For more information about JCRC or
if you have a question, please email
Mary Bilyeu at
mary@jewishtoledo.org or call
419-724-0405.
MEMBERS
Marcy Kuehnle, Chair, JCRC
Rosemary Chaban, Chair, Community Engagement Task Force
Jason Levine, Chair, Current Issues and Civic Engagement Task Force
Dewey Miller, Chair, Government and Media Affairs Task Force
Howard Rosenberg, Chair, Antisemitism, Hate, and Holocaust Education Task Force
Dena Zack, Chair, Israel Advocacy and Engagement Task Force
Staff:
Amichai Stout, JCRC Director
Mary Bilyeu, Community Relations Programming Specialist
JCRC builds relationships with faith-based organizations and communities as well as with other minority groups. We believe in working with others and value finding common ground through interfaith text studies, holiday parties, discussions and more.
Task Force Chair: Rosemary Chaban
Israel Advocacy and Engagement
JCRC offers opportunities that explore the culture and diversity of Israel. We organize a Yom Ha’atzmaut community celebration and work with the Jewish Agency and Partnership2Gether to strengthen our connection to Israel.
Task Force Chair: Dena Zack
Combatting hate through education stems from Jewish history and our collective responsibility for one another.
Task Force Chair: Howard Rosenberg
JCRC engages in advocacy and education on issues affecting the Jewish community. We work with Ohio Jewish Communities on legislative initiatives. We are the “go to” resource for information regarding Jewish Toledo and Israel.
Task Force Chair: Dewey Miller
JCRC commemorates the Holocaust with educational programming for students and the entire community. The Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo's Ruth Fajerman Markowicz Holocaust Resource Center serves as a source of information and programming related to the Nazi Holocaust.
Director: Hindea Markowicz
Current Issues and Civic Engagement
Working alongside local and national organizations, JCRC supports racial justice efforts, increasing voter engagement in our political system, and more. We stand against antisemitism, racism, and all forms of oppression.
Task Force Chair: Jason Levine
The Toledo JCRC represents the Greater Toledo Jewish community, Israel and Jews to the general community; establishes collaborative relationships with other ethnic, racial, civic and religious groups; promotes the interests of Jewish organizations and other agencies through government relations at the federal, state and local levels and the media; and educates and advocates on important issues, seeking consensus with a commitment to Jewish values.
- May 22, 2024: Dining together: Kosher dinner at Etz Chayim is about more than just food
- April 7, 2024: Over 100 people attend JCRC Model Passover Seder at Lourdes University
- March 26, 2024: Nearly 900 students learn from Holocaust survivor at Diversity Day
- March 22, 2024: Four survivors of the 10/7 Hamas attacks share their stories in Toledo
- December 26, 2023: Local synagogues target of false bomb threats Tuesday, Jewish leaders say
- December 14, 2023: Jewish Federation holds event aimed at shining a light on antisemitism
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Here you’ll find information about antisemitism (including discussions of commonly used tropes, words, and symbols), Israel, voting and registering to vote, racial justice and Jewish Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, LGBTQ+ inclusion, Jewish American Heritage Month, and other relevant topics to JCRC's work and mission. We have resources for kids, teens, and adults; students and educators; Jews and non-Jews. This list is frequently updated.