# Jewish Community Relations Council of New York

> JCRC-NY is the nonprofit switchboard for metropolitan New York’s Jewish civic life: an umbrella organization that connects Jewish institutions with government, law enforcement, schools, faith leaders and neighborhood groups. Its work ranges from security assessments and public-policy briefings to leadership fellowships, Israel study tours, classroom resources and Israel Day on Fifth.

- **Founded:** 1976
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Richard Ravitch (Founding president)
- **Products:** Center for Shared Society, Community Security Initiative, Public Policy and Government Relations, Israel and International Affairs, Israel Day on Fifth
- **Notable:** Reached its 50th anniversary in 2026., Built an umbrella network of more than 60 Jewish member organizations and relationships with more than 500 faith and ethnic groups., Conducted security assessments for 600 Jewish institutions, according to its public impact figures.

## Products & services

- **Center for Shared Society** — Leadership fellowships, cross-community coalitions, conflict resolution and community-building programs for youth, nonprofit professionals and civic leaders.
- **Community Security Initiative** — A joint initiative with UJA-Federation providing physical and cyber assessments, training, grant guidance, emergency planning and law-enforcement coordination for Jewish nonprofits.
- **Public Policy and Government Relations** — Briefings, annual congressional gatherings, voter education and dialogue connecting Jewish communal leaders with city, state and federal officials.
- **Israel and International Affairs** — Study tours, academic bridge-building, webinars, rapid response and the New York-Tel Aviv Resilient Cities Program.
- **Israel Day on Fifth** — The annual Fifth Avenue gathering formerly known as the Celebrate Israel Parade, bringing together tens of thousands of marchers.
- **Jewish Communal Affairs** — An umbrella table for Jewish organizations, Jewish Heritage-NY programming, holiday explainers and civic leadership development.
- **JCRC-Long Island** — A Long Island department coordinating Jewish organizations, government, religious institutions and the private sector.
- **Jewish American education initiatives** — Citywide convening around NYC Public Schools’ Hidden Voices curricular resource and the Student to Student classroom program.

## Achievements

- Reached its 50th anniversary in 2026.
- Built an umbrella network of more than 60 Jewish member organizations and relationships with more than 500 faith and ethnic groups.
- Conducted security assessments for 600 Jewish institutions, according to its public impact figures.
- Brought more than 1,500 public officials, faith and ethnic leaders, journalists and other civic figures on Israel study tours over more than two decades.
- Established the Community Security Initiative with UJA-Federation in 2019 as part of a regional plan valued at more than $4 million.
- Helped launch a Jewish American history and identity curriculum pilot in more than a dozen NYC public schools in 2025, with the resource available citywide.
- Built the annual Israel Day on Fifth into a gathering reporting more than 40,000 marchers in a typical year.
- Sustained borough-based leadership forums that have trained more than 1,300 Bronx leaders and convened more than 1,000 Queens community and nonprofit leaders annually.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — JCRC-NY held its 50th Anniversary Gala and published a staff and honoree recap.
- **2026-02** — The annual Congressional Breakfast doubled as the launch of JCRC-NY’s 50th anniversary year.
- **2025-11** — JCRC-NY and NYC Public Schools launched a Jewish American history pilot in more than a dozen schools and introduced Student to Student in a subset of them.
- **2024-03** — Former teacher, city council member and NYC Public Schools official Mark Treyger became CEO.

## Links

- Website: https://www.jcrcny.org/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jewish-community-relations-council-of-new-york
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/jcrcny
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJhpVI5R-K8ny7lk_3seHQA
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jcrcny/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JCRCNY

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Last updated: 2026-09-21