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Photo Album Collection Show All  Interests: -- Select a topic -- District of Columbia District of Columbia HolocaustHolocaustIntergroup RelationsIsrael & International AffairsMarylandNorthern VirginiaNorthern Virginia   2009 Days Off Hill JCRC's Days Off the Hill series brings our Members of Congress to meet with local Jewish community leaders in their home districts on issues of top concern to the organized Jewish community.     DC Noontime Event with Councilman Mendelson - 2009     Proud to be Jewish in Public Schools - 2009     Days Off the Hill with Congressman Connolly - 2009     VA Legislative Reception     Rafi Farewell Party_ June 09     2010 Israel Advocacy Training Institute: Spotlight Iran     Governor Kaine's Reflection on Israel     2010 MD Jewish Advocacy Day     2010 Super Sunday     2010 Emerging Nonprofit Workshops     2009 Interfaith Vigil at the Holocaust Museum Clergy from several world faiths expressed solidarity in the aftermath of yesterday's shooting at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.     JCRC Fundraiser June 2009     Rally Ahmadinejad     Annual Meeting 2008     MD Fundraiser 2008     2008 VA Educator's Symposium In December 2008, the JCRC partnered with Ner Shalom Congregation and the Prince William Public Schools Multicultural Office to once again offer the "Educator's Symposium on Jewish Life."     2005 Israel Mission     2005 Fundraiser     2006 VA Sacarob Fundraiser     2007 MLK Commemoration     DC Mary Cheh Event Photo taken from the Janurary 9th, DC noontime series event, with DC Councilmember Mary Cheh.     VA Gubernatorial Meet & Greet: Brian Moran VA Gubernatorial Meet & Greet: Brian Moran event at the Chapamans.     DC Councilmember Muriel Bowser Event On March 31, as p rt of the DC noontime series, DC Councilmember Muriel Bowser meet at JPDS with students and her constituents from Ward 4.     2009 Meet and Greet with Terry McAuliffe In March, Norther Virginia contiued there meet and greet gubernatorial series by hosting Terry McAuliffe at Temple Rodef Shalom.     2009 Virginia Advocacy Day In Feburary, Virginia Advocacy Day in Richmond     2009 Northern Virginia Super Sunday 2009 Super Sunday in Northern Virginia     Pro Israel Solidarity Rally_January 2009     VA Super Sunday 2009     MD Super Sunday 2009     2009 MLK Day_Black Jew Dialogue     DC Passes Iran Divestment! Reception 2009     A Special Exhibition at the D.C. Council JCRC hosted a special viewing at the D.C. Council of "Through the Lens: Jeremy Goldberg's Washington."     2009 Virginia Jewish Advocacy Day On February 4, 58 members of the Northern Virginia Jewish community joined colleagues from around the state for Advocacy Day in Richmond. We met with the Governor, Lt. Governor and Attorney General and over 60 state delegates and senators.     2009 Holocaust Commemoration in Virginia Photos from the Dor L' Dor component of JCRC's 2009 Holocaust commemoration in Virginia. Survivors provided their living testimony generation to generation for area youth.     Iran Rally September 08     Nonprofit Workshop 1     September JCRC Board Meeting     2011 Israel Advocacy Training Institute     2011 JCRC Education Policy Forum JCRC POLICY FORUM ON PUBLIC AND NONPUBLIC EDUCATION Corporate Tax Credits for Donations Benefiting Both Private and Public Schools -- Good Idea or Bad Idea? Nathan J. Diament, Director of the Orthodox Union's Institute for Public Affairs Richard Foltin, Director of National and Legislative Affairs, American Jewish Committee     CONVIO TEST     2011 Middle East Forum DC Learn about today's realities in the Middle East, the strategic implications of the upcoming UN vote about a unilateral declaration of Palestinian statehood, and current prospects for peace.     2011 VA Candidate Forum at Rodef Shalom The JCRC and Temple Rodef Shalom's (TRS) forum spotlighted the 31st State Senate District race between Barbara Favola (D) and Caren Merrick (R). After one of the best attended 31st District debates of the season several other candidates gave remarks.     