More than 100 Omaha-area sophomores join JCRC workshop on bullying and hate
Students from public and private high schools spent a day building friendships and talking through hard topics.
OMAHA — More than 100 high school sophomores from public and private schools across the Omaha metro spent a day talking about bullying and hate in schools at JCRC's Peer Empowerment Workshop, according to a Jewish Federation of Omaha post on Nov. 11.
JCRC is an agency of the federation. Students built new friendships and took part in conversations that were sometimes difficult, the post said. The workshop aimed to help them listen, learn from one another and make a positive difference in their schools, it said.
Beth El Synagogue hosted the group. The post thanked the program's volunteers and supporters, including the Chesed Fund, formerly the Murray H. & Sharee C. Newman Supporting Foundation, and the Shirley & Leonard Goldstein Supporting Foundation.
The post did not say when the workshop was held or which schools took part. Readers with questions can reach the Jewish Federation of Omaha through its website.
Source: Jewish Federation of Omaha, "JCRC Holds Peer Empowerment Workshop," Nov. 11, 2026.
How we checked this: Reported from the Jewish Federation of Omaha post listed above, opened Nov. 13, 2026, at 5:29 a.m. CT, and checked against the record by our copy desk before publishing.