Consensus Statements

Consensus Statement on Antisemitism
January 4, 2022

Executive Summary The Jewish American community has been grappling with alarming levels of antisemitism in recent years. This increase in…

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Consensus Statement on the Democracy of the United States
June 18, 2019

Approved by the JCRC Assembly June 18, 2019 Introduction Fostering stronger democratic institutions and respect for democratic values has…

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Consensus Statement on the Delegitimization of Israel
June 12, 2018

Following an education and research process, JCRC Consensus Policy Statements are crafted by the relevant JCRC committee and presented to…

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Consensus Policy Statement on Racial Justice
June 6, 2017

Following a rigorous education and research process that may take months to a year, JCRC Consensus Policy Statements are crafted by the J…

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Consensus Policy Statement on Economic Justice
January 19, 2016

Approved by the JCRC Assembly January 19, 2016 Preamble In his 1944 State of the Union address President Franklin Roosevelt outlined an E…

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Guidelines on Reproductive Rights
March 23, 2013

Approved by the Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, Sonoma, Alameda, and Contra Costa Counties, Ma…

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Guidelines on Immigration Issues
May 12, 2009

Approved by the Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, Sonoma, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, May…

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Policy Statement on National Oil Independence
May 12, 2009

Approved by the Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, Sonoma, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, May…

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Consensus Statement on Religion and Elections
August 12, 2008

Approved by the Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, Sonoma, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties Augu…

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Consensus Statement on the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
November 3, 2007

The Jewish Community Relations Council continues its strong support of constructive efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East. Within I…

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JCRC Consensus Statement on Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program
May 8, 2007

Approved by the Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, Sonoma, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties May …

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Statement on Same–Sex Civil Marriage
February 14, 2006

Approved by the Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, Sonoma, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties Febr…

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Consensus Statement on Israel’s Disengagement Plan and the Future of the Peace Process
June 21, 2005

Approved by the Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, Sonoma, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties June…

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JCRC Statement on the Atrocities and Urgent Human Rights Crisis in the Sudan
July 21, 2004

July 21, 2004 The Jewish Community Relations Council, representing some 80 Jewish organizations and synagogues on public affairs issues o…

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Resolution on Advocacy for Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries
December 9, 2003

Approved by the Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, Sonoma, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties Dece…

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Consensus Statement on Iraq
January 14, 2003

Approved by the Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, Sonoma, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties Janu…

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Position Statement on Proposition 47 – California Public Education Facilities Bond Act
October 8, 2002

Approved by the Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, Sonoma, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties Octo…

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Consensus Statement on the Terror Attack and Its Aftermath
October 23, 2001

October 23, 2001 The Jewish Community Relations Council, representing approximately 80 synagogues and Jewish organizations in the Bay Are…

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Guidelines on International Debt Relief and the Jubilee 2000 Campaign
September 12, 2000

Approved by the Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, Sonoma, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties Sept…

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Statement on Joerg Haider
February 8, 2000

February 8, 2000 As the public affairs arm of the organized Jewish community, representing some 80 synagogues and Jewish organizations in…

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Statement on the Knight Initiative (Proposition 22) and Discrimination Against Gay Men and Lesbians
February 8, 2000

Approved by the Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, Sonoma, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties Febr…

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Guidelines on Gun Control and Gun Violence
October 12, 1999

Approved by the Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, Sonoma, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties Octo…

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Guidelines on International Human Rights
September 14, 1999

Approved by the Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, Sonoma, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties Sept…

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JCRC Statement Endorsing an Eruv in Palo Alto
August 31, 1999

Passed by the South Peninsula JCRC Regional Committee August 31, 1998 The Jewish Community Relations Council endorses the efforts of the …

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Religion and State in Israel: Community Objectives and Strategies of Engagement
June 8, 1999

Approved by the Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, Sonoma, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties June…

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Statement on Kosovo Conflict
April 13, 1999

Approved by the Jewish Community Relations Council April 13, 1999 The Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco, the Peninsula,…

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Policy Statement on Educational Vouchers
February 10, 1998

Approved by the Metropolitan JCRC February 10, 1998 The JCRC opposes school voucher proposals and other methods of funding private school…

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Statement on Jerusalem
May 13, 1997

Approved by the Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, Sonoma, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties May …

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Guidelines on Domestic Violence
March 12, 1997

Approved by the Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco, the Peninsula,Marin, Sonoma, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties March…

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Statement on Affirmative Action
October 12, 1995

October 12, 1995 Part I: Preliminary Statement By Judith Chapman, Chair The Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco, the Peni…

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The Israeli/Palestinian Agreement
September 14, 1993

The Jewish Community Relations Council, representing more than 70 synagogues and Jewish organizations in San Francisco, the Peninsula, Ma…

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Guidelines on Immigration Issues
September 14, 1993

Unanimously approved by the Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco, the Peninsula and Marin Counties September 14, 1993 The …

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Statement on Jonathan Pollard
October 13, 1992

The Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties, representing more than 70 synagogues a…

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On Cultural Exchange
March 14, 1972

Most Americans support the concept of cultural exchange between the United States and the Soviet Union as a means to improve internationa…

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Policy on “Academically Talented”
December 1, 1971

The Jewish Community Relations Council has long supported and continues to support such educational principles as integration and compens…

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Resolution on Integration
May 18, 1970

The Jewish Community Relations Council has from the outset supported the objective of racial integration of San Francisco’s public …

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Statement on Schools Proposal
March 1, 1969

The parents of children in San Francisco’s schools have been presented with a proposal for “quality-equality education”…

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Resolution of NLRA Coverage for California Agricultural Workers
September 10, 1968

The issue of equal rights under the law for farm laborers has great import in our community today. The Jewish Community Relations Council…

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Education for All
March 1, 1967

A democratic society is no stronger than its educational system. The more educated its citizenry, the more committed 1s that citizenry to…

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Statement to the Curriculum Commission
November 1, 1966

The Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco having received over the years a small but steady stream of expressions of concer…

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Right of Protest and Dissent
October 1, 1966

The principle of the free expression of opinion and the right therefore to dissent is the cornerstone of the American democratic process.…

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General Education
May 17, 1966

The Jewish Community is, of course, made up of individual citizens, taxpayers and parents whose interests are as broad and whose viewpoin…

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Integration
August 10, 1965

The Jewish community has always had a special concern for the stability and excellence of the public school system; it has also always ha…

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The Jewish Community and the Public Schools
February 1, 1965

The Jewish community has a special stake in the American public school system. It is within this school system that a working American pl…

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Statement on Proposition 14: Housing Discrimination
August 1, 1964

The Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco, the Peninsula and Marin feels that there are some unusual dangers present in Pro…

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Birmingham and Related Matters
May 1, 1963

The events in Birmingham have not revealed any new interracial problems; but they have dramatized some of the consequences of allowing ou…

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First Amendment
July 30, 1962

We look with deep concern on any attempt to tinker with the constitutional formula under which religious liberty has flourished in Americ…

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