Northern California Teens from viral swastika photo face Holocaust survivor families “It was a long walk from the car.” That’s how the mom of a Wheatland High School student described returning to campus on March 8 with her son for the… By Gabe Stutman Mar 14, 2022
Education Teen emissaries bring Israel to Bay Area students At the start of the current school year, Wornick Jewish Day School in Foster City added a highly effective learning tool to its Hebrew-language classes:… By Dan Pine Mar 9, 2022
Education Students' Bandage Project honors 1.5 million children of Holocaust Lisa Liss, who teaches fifth and sixth grades at Woodlake Elementary School in Sacramento, has been on a mission. Every year, she works with her students… By Robert Nagler Miller Mar 8, 2022
World Survey: German youth want new ways to learn about the Holocaust A new survey of youth in Germany shows growing interest in Nazi-era history, but it also suggests that their attention span is shrinking. According to… By Toby Axelrod, JTA Feb 2, 2022
Education Hillel portal offers another option for college scholarship search Jewish students looking for college scholarships know it can be time-consuming and often overwhelming. Luckily, some of the legwork has been done already,… By Larry Sokoloff Jan 21, 2022
Education Castro Valley schools approve 'liberated' ethnic studies curriculum The Castro Valley school board unanimously approved a contract Wednesday night with a controversial consortium of ethnic studies teachers who have… By Gabe Stutman Jan 20, 2022
Bay Area Stanford to investigate claim that it had Jewish quotas in 1950s That Ivy League schools placed quotas on the number of Jews admitted to their classes through much of the first half of the 20th century has long been… By Shira Hanau, JTA Jan 12, 2022
Education A ‘first day’ of Jewish education — in Russian Natalia Tsvibel is a whirling dervish of a teacher. Moving quickly around the room at the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto, eyes wide and arms spread wider,… By Sue Fishkoff Dec 29, 2021
Talking With ... Q&A: He teaches immigrant teens who live on their own Abraham Falk-Rood, 32, teaches English at Rudsdale Newcomer High School in Oakland. All of his students are immigrants ages 16 to 19, many of whom crossed… By Liz Harris Oct 26, 2021