2011 VA Candidate Forum at LeisureWorld in Loudoun The JCRC and Leisure World hosted a forum featuring several candidates for the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors. After one of the best attended candidate forums of the season several other candidates gave remarks.     2011 VA Legislative Reception On December 7, 2011 the JCCNV and JCRC hosted the Northern Virginia Jewish Community's Legislative Reception.     Official Tree Lighting 2011 JCRC represents the Jewish community at the DC Council's Winter Holiday celebration.     Ride for Gilad Rolling Thunder 2011   This album contains no photos   2011     2011 NoVA Yom Ha'Shoah Commemoration JCRc's 2011 NoVA Yom Ha'Shoah commemoration was co-hosted with George Mason University Hillel & Congregation Adat Reyim on the GMU campus. This multi-faceted program was supported by over a dozen synagogues, Jewish agencies, and George Mason Departments.     2011 "Olim Farewell"   This album contains no photos   2011 Middle East Forum, VA Learn about today's realities in the Middle East, the strategic implications of the upcoming UN vote about a unilateral declaration of Palestinian statehood, and current prospects for peace.     2011 DC Noontime with Tommy Wells On August 29, as part of the DC Noontime Series, DC Councilmember Tommy Wells spoke with his Jewish constituents from Ward 6 as well as Jewish representatives from synagogues and agencies throughout the District     2011 Day on Capitol Hill At JCRC's Day on Capitol Hill over 60 attendees met with their respective Members of Congress and Senators or their aides following briefings by subject matter experts.     Redeeming A Captive Religious and political perspectives on the Gilad Shalit deal.     Alan Gross Weekly Vigil     2011 Yom HaShoah MD The 2011 Yom Ha'Shoah commemoration was a community-wide observance in memory of the six mission Jews who perished during the Holocaust. Over 600 members of the Maryland community gathered at Congregation B'nai Tzedek to remember those who were killed and honor the survivors and the righteous gentiles.     2011 DC Security Briefing On August 2, JCRC organized a security briefing for nearly two dozen DC Jewish institutions.     2011 VA Security Briefing Nearly two dozen Jewish institutions participate in JCRC's biennial security briefing hosted with the Jewish Federation and ADL at the Northern Virginia Hebrew Congregation     2011 Middle East Forum, MD Learn about today's realities in the Middle East, the strategic implications of the upcoming UN vote about a unilateral declaration of Palestinian statehood, and current prospects for peace.   This album contains no photos   2011 Montgomery County Advocacy Day     2011 Montgomery County Advocacy Day     2011 JCRC Fundraiser Gala The Annual Gala for the Jewish Community Relations Council honored Dennis Berman and the Kramer Family with the 2011 Breslau-Goldman Award and Esther B. Newman with the 2011Community Leadership Award at Beth Sholom Congregation.     2010 Briefing with Minister Ayalon     2010 DC Mayoral Debate (photos courtesy of Bruce Guthrie) Photos of the Jewish Community's 2010 D.C. Mayoral Debate hosted by JCRC and Sixth & I Historic Synagogue with 18 co-sponsoring Jewish agencies and synagogues.     2010 Proud to be Jewish in the Public Schools JCRC's Proud to be Jewish in the Public Schools trains parents to be best advocates for their students working in partnership with the public schools. This program includes resources and presentations from JSSA and PJLL as well as JCRC.     2010 CUFI Night to Honor Israel     2010 Montgomery County At-Large Candidates Forum     2010 Virginia Legislative Reception JCRC unveils its Virginia Legislative Agenda each year at the Legislators' Reception, a dinner attended by more than a hundred Jewish constitutents, our interfaith partners and state delegates and senators.     