Jewish Community Relations Council

A Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) is a locally based Jewish public affairs organization that carries out "action agendas on behalf of and in the name of the local Jewish communities." Councils may aim "to represent the consensus of the organized Jewish community" in the cities in which they operate, and then assist in consulting other local stakeholders on matters of importance to Jewish community values.

The organization is well-known for its Israel advocacy. After the United Nations declared Zionism to be a form of racism in 1975, JCRC held a rally in opposition to the decision. The group successfully advocated for the removal of a mural of American civil rights leader Malcolm X at San Fransisco State University in 1994. 12 years later, the group pushed for the censure of a mural depicting Palestinian American Columbia University professor Edward Said on the same campus.

In 2010, the group pushed for the Museum of Children's Art in Oakland, California to retract an exhibit of artwork from Palestinian children, forcing the showcase to be moved to a private location.

The group's close ties to Israeli authorities include annual study tours to Israel. In 2016, former JCRC Executive Director Jeremy Burton publicly announced the group "dissociated" itself from the Black Lives Matter movement over its pro-Palestinian stance.

American anti-Zionist advocacy group Jewish Voice for Peace has opposed JCRC's work, decrying it as pro-genocide.