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A Palestinian man who works in Israel receives the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine at a checkpoint between the West Bank and Israel, March 9, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Amir Levy-Getty Images)
Posted inLetters

The winemaker fires back; Palestinians and vaccines; Hate in Alameda; Wrong on ethnic studies; Etc.

by J. Readers April 15, 2021April 15, 2021
"Girls with Barbies, East Harlem" by 1970 Camilo J. Vergara. Writer Laura Paull never ventured into Harlem as a kid, until she enrolled in an ethnic studies course that drew lots of Black students. (Photo/Library of Congress-Camilo J. Vergara)
Posted inOpinion

50 years ago, a high school ethnic studies course changed my life

Laura Pall by Laura Paull April 13, 2021April 14, 2021
Deni Avdija wrote "yizkor" on his sneakers for Yom HaShoah, April 7, 2021. (Screenshot/JTA-Twitter)
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Deni Avdija’s ‘yizkor’ sneakers; Trailer for ‘Beauty Queen of Jerusalem’; Hank Azaria is sorry; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 13, 2021April 13, 2021
Photos posted on social media show former Fresno police officer Rick Fitzgerald attending rallies with the Proud Boys. (Photos/Twitter)
Posted inNews

Proud Boy police officer is off the force, Fresno mayor says

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman April 9, 2021April 9, 2021
Students at Alameda High School are using social media to call out fellow students who have shared racist and antisemitic messages on social media. (Screenshots/Courtesy) Background: Alameda High School (Photo/Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inEducation

Alameda High parents and students call out another round of racist, antisemitic posts

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman April 6, 2021April 12, 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
Hundreds march through Chinatown en route to the State House during a Stop Asian Hate Boston rally, March 13, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Erin Clark-The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Asian Jews are suffering. We need you to listen.

by Rebecca Kuss and JTA March 18, 2021
A man walks past a massage parlor where three women were shot and killed in Atlanta, March 17, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Elijah Nouvelage-Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

After Atlanta massacre, Jewish groups rally on behalf of Asian Americans

by Ron Kampeas and JTA March 17, 2021
Photos posted on social media show Fresno police officer Rick Fitzgerald attending a rally with Proud Boys. (Photos/Twitter)
Posted inCalifornia

Fresno police officer suspended for links to Proud Boys

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman March 15, 2021March 15, 2021
Rabbi H. David Teitelbaum in 2011. (Photo/Joyce Goldschmid)
Posted inObituaries

SF-born Rabbi H. David Teitelbaum, who marched in Selma, dies at 94

Laura Pall by Laura Paull March 10, 2021March 17, 2021

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