Education
The Duxbury High School team reportedly used terms like “Auschwitz,” “rabbi” and “dreidel” while calling plays during a March 12 game.
Those who voted against the legislation claim that due to the diverse student body, not all marginalized groups can have representation.
Children from low-income families who lack access to computers and online learning will be the key beneficiaries.
It is urging California Gov. Gavin Newsom to direct the state board of education to refrain from implementing the curriculum until the problematic portions are removed.
The approved curriculum has undergone several revisions since the first draft was revealed in August 2019, which was strongly criticized for containing anti-Semitic and anti-Israel content, including a mention of the BDS movement.
The Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco said the final draft of the curriculum “appears to address the major concerns set out nearly two years ago by JCRC and our partners in the Jewish Public Affairs Coalition of California.”
Textbooks promote jihad and glorify martyrdom, as well as emphasize a neo-Ottomaonism that sees Turkey as a world power.
“The AI revolution is expected to impact our way of life in every aspect,” from drug development to security systems, robotics and even social issues,” said Professor Meir Feder, who will head the center.
They say the IHRA definition remains “an important safeguard” against the continued rise of harassment and intimidation of Jewish students.
Alex Ziloni, who fought in World War II with the Royal Air Force, was responsible for snagging 21 lightweight planes from the British for the fledgling Israeli Air Force.
Israel Prize announces two University of Haifa professors as 2021 winners
Ariela Lowenstein was tapped for work in sociology and criminology, and Nitza Ben Dov for the study of Hebrew literature.
Written in 1920 and addressed to influential Jewish author N.E.B. Ezra, the letter was rediscovered during a review of the National Library of Israel’s archives.
