FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 26, 2026 Today, JCRC and the Bay Area Jewish community join millions across the country in denouncing the outrageous shootings of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We mourn these horrific deaths, stand with the families and communities calling for justice, and condemn the excessive use of force… Continue reading JCRC Statement on Federal Immigration Enforcement and Protecting Vulnerable Communities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 26, 2026 Below please find a statement from Tyler Gregory, CEO of JCRC Bay Area, in response to the announcement that remains of the final Israeli hostage have returned from Gaza: “The return today of Ran Gvili’s body marks a solemn and bittersweet ending; all hostages taken by Hamas, both survivors… Continue reading JCRC Marks Solemn Return of Final Hostage

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 18, 2025 To the residents of Richmond, California, to elected leaders across the Bay Area, and to all who believe in public service grounded in dignity and responsibility: Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez is an elected official entrusted with the well-being of more than 100,000 residents, including hundreds of Jewish residents. That… Continue reading Open Letter: Antisemitic Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez Must Resign

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 14, 2025 Today, as we prepare to light the first candle of Hanukkah, Jewish communities around the world are reeling from news of a horrific mass shooting during a large public Menorah lighting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. While details are still emerging, authorities have made clear that this was… Continue reading JCRC Statement on the Australia Terror Attack

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 12, 2025 Below please find a statement from Tyler Gregory, CEO of JCRC Bay Area, in response to the announcement of Israeli hostages being released from Gaza: “Today, we join the citizens of Israel, the Jewish people, and all of humanity in celebrating the release of the final living hostages, who… Continue reading JCRC Statement: Hope, Joy, and Tears as Hostage Release Begins

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 23, 2025 San Francisco, CA – Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) Bay Area is pleased to announce its election of the following new-officer slate: OFFICERS Jan Reicher, President** Arthur Slepian, President-elect** Neal Rubin, Vice President Susie Sorkin, Vice President Cathy Manshel, Vice President Peter Yolles, Treasurer Emily Scheinman, Secretary  **Until January… Continue reading JCRC Bay Area Elects New Officers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 11, 2025 JCRC Bay Area released the following statement today, calling on the San Francisco Unified School District to lift the Ethnic Studies graduation requirement and initiate a process to rebuild trust with the Jewish community: While we appreciate SFUSD leadership’s efforts to address community concerns, with just weeks before classes… Continue reading JCRC Calls on SFUSD to Lift Ethnic Studies Graduation Mandate

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 12, 2025 This evening, Israel struck numerous targeted sites across Iran, including its nuclear facilities. We firmly believe Israel has a right and a duty to defend itself against foreign threats – especially existential threats such as Iran’s nuclear ambitions. JCRC Bay Area and the Bay Area Jewish community have consensus… Continue reading JCRC Statement on the Military Escalation Between Israel and Iran

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 2, 2025 JCRC Bay Area is deeply alarmed and outraged by the violent attack that took place in Boulder, CO, during the “Run For Their Lives Walk”—an event held in solidarity with the Israeli hostages who have now been held in captivity for over 600 days. Gasoline and Molotov cocktails were… Continue reading JCRC Statement on the Attack at “Run For Their Lives Walk” in Boulder

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 22, 2025 JCRC Bay Area is shocked and deeply saddened by the horrific act of violence that took place outside the Lillian & Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night. The senseless killing of two Israeli Embassy staff members attending an event for young Jewish professionals is… Continue reading JCRC Statement on the Tragic Shooting in Washington, D.C.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 9, 2025 Since October 7, 2023, anti-Israel protests and encampments have created hostile environments on college campuses across the country. JCRC vehemently disagrees with the rhetoric and tactics used by many protesters, and continues to press campus leadership and local law enforcement to ensure public safety and accountability. We simultaneously believe… Continue reading JCRC Statement on Detentions of Campus Protesters

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 26, 2024 JCRC Bay Area will hold two Freedom Seders in 2025. The JCRC Freedom Seder is a participatory, cross-cultural, interfaith exchange that honors Passover, one of the most important Jewish holidays of the year, and celebrates the Bay Area community as an upholder of freedom and social justice. This is… Continue reading JCRC Bay Area to host Freedom Seders in San Francisco and Silicon Valley