2010 Rep. Ezekiel Gatkuoth's Meeting with Jewish Community   This album contains no photos   Super Sunday Dec 2010   This album contains no photos   2011 - Security Awareness Briefing     2011 VA Advocacy Day     2011 Maryland Advocacy Day     2010 JCRC Hosts Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli     2010 Emerging Nonprofit Workshop     12-2010 VA Super Sunday     2010 Annual Fundraiser     2010 Connolly/Fimian Debate     12-2010 District 16 Parlor Meeting     2010 MD Yom HaShoah     2010 VA Yom HaShoah     2010 VA Legislative Wrap-Up in Fredericksburg JCRC organized a review of the 2010 legislative session with local legislators House Speaker William Howell and State Senate Education and Health Chairman Edward Houck.     Proud to be Jewish - Or Chadash - November 2011     10-2011 Arlington Cemetery Military Chaplains Memorial     2012 MD Advocacy Day Maryland constituents come out to support the Jewish Community's legislative agenda and meet with their legislators.     2012 DC Noon Event with Director of Planning Harriet Tregoning JCRC's DC Commission continued its longstanding Noontime Series for representatives of Jewish institutions to meet with D.C. political and community leaders.     2012 JCRC Yom Ha'Shoah Commemoration The JCRC 2012 Yom Ha'Shoah Holocaust Remembrance Day Community-Wide Memorial Observance was held at Ohr Kodesh Congregation, Chevy Chase MD this year. With a Dor L' Dor Youth Program, Unto Every Person There Is A Name, and Community Commemoration     2011 DC Hanukkah Candlelighting DC Mayor Vincent Gray, Chairman Kwame Brown and the Executive Office of the City Council extended JCRC an invitation to light candles throughout the Hanukkah holiday at the City Council.     2012 NoVA JCRC Holocaust YHS Program Each year JCRC organizes community wide Holocaust commemorations in Maryland and Northern Virginia, and promotes several programs in the District.     2012 JCRC Annual Mtg JCRC celebrated the achievements of our outgoing president, Harvey Reiter, welcome our new president, Joe Sandler and our new Board of Directors! Featuring guest speaker, Dr. Erica Brown.     JCRC Gala 2012     Middle East Forum with Dennis Ross An Insider's Reflections on Iran, the Arab Spring, and the Peace Process     2012 VA Advocacy Day Nearly 200 Jewish activists converged in Richmond on Virginia Jewish Advocacy Day. The group heard from Governor McDonnell, Lt Governor Bolling and Attorney General Cuccinelli in addition to visiting with dozens of state senators and delegates     2012 Montgomery County Advocacy Day Join with other members of the Jewish community as we: Learn about critical issues Meet with County Council Members Advocate for Policy and Funding Priorities     DC Councilmember Bowser at Temple Sinai 2012 The JCRC's DC Leadership Series continued on Aug 30 with a meeting between Council Member Muriel Bowser and her new Ward 4 constituents at Temple Sinai.   This album contains no photos   2012 Munich 11 Memorial     2012 Munich 11 Memorial On September 5, the 40th anniversary of the Munich Massacre, over 200 people gathered at the JCC in Rockville to join the JCRC in remembering the 11 members of the Israeli Olympic delegation who were murdered by Palestinian terrorists in 1972.     Hunters Woods Hanukkah Party     2013 DC Special Elections Debate On April 9 at the DCJCC, JCRC hosted a debate for the City Council At-Large Seat that will be decided upon in the April 23 Special Election     2013 Virginia Goes to Washington Over two dozen Virginians joined JCRC in advocating on Capitol Hill for top domestic and international concerns of the Jewish community.     Middle East Forum: Israel@65     JCRC Gun Control Briefing at JCCNV     Alan Gross Third Anniversary Vigil Over 200 people came to the Cuban Interests Section on Sunday and stood in solidarity with the Jewish Community and the Gross Family on the third anniversary of Alan's unjust incarceration in Cuba.     Annapolis Advocacy Day 2013     Youth Tolerance Grant at AG Wright Middle School 2-2013 Salvadoran Political Survivor Speaks With Middle School Students at AG Wright Middle School on Friday, February 8, 2013     2013 Israel @ 65 in Richmond The Virginia House of Delegates hosted a Center Aisle Ceremony in honor of Israel's 65th Anniversary of Statehood on February 13. Resolutions were passed in the House (HJ844) and the Senate (SJ399).     