Education
The academic institutions are committed to “innovation on a global scale” and aim to collaborate on areas of mutual interest—namely, agriculture, business, natural sciences and other related fields.
ORT starts national program dedicated to building future Jewish leaders
Emphasis will be placed on strengthening skills and understanding of the crucial role of American Jewish philanthropy to prepare and excite them about their future roles in their local communities.
New York City Educators for Palestine wrote “it is vital that we continue to show our support for a free Palestine—and the more of us who can actively show our solidarity, the better protected we will all be from attacks by employers and union bosses.”
George Washington University has more than 4,500 undergraduate and graduate students who identify as Jewish.
“I will not be a part of an organization that supports those who wish to destroy us,” said Professor Yedidyah Langsam, chairman of Brooklyn’s College’s Computer and Information Science Department.
Its national team finished in seventh place, its best ranking to date, among all countries involved in the two-day competition.
Israeli brainpower: High school students take home silver, bronze in Informatics Olympiad
The international competition attracted 351 contestants from 88 countries.
“It is outrageous that an individual who distributed materials associated with a listed terrorist entity has been reinstated by the TDSB [Toronto District School Board] without any discipline,” said Noah Shack, Vice President, Greater Toronto Area, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA).
The network of tunnels beneath the Temple Mount has been the subject of much mystery and controversy, but the cisterns – some of which are linked to biblical sources – are just as fascinating.
The holiday marked by Jewish calamities associated with internecine strife is an annual reminder to move past the divisiveness of politics, enmity and isolation.
Watchdog to legislators: ‘Ethnic-studies bill threatens safety of Jewish students’
California bill AB 101 would make ethnic-studies courses a high school graduation requirement and allow school districts to adopt any ethnic-studies curriculum.
An archaeological survey reveals two coins that could indicate that Jews continued to live in the Binyamin area for decades after the destruction of the Second Temple.
