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Press Releases

Statements of support from our interfaith partners following the Temple Beth El incident:

Letter from the Michigan Muslim Community Council:

On behalf of MMCC and the Muslim community, we condemn any threats against houses of worship, synagogues, churches, mosques, temples, and schools and the interference or disturbance of the function of any sacred religious institution at home or anywhere in the world.
We stand by the Jewish community against the recent incident at Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Hills…Actions of hate against anyone should not be tolerated.
We pray for a safe and blessed holiday for everyone.

Statement on Bloomfield Hills High School Assembly

We are horrified that known anti-Israel activist Huwaida Arraf was invited to speak at Bloomfield Hills High School as part of the school’s diversity initiative. Arraf gave four presentations over… Read more »

Past press releases:

JCRC/AJC Statement Condemning Latest Violence in Israel

March 29, 2022 – Jewish Community Relations Council/American Jewish Committee (JCRC/AJC) – Detroit has been actively monitoring the current wave of terrorism against Israeli citizens over the past week, which… Read more »

JCRC/AJC EXPANDS ANNUAL MITZVAH DAY INTO THREE-DAY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

Jewish Community Relations Council/American Jewish Committee (JCRC/AJC) will mark its 25th Annual Mitzvah Day, which takes place on Christmas Day, by hosting it for the entire holiday weekend, beginning Friday,… Read more »

JCRC/AJC Statement on the Oxford High School Shooting

November 30, 2021 – We are saddened and horrified by the gun violence that occurred this afternoon at Oxford High School, which left three innocent people dead, and others injured. We… Read more »