The Interfaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington
Maryland Interfaith Legislative Conference
Virginia Interfaith Conference
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June 2005
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VOLUME 1
ISSUE 3
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| Andrew Stern, President; Ronald Halber, Executive Director
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Whitwell, TN high school students Ashley Tilson and Samantha Frieday try schwarma and falafel for the first time at "A Taste of Israel" at the Israeli Embassy on June 2. -Randy Sager Photography
Paper Clips Diary
Students from Tennessee experience Jewish life in the Capital
The students from the documentary film Paper Clips had no idea that their attempt to collect six million paper clips to honor the victims of the Holocaust would have such a tremendous impact on Jews around the world. In appreciation for their project, the JCRC brought 20 students and four teachers from Whitwell, TN to experience life in the nation's capital.
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Point/Counterpoint
Disengagement and then what?
"You cannot fight every Tom, Dick and Harry who has a rocket launcher or has a missile and decides to shoot it off. These things happen," -Rafiq Husseini, Mahmoud Abbas' Chief of Staff after Tuesday’s summit meeting
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Message from President Andy Stern
Reflecting on the Past Year
Now that I am half way through my term as President of the JCRC, I look back with pride at the tremendous progress that we have made on behalf of our Jewish community. None of it would have been possible without our dedicated volunteer leaders and terrific new professional staff.
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Bob Woodward stays mum on Deep Throat at JCRC Fundraiser
14 days before Deep Throat is revealed, Woodward gives keynote address at evening honoring S. Robert and Joy W. Cohen
On May 18, 14 days before 91-year-old W. Mark Felt revealed he was “Deep Throat” in the Watergate scandal, Bob Woodward gave the keynote address at the JCRC Fundraiser, notably not revealing the secret that everyone would find out two weeks later.
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JCRC Secures Record $3.3 Million for Jewish Agencies
Agencies receive funding from Virginia for the first time ever
This year the JCRC had its most successful year in securing funding for Jewish agencies. With a record $3.3 million coming from local, state, and federal governments, the JCRC exceeded the previous best year by more than $1.2 million. Included in this years funding was almost $1 million from the Federal government to continue the Federation’s NORC demonstration project and almost $640,000 for the Jewish Social Service Agency from the State of Maryland to purchase a new building in upper Montgomery County.
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JCRC Wraps Up Virginia Legislative Review Series
Northern Virginia Jewish Community took position on close to 100 legislative items
On June 1st, the JCRC concluded its first state legislative review series with its final event of the season at Temple Beth El in Alexandria, Virginia. The series was co-hosted by nearly a dozen local Jewish agencies and synagogues to bring the events of Virginia’s 2005 legislative session to more than 300 activists from our local community.
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Vincent Callahan honored for four decades of public service
JCRC presents first Virginia Legislative Leadership Award
When accepting the award, Chairman Callahan provided a warm and personal overview of his experiences with the Jewish community, dating back to his childhood membership in the DC Jewish Community Center through his more recent experiences participating in a JCRC Mission to Israel and joining the Board of the Jewish Foundation for Group Homes. In responding to thanks from Jewish social service organizations for which he championed State funding, Vince stated that supporting these organizations that support others in the community is one of the best parts of his job.
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DC Mayor Anthony Williams addresses Jewish leaders
Mayor Williams provides overview of his Administration's efforts int he District
The Mayor responded to questions ranging from homeland security funding for vulnerable Jewish institutions to improving metro and, the perennial question of DC Statehood. Addressing each with thoughtful and direct responses, the Mayor first pledged his support for earmarking a certain percentage of homeland security funds toward Jewish entities with high vulnerability. He acknowledged that problems with metro transportation were now among the issues “on his radar,” and talked about his advocacy as President of the League of Cities for D.C. Statehood.
