The Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati
The Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) is the public affairs arm of the organized Jewish community in Cincinnati. The JCRC is an address for information about Jewish communal concerns - including the security and viability of the State of Israel, anti-semitism, as well as threats and/or unjust actions directed against the rights of individuals, as guaranteed by the Constitution.  Read more

Israeli Field Hospital a Model for Care
Nightly News with Brian Williams, January 19

An Israeli field hospital is up and running in Haiti, complete with electronic media records and a neonatal ICU unit. NBC's Nancy Snyderman reports. Watch video

"Israel, Iran and America's role in the Middle East”
Listen to Brian Jaffee, JCRC Director, on the Brian Thomas Morning Show at 55KRC on June 23rd.  listen to podcast

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Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle, Featuring Dan Senor
Tuesday, March 16
7:30 p.m.
Mayerson JCC

Free and Open to the Community
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Private Breakfast Briefing
Featuring Dan Senor
Wed., March 17
7:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber of Commerce
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Prisons and Prisoners:
Impact Ohio
Presented by the Isaac M. Wise Temple Critical Topics Committee
Thursday, March 25
7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Isaac M. Wise Temple

Free and Open to the Community

“It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails.”    – Nelson Mandela 
What are our jails meant to do, and are they doing it?  How does our community’s prison system really work? A panel of experts will answer these and other questions regarding our Ohio prison system.  Read more

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