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Children learn about the customs of Rosh Hashanah ahead of the Jewish New Year at a kindergarten in Moshav Yashresh in central Israel, Oct. 1, 2024. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.

Israeli minister halts preschool ‘gender awareness’ project

"Throughout human history, revolutionaries have targeted the young and impressionable," political commentator Bethany Mandel tells JNS.

Akiva Van Koningsveld

April 27, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders alongside White House staff secretary Will Scharf in the Oval Office, April 17, 2025, in the Oval Office. Credit: Molly Riley/White House.

Trump signs order obliging schools to more fully disclose foreign funding

"The true amounts, sources and purposes of foreign money flowing to American campuses are unknown," the U.S. president stated.

JNS Staff

April 24, 2025

A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Aaron Milken Center for Early Childhood Education, part of the Stephen Wise Temple, is held on March 23, 2025. Credit: SDK Photo and Design/Stephen Wise Temple and Schools.

New Milken child ed center a ‘real gift’ for the Jewish people, LA rabbi says

“Anything worth doing is worth doing well,” Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback, of the Stephen Wise Temple, told JNS.

Izzy Salant

April 21, 2025

Students participate in a silent walk on campus, sponsored by Hillel at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., to commemorate Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, on April 15, 2015. Credit: Public Domain, Lehigh University Hillel.

Yom Hashoah: It’s time to change how we look at antisemitism

People are struggling to understand “how to recognize it, what causes it, what it says about our societies and the risks we all face, Jewish or not,” says historian Edna Friedberg.

Jan Lee

April 21, 2025

Students at the Alexander Muss High School in Israel engage in experiential learning, where the Land of Israel is their classroom. Credit: AMHSI.

Israeli educators warn Jewish studies gutted in state schools

Zionist and nationalist values have been erased from the curriculum, conference participants warn.

David Isaac

April 11, 2025

New York City Mayor Eric Adams appoints Melissa Aviles-Ramos public schools chancellor in New York City, Nov. 22, 2024. Credit: Flickr/New York City Public Schools Press Office via Wikimedia Commons.

Kennedy, Torres take to task antisemitic school newsletter in New York City

The Office of Student Pathways Newsletter reportedly included a link to a “toolkit” encouraging the boycott of pro-Israel organizations and advocating for “Palestine” on social media.

Vita Fellig

April 10, 2025

Former President Donald Trump, before he was elected to a second term, prays at the resting place of Rabbi Menachem Mendal Schneerson in Queens, NY., on Oct. 7, 2024. Photo by Shabbos Kestenbaum/Chabad.org News.

Trump dedicates April 9 as ‘Education Day’ in honor of Chabad Rebbe

“All Americans can learn from his tireless devotion to teaching, good deeds and charity,” stated U.S. President Donald Trump.

April 10, 2025

A primary grade classroom. Credit: German Gomez/Pixabay.

How the MTA embraced misinformation and lost our trust

Rather than adhere to educational standards, the Massachusetts Teachers Association has pursued a one-sided approach when teaching about Israel and Hamas.

Jany Finkielsztein and Mitch Siegler

March 27, 2025

Yale University. Credit: Pixabay.

Yale antisemitism program names inaugural managing director

Linda Maizels, a scholar of contemporary antisemitism, wants to "to find new ways to involve Yale undergraduate students" in discussions of Jew-hatred.

March 25, 2025