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 24, 2025 Below please find statements from David Bocarsly, executive director of JPAC, and Tyler Gregory, CEO of JCRC Bay Area, on the introduction of Assembly Bill 1468 (AB 1468), a new bill introduced today in the Assembly to standardize the teaching of ethnic studies in public high schools.  David Bocarsly,… Continue reading JPAC, JCRC BAY AREA AND STATE JEWISH COALITION WELCOME ETHNIC STUDIES CURRICULUM BILL IN STATE LEGISLATURE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  February 20, 2025  Below please find a statement from Tyler Gregory, CEO of JCRC Bay Area, in response to the return to Israel today of the bodies of Shiri Bibas and her two young children, toddler Ariel and baby Kfir, and the elderly Oded Lifshitz, all kidnapped by terrorists on October 7,… Continue reading BODIES OF BIBAS CHILDREN AND ODED LIFSHITZ RETURNED TO ISRAEL; JCRC CALLS FOR CONDEMNING HAMAS SLAUGHTER OF CHILDREN, ELDERLY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 6, 2025 JCRC Bay Area CEO Tyler Gregory offered the following statement on U.S.-Israel discussions in Washington, the next phase of the ceasefire agreement, and the future of Gaza. “JCRC is deeply relieved that 18 hostages have been freed from Gaza since the start of last month’s ceasefire agreement, but we… Continue reading Discussions in Washington, the Next Phase of the Ceasefire Agreement, and the Future of Gaza

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 15, 2025 Below please find a statement from Tyler Gregory, CEO of JCRC Bay Area, in response to the announcement that Hamas has agreed to release hostages from Gaza and Israel has agreed to a temporary cease-fire: “Since October 7, 2023, the Bay Area Jewish community and Jews around the world… Continue reading JCRC Hails Hostage Deal, Looks To Secure Future For Israelis & Palestinians

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 13, 2024 BAY AREA, CA — This week, San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) canceled an antisemitism training for educators led by the American Jewish Committee (AJC), a Jewish organization fighting hate for more than a century.  JCRC Bay Area, AJC, ADL and Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund issued the… Continue reading STATEMENT ON SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT’S CANCELED ANTISEMITISM TRAINING

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 16, 2024 New 501c4 will serve as the home for Bay Area Jewish advocacy  SAN FRANCISCO, California, August 16, 2024 — Today, Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), in partnership with Bay Area Jewish community leaders, announced the formation of Bay Area Jewish Action (BAJA), a new nonpartisan 501c4 political advocacy organization… Continue reading Bay Area Jewish Action Formed as Political Advocacy Organization

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 16, 2024 Joint Statement Issued By Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) Bay Area, Anti-Defamation League (ADL), and American Jewish Committee (AJC) While we are grateful to San Francisco Mayor London Breed for taking the rare public step of condemning a non-binding resolution on Israel and Hamas, passed by the San Francisco… Continue reading Leading Jewish Organizations Call on Mayor Breed to Veto SF Israel-Hamas Resolution, Thank Her for Rebuking Board of Supervisors

For Immediate Release January 9, 2024 JCRC Bay Area is appreciative of the members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors who listened to the Jewish community and worked to develop a modified resolution that reflects our deep anguish following the heinous October 7 terrorist attacks by Hamas. President Peskin’s revised resolution that was ultimately… Continue reading Compromise Resolution Addresses Several Core Concerns

For Immediate Release December 20, 2023 Poll also shows widespread antisemitism and dissatisfaction with how discrimination against Jews is addressed in local government, schools and universities. SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Today, the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) Bay Area released new polling on the Jewish community in the Bay Area that shows that the region… Continue reading New Poll Shows More Than 60 Percent of Bay Area Jews Feel Less Safe in Day-to-Day Lives Since Start of Israel-Hamas War

For Immediate Release November 27, 2023 At tonight’s Oakland City Council meeting, a resolution passed in support of an immediate ceasefire that failed to mention the atrocities of Hamas, including rape, torture, and mass murder of Jews, Bedouins, Thai, and Filipino farm workers, and many more. As disturbing, was the complete inability of council members… Continue reading Hate Consumes Oakland City Council as Terrorism Denied and Antisemitism Thrives

Tyler Gregory, the CEO of the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of the Bay Area, issued the statement below following the news that 13 Israeli women and children, 10 Thai and one Philippine nationals were returned to Israel in the first group of hostage releases from Gaza. “We are deeply relieved that 24 hostages are… Continue reading Statement on First Hostages Released From Gaza

For Immediate Release November 2, 2023 JCRC Bay Area fully condemns the inflammatory resolution passed yesterday by the Alameda County Democratic Central Committee (ACDCC). Resolution Affirming ACDCC Support and Solidarity with the Palestinian People includes flagrant inaccuracies, accusations of “ethnic cleansing” and “genocide,” and factual distortions from unreliable sources, including Hamas. Among the resolution’s most… Continue reading Inflammatory Alameda Democrats Vote Underscores Unsafe Environment for Jews

