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Oakland Unified School District teacher Joshua Diamant at a press conference where parents, teachers and Jewish leaders expressed their distress at a statement by the teachers' union they deemed antisemitic, Nov. 2023. (Photo/Dan Ancona)
Posted inBay Area

Oakland parents (and some teachers) organize against pro-Palestinian activism in schools

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 15, 2023
The demonstrator holds up a sign that reads "Fundraising 4 genocide & ethnic cleansing — SHAME"
Posted inBay Area

Oakland teachers union doubles down on support for Palestinians

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 7, 2023November 9, 2023
Oakland High School, part of the Oakland Unified School District, in July 2023. (Photo/Wikimedia-Mx. Granger CC0)
Posted inEducation

Oakland Jewish parents organize against Israel resolutions

by J. Staff November 2, 2023November 8, 2023
The entrance to the Mount Scopus campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. (Photo/Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inEducation

California universities evacuate study abroad students from Israel

by Larry Gordon November 2, 2023November 2, 2023
protesters walk down a street holding a large banner that reads "ceasefire now!" many are carrying palestinian flags.
Posted inEducation

Parents, teachers condemn Oakland teachers’ union statement on Gaza

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 1, 2023May 21, 2025
Students supporting Israel
Posted inBay Area

Hundreds rally at UC Berkeley to demand action on Gaza hostages

by Sue Fishkoff October 27, 2023October 28, 2023
The Sather Gate on the UC Berkeley campus. (Photo/Tristan Harward via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inNews

UC Berkeley nixes T.A.’s offer of extra credit for pro-Palestinian protesting

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman October 25, 2023October 25, 2023
Holocaust survivor Joe Alexander shares his testimony with teachers from across California at the JFCS-coordinated California Teachers Collaborative's Summer Institute. (Courtesy)
Posted inEducation

Big push to improve state’s Holocaust and genocide education 

by Sue Fishkoff October 17, 2023October 22, 2023
Carolyn Mulcahy, preschool director at Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco, and a child try out an outdoor activity at the new preschool, Feb. 2023. (Photo/Courtesy)
Posted inEducation

Improving Jewish preschools starts with paying our teachers more

by Denise Moyes Schnur October 6, 2023
Bruce Friedman, a Jewish father in Clay County, Florida, has successfully pushed his public school to remove "Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation" and has challenged hundreds of other books. (Screenshot/YouTube; Graphic/JTA-Mollie Suss)
Posted inU.S.

This Jewish dad got a version of Anne Frank’s diary banned from his Florida school district

by Andrew Lapin October 6, 2023October 6, 2023

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