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An aerial view of American Jewish University's Sunny & Isadore Familian Campus in the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles. (Courtesy)
Posted inCalifornia

American Jewish University seeks partner to share its L.A. campus

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev and JTA April 6, 2021April 6, 2021
Screenshot from “Antisemitism in Our Midst.”
Posted inNews

Antisemitism video explainer from UC Berkeley aims to cool campus debate

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman April 2, 2021April 3, 2021
Shalhevet High School in Los Angeles invested in remote learning technology during the pandemic. In the fall, students located in Arizona will begin to attend Shalhevet classes via video. (Photo/JTA-Tushar Dwivedi)
Posted inUncategorized

Students in Arizona, teachers in LA: One Jewish high school’s plans for a post-Covid future

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev and JTA April 2, 2021April 2, 2021
State Schools Superintendent Tony Thurmond speaking to the press Aug. 14 about the state's proposed high school ethnic studies curriculum. (From left) Assemblyman Marc Berman, Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, Thurmond, Senator Ben Allen, Assemblyman Jose Medina (Photo/Facebook-Abby Porth)
Posted inEducation

Ethnic studies: A meaningful victory in a complicated fight

by J. Editorial Board April 1, 2021
Hannah Hassid, a second-grader at Oakland Hebrew Day School, on the Magical Bridge Playground in Redwood City: "It’s all just extremely awesome." (Photo/Andrew Esensten)
Posted inKids & Family

Local ‘magical,’ inclusive parks inspired by one in Israel

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten March 23, 2021March 23, 2021
Rabbi Ruth Adar
Posted inBay Area

‘Coffee Shop Rabbi’ taking over as HaMaqom director

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 19, 2021
California Board of Education president Linda Darling-Hammond during a March 18 meeting of the board. (Screenshot)
Posted inEducation

Ethnic studies curriculum passes 11-0 after one final day of sparring

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman March 18, 2021March 19, 2021
Jay Rosenblatt, program director at the Jewish Film Institute, discusses films with the youth jury for the 2019 San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. (Photo/Courtesy JFI)
Posted inFilm

New JFI fellowship for teens into films and changing the world

Laura Pall by Laura Paull March 18, 2021
Jose Medina presenting AB331 to the California Assembly Education Committee in March 2019. The bill would make ethnic studies a high school requirement. (Photo/Twitter-Jose Medina)
Posted inOpinion

Iranian Jewish scholar: Ethnic studies lesson on Middle Eastern Jewish Americans goes far enough

Saba Soomekh by Saba Soomekh March 17, 2021March 17, 2021
Berman stands at the front of a room addressing an audience
Posted inEducation

Final vote Thursday on ethnic studies curriculum

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman March 16, 2021March 16, 2021

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