For Immediate Release October 26, 2023 After receiving more than 800 letters, San Francisco’s Democratic County Central Committee (SF DCCC) withdrew a resolution yesterday that, among other things, called “for Israel to cease it’s [sic] raids and massacres of refugee camps in the West Bank” and to end “the military occupation, apartheid system, and illegal… Continue reading JCRC Deeply Troubled by Yesterday’s SF DCCC Meeting

For Immediate Release October 25, 2023 JCRC Bay Area condemns the resolution calling for the City of Richmond to stand “in solidarity with the Palestinian people of Gaza” that was passed yesterday. The evening’s procedures were marked by chaos and lack of decorum. Outcry against the resolution by Richmond citizens was so intense and brought… Continue reading JCRC Condemns Biased and Inflammatory Richmond City Council Resolution Passed Amid Chaos 

For Immediate Release October 19, 2023 Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced he is on his way to Israel during this time of ongoing conflict and terror, and will arrive there Friday morning. “We are deeply grateful for Governor Newsom’s visit. He has been a staunch ally of the Jewish community and is supporting us… Continue reading JCRC Bay Area Commends Governor Newsom for Emergency Israel Visit, Communal Security Support

For Immediate Release October 17, 2023 In the wake of the horrific murder of a six-year-old Muslim boy, whose mother was also critically wounded in the attack, JCRC Bay Area and our national partner the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) organized a letter, signed so far by 124 Jewish groups, condemning Islamophobia and anti-Arab… Continue reading JCRC Bay Area Joins Over 120 Jewish Groups Rejecting Islamophobia and Anti-Arab Hate

STATEMENT For Immediate Release October 7, 2023 Today we awoke in shock and horror as we learned Hamas terrorists have launched an unprecedented assault on Israeli citizens from land and sky. We unequivocally condemn this terror campaign and are unwavering in our support for Israel’s right to defend its citizens. We thank the Biden Administration,… Continue reading Amid Shock and Horror, Our Unwavering Support for Israel

For Immediate Release August 23, 2023 In a letter sent today to all school leaders across California, Governor Gavin Newsom and the State Board of Education provided critical guidance on “Ethnic Studies Curriculum and Instructional Materials.” We appreciate the commitment that Governor Newsom and the State Board of Education have shown to ensure fair and… Continue reading JCRC Applauds Governor Newsom’s Ethnic Studies Guidance

For Immediate Release July 3, 2023 San Francisco, CA – The Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of the Bay Area is pleased to announce its election of the following new officer slate at its June board meeting: Officers President – Jan Reicher, San Francisco, CA Vice President – Christina Jefferson M.S., HRM, San Francisco, CA… Continue reading JCRC Elects New Officers

For Immediate Release January 11, 2023 San Francisco, CA – In recognition of JCRC’s 75th anniversary this year, we are excited to launch a bold, colorful, and inclusive new identity. Moving forward, we will go by “JCRC Bay Area” to better reflect our commitments to thriving Jewish communities across the North Bay, East Bay, Peninsula, and… Continue reading Celebrating JCRC’s 75th Anniversary with a Bold New Identity

For Immediate Release December 5, 2022 San Francisco, CA – The Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, Sonoma, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties (JCRC Bay Area) today announced the first-ever Survey of Bay Area Jewish Identity. Conducted by EMC Research, a well-respected national public opinion firm with Bay Area roots, the… Continue reading JCRC Releases Survey of Bay Area Jewish Identity

For Immediate Release November 21, 2022 San Francisco, CA – The Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, Sonoma, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties (JCRC Bay Area) is excited to announce today the formal launch of the Bay Area Network of Jewish Officials (BANJO). This partnership between JCRC and Jewish elected officials… Continue reading JCRC Launches “BANJO” Network for Jewish Elected Officials

For Immediate Release September 19, 2022 San Francisco, CA – California Governor Gavin Newsom today signed Assembly Bill 1664 into law, which expands the California Nonprofit Security Grant Program to cover additional security measures and removes the sunset date for the grant, making it available for years to come. JCRC is proud to have sponsored… Continue reading JCRC Applauds the Expansion of the California Security Grant Program

For Immediate Release March 31, 2022 San Francisco, CA – Dmytro Kushneruk, Consul General of Ukraine in San Francisco, will speak at the JCRC Freedom Seder of the San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) on Monday, April 4, 2022. Consul General Kushneruk plans to address the crushing situation in Ukraine during wartime,… Continue reading Consul General of Ukraine to Speak at JCRC Freedom Seder