Rally to Prevent Gun Violence     Hindu American Advocacy Day in Richmond VA     Holocaust Speakers Program     2013 Good Deeds Day Good Deeds Day is an annual celebration of doing good where all over the world hundreds of thousands volunteer to help others, putting into practice the simple idea that every single person can do something good, be it large or small, to improve the lives of others and positively change the world. Good Deeds Day was initiated in 2007 by businesswoman and philanthropist, Shari Arison, and is organized and launched by Ruach Tova, the one-stop shop in Israel for any individual, group or organization wishing to volunteer, and for any person, group or organization requiring aid.     Maryland Yom Hashoah 2013     2012 Virginia Post Election Analysis JCRC's Debbie Linick joined JTA Washington Bureau Chief Ron Kampeas to provide post-election analysis and Temple Rodef Shalom in Falls Church     Maryland Super Sunday 2013     Super Sunday in Virginia 2013 Photos by David Masserik on February 3rd as dozens of Jewish volunteers gathered at the JCC of Northern Virginia to raise thousands of dollars to support "Super Sunday," the community's largest annual fundraising event of the year.     Super Sunday in DC 2013 Photos courtesy of RL Stevens Photography on February 3rd as dozens of Jewish volunteers gathered at the DC/JCC to raise thousands of dollars in support of "Super Sunday," the community's largest annual fundraising event of the year.     Lunch with Tim Kaine - Senate Candidate On October 24, the JCRC and JCCNV hosted Lunch with Virginia Democratic Candidate for the Senate, Tim Kaine. See "Breakfast with George Allen" for our companion event with the Republican candidate.     2012 Proud to be Jewish in the Public Schools "Proud" is an interactive workshop for parents to be best advocates for their K-12 students working collaboratively in their school environment.     Maryland School Security Briefing 2012 In response to the school shooting in a Connecticut elementary school, the JCRC hosted a briefing on security in our local educational institutions.     2013 VA Yom Ha'Shoah The Northern Virginia 2013 Holocaust Commemoration reflected upon Resistance through Art. This program, organized by the JCRC and co-hosted by and at the JCCNV, brought together over 350 individuals of varied backgrounds for an evening of art, education, remembrance and rededication.     Holocaust Speaker Series Ruth Kohn spoke to Gesher Jewish Day School on Monday, April 8.     Virginia Legislative Reception 2012 Eighteen State Delegates and Senators joined 100 members of the Northern Virginia Jewish Community at JCCNV as the JCRC unveiled its legislative agenda (www.jcouncil.org/VAAgenda)     2013 Virginia Advocacy Day Over 130 Virginia Jewish activists across the Commonwealth met our state senators and delegates to discuss key issues and heard addresses from Governor McDonnell and Attorney General Cuccinelli     October 2012 Middle East Forum On October 10, the JCRC of Greater Washington hosted a Presidential Candidate Surrogate Debate, moderated by CBS News Radio Correspondent Dan Raviv, at the JCCNV.     October Interfaith Briefing On October 16, JCRC had Christian leaders convene at the Embassy of Israel to be briefed on issues pertaining to religious pluralism in the Jewish state and other matters.     October Lunch and Learn On October 25, the JCRC hosted a lunchtime discussion in Washington on the Arab World's perspective on the upcoming US Presidential Election. Dr. Daniel Zisenwine, a Research Fellow at Tel Aviv University's Moshe Dayan Center, led the talk.     Allen and Kaine Homepage homepage photos(Zach)     2013 JCRC DC Leadership Series: CM Grosso at Temple Micah As part of JCRC ongoing DC Leadersip Series, Council Member David Grosso addressed representatives of Jewish organization on his priorities as a freshman joining DC's elected government.     2012 VA Hunters Woods Hanukkah   If you don't see the photo album that you're looking for or aren't sure where a particular photo might be, you can search the photo archive. Find a Photo Album