Education
Already embroiled in controversy for accusations of anti-Semitism, the Brooklyn college had included a vocal supporter of BDS in its search committee for an assistant dean for diversity, equity and inclusion.
The filing from the American Center for Law & Justice calls for a U.S. Department of Education investigation into pervasive discrimination against Jews at the City University of New York.
Maccabiah educator Jennifer Brodsky says “there is an opportunity to think about Jewish identity and to add context that can often be as impactful” as the sports competitions themselves.
“Teachers are fleeing the profession due to the disgraceful salaries and conditions,” says Israel Teachers Union head Yaffa Ben-David.
Study: UNRWA materials urge Palestinians to take up ‘hobby’ of killing Israelis
The IMPACT-se study cites grammar exercise teaching that “the Palestinians sacrifice their blood to liberate Jerusalem.”
The program is a high-level academic seminar in which participants are exposed to noted scholars around the country.
Experts say new prime minister must deal with Iran, Israeli-Arab violence and education, continue successful security policies.
“Introduction to Judaism for Law Enforcement Officers and Security Professionals” seeks to promote a greater understanding of the Jewish community by those who help protect it.
“A state discriminating against religion—as Maine did in its tuition-assistance program—is just as unconstitutional as a state promoting one particular religion,” said the Orthodox Union’s executive director for public policy Nathan Diament.
Andrea Silagi was a teacher who worked in Jewish and secular settings.
“Parents discovered defendants’ scheme to transform the school under a racially divisive, anti-Semitic ideology that seeks to indoctrinate children to reject Western values,” according to an official complaint against the Brentwood School.
After a family member makes a plea, volunteers help search for the burial place of Louden Park Cochrane, who was killed in 1917 in a battle against the Ottoman army.
