Education Veto pressure on Newsom mounts as ethnic studies deadline looms Despite winning the overwhelming approval of the Legislature, California’s ethnic studies mandate is generating increasing political pressure for Gov.… By Gabe Stutman Sep 24, 2021
Profile Jewish and Latino? This Bay Area educator has a new group for you. Ariela Ronay-Jinich was born into a Jewish family that has lived in Mexico for the past 100 years. Many of her ancestors were Russians and Hungarians who… By Laura Paull Sep 22, 2021
U.S. New Anne Frank Center aims to reshape racism education The red-brick Georgian-style home on a tree-lined street at the heart of the University of South Carolina campus has no signs out yet. It is as anonymous,… By Yonat Shimron, RNS Sep 20, 2021
Bay Area A life devoted to Jewish teaching earns her Diller’s new award According to her official bio, Bay Area Jewish educator Irene Resnikoff has been teaching for 55 years. Not entirely true. Resnikoff, 74, started even… By Dan Pine Sep 10, 2021
Education Lawmakers approve revised ethnic studies bill — now Newsom must decide again A landmark bill to make ethnic studies a high school graduation requirement in California cleared both houses of the Legislature on Wednesday. The measure… By Gabe Stutman Sep 9, 2021
Bay Area It’s back! New Lehrhaus to kick off first classes next month While the Bay Area community was still mourning the loss of beloved Jewish educational organization HaMaqom, known for 45 years as Lehrhaus Judaica,… By Maya Mirsky Sep 9, 2021
Sports Bay Area athletes sought for Jewish scholarship awards The Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Northern California, a nonprofit celebrating Jewish achievement in athletic pursuits from billiards to baseball (to… By J. Staff Sep 3, 2021
California This L.A. rabbinical school is moving into a Catholic university The Academy for Jewish Religion California has rented space in several locations during its 21-year existence as a transdenominational seminary that… By Yonat Shimron, RNS Sep 3, 2021
Philanthropy Goldmans fund gleaming new arts center for East Palo Alto youth What if we started with a blank sheet of paper and asked East Palo Alto youth, what do you want? That’s the question John and Marcia Goldman posed to the… By Liz Harris Sep 2, 2021