The JCRC Public Policy & Civil Rights Committee is committed to keeping you informed on the bills and issues that we are watching during this Legislative session and beyond.

If you have any questions about bills and issues, want to learn more about the process of participating in grass-roots advocacy, or would like assistance crafting letters or testimonies, JCRC staff is here to help!

To view the bills JCRC is monitoring, click here.

Action Alerts

Sign JCRC's Statement Condemning UNO Student Government Divestment Resolution Targeting Israel

Last week, UNO’s Student Government Association unanimously passed a divestment resolution targeting Israel. Not only is this resolution non-binding in the State of Nebraska, it is not an act of justice, this is an act of pure hatred and division.

JCRC Omaha is sending a message on behalf of our community to all University of Nebraska chancellors:

We stand proudly with Israel. We stand proudly with Jewish Students. And we will not be silent.

Add Your Name: Send a Message to Nebraska Chancellors

Read JCRC Omaha's Full Statement

Support the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) and the Holocaust Survivor Assistance Program (HSAP) in Fiscal Year 2026

We encourage you to contact your Members of Congress TODAY and urge them to support these essential programs. Your advocacy can make a difference in protecting our communities and honoring Holocaust survivors’ resilience.

Message Your Representatives

Friends & Advocates Campaign

Donate to the JCRC Omaha 2025 Campaign

JCRC serves as the bridge that connects the Omaha Jewish community with other communities across our city. We work tirelessly to advocate for policies that combat antisemitism, protect our rights and the civil rights of others, and protect the most vulnerable members of our society.

With your support, the JCRC will continue to create a more inclusive, compassionate, and tolerant society—one that stands firm against hatred, discrimination, and injustice.

Thank you for your support in making this work possible. Your contribution truly makes a difference, not just today, but for generations to come.

Support JCRC Omaha

Legislative News

Antisemitism Awareness Act

On Wednesday, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a markup on the Antisemitism Awareness Act. After several unhelpful amendments were adopted, the committee adjourned without holding a vote on advancing the legislation. Our partners at Jewish Federations of North America are working with our partners on both sides of the aisle to determine a way forward and urge both chambers to pass the AAA without any harmful amendments.

Efforts to change initiatives OK'd by voters raise concern

"Even if (senators) are not directly attacking the whole process, I think this is a clear signal that they decide what ends up being the policy, even if Nebraskans vote on something that's quite a bit different," Geis said.

Read more from the Omaha World Herald

Upcoming Events

May 7 | 8:30-10:00 AM | Wiesman Reception Room

Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer

The Moral, The Political, and The Partisan: Jewish Community in a Partisan Age

Proudly co-sponsored by the JCRC and Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation

As partisan politics continues to shape American public discourse, the Jewish community struggles to define the commitments we are meant to share with each other and to find ways to hold together across difference. How can we identify the kinds of ideas and ideals that should transcend what divides us? And how might we imagine Jewish community in a divided America?

Learn about Open Sky Institute

May 12 at 12:00 PM

Tiffany Friesen Milone, Deputy Director for OpenSky will join the next JCRC Public Policy Committee meeting to talk about their work analyzing data to help lawmakers and citizens in adopting sound policy in Nebraska. The meeting is May 12 at noon in person at the JCC, or via Zoom. To attend, please contact Pam Monsky.

Jewish American History Month Proclamation

May 15 at 1:45 PM

Join Governor Jim Pillen and members of Nebraska's Jewish community as he signs the Jewish American Heritage Month Proclamation for the State of Nebraska. This event is open to the community and light refreshments will be served. Please join us in the JCC Gallery to celebrate and witness this special occasion!

Save the Date:

Pride 2025!

July 12, 2025

Join JCRC Omaha on July 12 for Omaha's annual Pride Parade! Celebrate the diversity of our Jewish community by joining us as we walk the parade route- more details coming soon. If you would like to assist with this event, please contact

Pam Monsky.

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Guided by Jewish values, the nonpartisan Jewish Community Relations Council works in common cause with other religious, racial, ethnic, and civic groups to foster a just, democratic, and pluralistic society. The JCRC advocates, educates, collaborates, and mobilizes action on issues important to the Jewish Community and greater community to fight antisemitism and hate in all its forms and promote the security of Israel and Jews everywhere.