Disastrous California Curriculum

The Jerusalem Post Noah Phillips August 17, 2019 California, America’s most populous state, has unveiled a widely criticized draft Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum for public schools. The proposed curriculum remains in a public-feedback period until August 15th, when its content will be finalized. Unfortunately, the contents of the current draft are wholly inadequate at achieving […]

Scene Around

Heritage Florida Jewish News Gloria Yousha August 16, 2019 Anne Frank Over 3,000 years ago… I received this information from StandWithUs. “An indigenous people developed a thriving civilization and culture in their ancestral homeland. “Over time they were conquered by a series of aggressive foreign empires, and while some remained in their cities and communities, […]

StandWithUs 8th Annual “Leaders of Tomorrow” Gala

L’Chaim San Diego Magazine Yael Steinberg StandWithUs San Diego will host its 8th annual “Leaders of Tomorrow” gala on Sunday night, October 27th.  This year’s theme is “Standing Together Against Antisemitism,” and will begin at 5:30pm. Keynote speaker radio talk show host  Larry Elder  will discuss rising antisemitism and “Why the World Cannot Exist Without […]

Jewish millennials address ways to counter anti-Semitism online

Jewish News Syndicate Sam Joffe August 15, 2019 Allowing anti-Semitic rhetoric to go unchecked leads to an emboldening of such dangerous dialogue. The goal is to call out anti-Semitism when it rears its head—on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other popular mediums. A panel of millennial Jewish leaders discussing ways to combat anti-Semitism in New York […]

Georgia rep reintroduces Anti-Semitism Awareness Act… but will it pass?

Campus Reform Adam Sabes Aug 09, 2019 Campus Reform spoke Wednesday with a director from a nonprofit combating anti-Semitism after Georgia Republican Rep. Doug Collins reintroduced the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act, which would enable the Department of Education to investigate allegations of anti-Semitism on college campuses. The bill , similar versions of which were introduced in […]

NEW VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS SPIKE IN ANTISEMITISM IN NYC – WATCH

The Jerusalem Post August 19, 2019 Nearly two-thirds of hate crimes in NYC this year have been antisemitic hate crimes. Hate Stops Here – WZO holds international day of protests against antisemitism. “Speak out against antisemitism and blind hate in New York and all over the world,” is the message of a new short film […]

Demonizing Zionism is No Way to Achieve Peace in the Middle East

The Seattle Times Randy Kessler and Carly Gammill August 15, 2019 Seattle author Alice Rothchild, in a recently published Op-Ed , described Zionism as “an ideology grounded in Jewish privilege and persecution of Palestinians.” We strongly disagree and find her Aug. 11 guest column a completely inaccurate characterization of the meaning and founding principles of […]

Jews Praise Calif. Education Board’s Decision to Rewrite Curriculum

The Jerusalem Post Ilanit Chernick August 18, 2019 Jewish and pro-Israel organizations have lauded a decision by the California State Board of Education to rewrite the initial draft of the Ethnic Studies curriculum. The board rejected the proposed draft to be taught in state schools, saying that it fell “short and needs to be substantially […]

CA State Board of Education: Proposed Ethnic Studies Curriculum Will ‘Be Substantially Redesigned’

Jewish Journal By Aaron Bandler Aug 13, 2019 The California State Board of Education (SBE) announced on Aug. 12 that the proposed anti-Israel Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum (ESMC) will be replaced with an entirely new draft. SBE President Linda Darling-Hammond, Vice President Ilene Straus and Board Member Feliza Ortiz-Licon said in the statement, “The current […]

California Board of Education scraps anti-Israel ethnic-studies curriculum proposal

August 14, 2019 JNS It stated that “the current draft model curriculum falls short and needs to be substantially redesigned.” Pro-Israel groups applauded the decision, though vowed to keep watch on the matter. The flag of California. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. The California Board of Education has announced it will scrap its current draft ethnic-studies curriculum […]

California scraps ethnic-studies model decried as anti-Semitic, left-wing ‘propaganda’

By Valerie Richardson The Washington Times Tuesday, August 13, 2019 The California State Board of Education has decided to scrap a proposed ethnic-studies curriculum after a groundswell of opposition over the draft’s allegedly anti-Semitic and anti- Israel content. In a joint statement on the board’s website, three board officials said Monday that the Ethnic Studies […]

UK Man Shoves Baby Stroller, Calls Family ‘Dirty Jews’

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler 8/7/2019 A man reportedly shoved a stroller with a baby inside and called the baby’s family “dirty Jews” in northern London on August 4. The UK Independent reports that a 30-year-old man identifying himself as Michael said that he was sitting outside a coffee shop in St. Albans with his family […]

Lionel Richie Blocks Pro-BDS Group Following Pressure to Cancel Tel Aviv Concert

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler 8/2/2019 World-renowned musician Lionel Richie blocked a pro-boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) group on Twitter after it urged him to cancel his Sept. 12 concert in Tel Aviv. The anti-war NGO Code Pink tweeted on July 31, “BREAKING: Simply because we started a campaign urging him to stand up for Palestinian […]

83 Jewish and Pro-Israel Organizations Call for ‘Safeguards’

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler 8/7/2019 Eighty-three Jewish and pro-Israel organizations urged the California Department of Education to implement “safeguards” in response to drafted anti-Israel ethnic studies high school curriculum. The organizations, which include the AMCHA Initiative, Simon Wiesenthal Center, StandWithUs and Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa, wrote in an August 7 […]

New York judge rules Fordham University must recognize SJP chapter

JNS/Jewish News Syndicate Jackson Richman 8/7/2019 Fordham University in the Bronx must recognize a chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine as a university-approved club after declining to do so in 2016, ruled a New York judge on Tuesday. Following the ruling, the school said that it will review the decision and consider the next […]

Bias and Misinformation in Proposed CA Ethnic Studies Curriculum

August 7, 2019 VIA EMAIL: ethnicstudies@cde.ca.gov Instructional Quality Commission c/o California Department of Education Curriculum Frameworks & Instructional Resources Division 1430 N Street, Suite 3207 Sacramento, CA 95814 RE: Bias and Misinformation in Proposed CA Ethnic Studies Curriculum Dear Instructional Quality Commission, California Department of Education, and State Board of Education: We write to you […]

Judge Rules Fordham University Must Allow SJP on Campus

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler 8/7/2019 A New York state judge ruled on July 29 that Fordham University has to recognize Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) as a student group on campus. Judge Nancy Bannon wrote in her decision that while Fordham University is a private institution, the university’s “rules, regulations, and guidelines do not […]

StandWithUs mourns the loss of Sushma Swaraj, the first woman External Affairs Minister of India

Wednesday, August 7, 2019 StandWithUs mourns the sudden loss of Sushma Swaraj, the first woman External Affairs Minister of India and a good friend. Swaraj, who served as chairwoman of the Indo-Israel Parliamentary Friendship Group from 2006 to 2009, valued the Israel-India relationship. In fact, in one of her first statements in office she said that India attaches “the highest […]