The Jewish Federation of Omaha (JFO) is building a new community agency and would appreciate your input to inform the process. This agency will be a “CRC”, Community Relations Council. CRCs advocate for the rights and values of the individual and collective, here and abroad. CRCs implement a coordinated program of advocacy, education, civil rights and social justice for the Jewish community.

The CRC will work within the Jewish and broader communities in the Omaha metro area to enhance cooperation with other religious, racial, ethnic and civic groups.  We aim to foster a just, democratic and pluralistic society and to promote the security of Israel and Jews everywhere.  Guided by Jewish values, the CRC advocates, educates, collaborates and mobilizes on issues important to the Jewish community.

Your responses are anonymous and will be essential to the JFO’s decision-making.  The data that we gather will inform our programming plans for the community.

We truly appreciate your insight and your thoughtfulness. This survey will take around 10 minutes to complete and will be open until 11:59 PM on May 27, 2022. Thank you!

The new CRC will be using data collected about your interests to design relevant and impactful programming.  As you consider each section, please use this shared language:

Public support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy.

Related to advocacy, please select the most important issues to you. 
Select your top 5 issues.

The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality. Policies designed to protect people against arbitrary or discriminatory treatment by government officials. Includes racial discrimination, gender discrimination, age, disability, sexual orientation and other components of identity.

Related to civil rights, please select the most important issues to you. Select your top 5.

The creation and support of community and educational inclusion, functional skills and adequate measurable progress in the educational and community environments.

Related to Education Advocacy issues, please select the most important issues to you.  Select your top 3 issues.

• Anti-bias education is an approach to teaching and learning designed to increase understanding of differences and their value to a respectful and civil society and to actively challenge bias, stereotyping and all forms of discrimination in schools and communities.

• Anti-racism is a process of actively identifying and opposing racism. The goal of anti-racism is to challenge racism and actively change the policies, behaviors, and beliefs that perpetuate racist ideas and actions.

• The pipeline to prison refers to school discipline policies (e.g., zero tolerance) and practices that remove students from learning opportunities (e.g., out of school suspension) and push students out of school (e.g., expulsion, school-based arrest) and into the juvenile and criminal justice systems increasingly for minor offenses and non-violent behavior such as smoking cigarettes, coming to school out of uniform or using a cell phone. Research and data have indicated that racial/ethnic minorities and students with disabilities are disproportionately affected by such policies and practices.

Justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society. The four interrelated principles of social justice; equity, access, participation and rights

Related to Social Justice, please select the most important issues to you.
Select your top 3 issues.

Considering the general Omaha community, which key constituencies should we partner with? Select your top 5 constituencies.

Critical Issues Facing the Omaha Jewish Community

What do you believe are the most critical issues facing the Omaha Jewish Community today?  Select your top 5 issues.