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“This stance takes no position on the current debate regarding the draft,” the Coalition for Talmud Torah and Security stated.
Week 11 Player of the Week honor and dominant Jazz win strengthen his bid to become the first Israeli selected for next month’s All-Star Game in Los Angeles.
“If I were Maduro, I would be thrilled at the selection of Hellerstein to be my judge,” Alan Dershowitz told JNS.
“Thank God, people are safe, but we’ve lost these memories and this place that meant so much to so many generations in our community, and it really was a community hub,” Melissa Levy, of Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center, told JNS.
“The close relationship between the NYPD and the mayor’s office has been key to averting disasters for the Jewish community,” Mark Goldfeder and colleagues wrote to the New York City mayor.
“We cannot fight something we fail to define,” Jason Miyares stated.
“I want to be fair-minded. Let’s lower the temperature,” Jay Jacobs told the “New York Post.”
New California law offers ‘clear guidance’ to combat Jew-hatred in K-12 schools, bill co-author says
“Jewish students should be able to have an education free from bias and discrimination,” David Bocarsly, of the Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California, told JNS.
“This new program will start to alleviate that burden at a crucial moment when antisemitic crimes have skyrocketed,” Nathan Diament, executive director of the OU Advocacy Center, told JNS.
The Latin School of Chicago “does not tolerate antisemitism or any other form of hate,” wrote two administrators, announcing an internal probe into a second incident of a Third Reich-linked song being performed.
“There is real movement to restore balance in teaching and to bring back the idea that you really need to be objective in the classroom,” Alan Garber said.
One suspect is in custody, no injuries were reported.