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Getting to Know our Neighbors
JCRC Muslim-Jewish Programming builds goodwill; breaks down barriers
The JCRC engages in an ongoing dialogue with the Muslim community of Montgomery County. Originally a state-wide effort pairing the Baltimore and DC area Jewish communities, the Greater Washington Jewish community has continued to have productive, fun, and relationship building programs with our Muslim neighbors. Some of our programs are still state-wide events.
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Reading Mentors are changing lives
Volunteers spend one hour per week reading with local students
A young boy in a Montgomery County public school started the year with reading difficulties. Thanks in part to the wonderful work of a Reading Mentor from the Greater Washington Jewish Coalition for Literacy, this student improved his reading ability an entire grade level this year.
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Social Justice Network
Opportunities for Tikkun Olam in Your Community
If you would like to submit a social justice opportunity to this list, please e-mail Rabbi Sarah Meytin or call 301-770-0881.
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JCRC Upcoming Events
Please join us for JCRC Events in Northern Virginia, DC and Suburban Maryland
JCRC Installation Meeting
Thursday, June 30, 2005, 7:30 PM
JCC of Greater Washington Social Hall, 6125 Montrose Road, Rockville, MD
The JCRC invites you to its 2005 Installation Meeting and election of members to the Board of Directors. Kenneth M. Pollack of The Brookings Institution will deliver the Keynote Address: Iran and the Bomb: Can It Be Stopped? Mr. Pollack is the Director of Research at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at The Brookings Institution and the author of The Persian Puzzle: The Conflict Between Iran and America. Dessert reception to follow; dietary laws observed. Please RSVP by June 28, 2005 to bburke@jcouncil.org or 301-770-0881.
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America 2020: How the Next Generation Views Israel
A new report issued by Frank Luntz for The Israel Project shows the elite's view of Israel
"Never in the modern history of the Jewish state has there been more outspoken public opposition on ELITE college campuses to the basic principlies and tenets of Israel. To be brutally frank, if current attitudes are not reversed, America's core committment to--and alliance with--Israel may not surive." -Frank Luntz
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Host Committee
Bender Foundation
Gary & Carol Berman
Ryna & Melvin Cohen
Marcy & Neil Cohen
David & Katie Colburn
Michael & Susie Gelman
The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington
Irene & Edward H. Kaplan
Jack Kay
The Honorable Sidney & Betty Mae Kramer
Andy & Eve Stern
Stinson Morrison Hecker, LLP
John D. VerStandig & Helene Frank
President's Leadership Cabinet
Esthy & Jim Adler
Albert Arent
Dr. Raymond & Vivian Bass
Sondra & Howard Bender
Norman & Diane Bernstein
Margorie Blumberg & James Catler
Marshall & Jennifer Breger
David & Sharon Butler
Deborah & Walter Cohn
S. Robert & Joy W. Cohen
Samuel R. Dweck Family Foundation
Norma Lee & Morton Funger
Ronald & Margie Glancz
Barbara Goldberg Goldman & Michael Goldman
The Honorable Paul Greenberg & Rick Billingsley
Ronald & Michelle Halber
Sophie & Howard Hoffman
Leslie & Sam Kaplan
Marvin & Dolores Kay
Gerry & Mark Lezell
Rabbi Jack Luxemburg & Barbara Etkind
Jimmy & Susan Pittleman
Howard & Geraldine Polinger
Jules Polonetsky & Na'ama Lewin
Lester & Irma Poretsky
Harvey & Wendy Reiter
Joseph & Karen Sandler
Guila Franklin Siegel & Nathan Siegel
Julie & David Silver
Carlynn & Lawrence Silverman
Jeffrey & Lynn Snyder
Saul I. Stern
Samson Stern
Terry & Linda Vann
Susan & Aaron Weinberg
Rabbi Stuart & Simcha Weinblatt
Harris & Rosa Weinstein
Benefactors
Herschel & Goldene Blumberg
Betty Nan & Herman Obermayaer
Rita & Barry Wertlieb
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