Posts Tagged: California
Group of ‘Alarmed’ Holocaust Survivors, Descendants Press California Lawmakers on New Ethnic Studies Bill
Over 100 Holocaust survivors and their descendants issued an open letter on Thursday asking the California lawmakers to oppose a bill that would make ethnic...
The Tale of Two Ethnic Studies: A Case of Bait and Switch
When California lawmakers approved AB 2016, a landmark bill mandating the development of an ethnic studies model curriculum for high school students, they believed that teaching ethnic...
Why California’s Model Curriculum Fails Jews, and Jewish Students
California’s Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum (ESMC) is currently on its fourth draft, partially a result of its original antisemitic references, which were removed after Jewish...
Trump and Biden Clash Over US Wildfires as Campaign Turns to Climate Change
Joe Biden branded President Donald Trump a "climate arsonist" on Monday for refusing to acknowledge global warming's role in deadly wildfires sweeping the western United States, while...
US Records 1,000 Coronavirus Deaths for Fourth Day, Some Progress Seen
The United States recorded more than 1,000 deaths from COVID-19 for the fourth straight day on Friday, but a top White House advisor on the pandemic said she saw signs that the worst...
Former IDF Officer Speaks to Hundreds of California Students About Israel’s Humanitarian Aid to Syrians
A former Israel Defense Forces officer who led a humanitarian response to the bloody Syrian conflict recently spent a week touring university campuses in California,...
Ensuring Antisemitism Won’t Be Taught in California
On September 20, I had the incredible opportunity to go to the State Capitol in Sacramento and fight for a cause close to my heart. In...
California Praised for Scrapping Controversial Ethnic Studies Curriculum Amid Antisemitism Fears
A Jewish advocacy group praised the State of California on Wednesday for scrapping a controversial new ethnic studies curriculum that had caused concern among Jewish...
Orange County High School Students Make Nazi Salute While Posing Near Swastika at Party
Newport Harbor High School in California condemned antisemitism after some of its students were photographed making a Nazi salute while posing before a swastika symbol. In...
ADL Condemns ‘Chilling’ Human Swastika Formed by California Middle Schoolers
Several middle school students in California were recently photographed while forming a human swastika, prompting a Jewish civil rights group to express concern over the...
Devastated California Jewish Communities Fight Fire with Light
JNS.org - Their voices filled with emotion, Chabad rabbis from across California made clear their determination to help people in need while dealing with the...
After Effort by New Pro-Israel Group on Campus, Chapman University Student Government Passes Resolution Condemning Antisemitism
A pro-Israel student group in its infancy has succeeded in getting a resolution condemning antisemitism passed at its university. The Students Supporting Israel (SSI) chapter at Orange...
‘It’s About More Than Hummus,’ Says UC Riverside Rabbi Leading Fight Against Sabra Boycott
A proposed student resolution to ban Sabra company products from the dining hall of a California university "is about more than hummus," the campus rabbi leading the...
Watchdog Report: California Among US States With Highest Number of Antisemitic Incidents
California is a top offender in the realm of antisemitic activity, a prominent Jewish human rights organization revealed on Wednesday. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) reached this conclusion from its annual Audit of...
