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California Approves $14.5 Million Fund to Aid Holocaust Survivors

Jewish Family Service of San Diego (JFSSD) alongside six other Jewish Family Service agencies statewide, the Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California (JPAC) and the Jewish Caucus advocated for the funding that will be distributed this fiscal year. [Press Release]

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Showdown over Legislation Aimed at Countering Antisemitism in the Schools

The Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California (JPAC) and leading Jewish organizations across California are deeply disappointed by the California Teachers Association’s (CTA) hypocritical and misleading opposition to Assembly Bill 715 (Zbur, Addis) – a landmark bill to combat antisemitism in our schools. [Press Release]

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State Budget Bill Includes Funds to Support Security of Jewish Institutions, Care for Holocaust Survivors

The state’s budget agreement includes an unprecedented investment to support aging Holocaust survivors – along with critical funding to protect Jewish institutions and vulnerable communities across the state! [David Bocarsly]

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Contemporary Torah: Racial Prejudice Punished in Moses’ Time; It is Just as Reprehensible Today

The punishment that follows is striking: God’s response to Miriam’s spoken outrage and disdain is to afflict her with what we know as leprosy, turning her skin “white as snow”—a chilling, and perhaps ironic direct contrast to the Cushite woman’s dark skin, strongly suggesting that Miriam’s complaint was indeed rooted in prejudice related to appearance or origin. [Barrett Holman Leak]

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Assembly Adopts Bill Defending against Antisemitism in K-12 Schools

Authored by Assemblymembers Rick Chavez Zbur and Dawn Addis, sponsored by the Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California (JPAC), and supported by a coalition of 47 Jewish organizations, the bill continues to gain extraordinary bipartisan momentum in the fight against antisemitism in K-12 schools. [Press Release]

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DOE Launches Investigation into Antisemitism at Cal Poly Humboldt

he U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) last week opened an investigation into a complaint filed by The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and Jewish on Campus against California State Polytechnic (Cal Poly), Humboldt. The organizations allege that the university is in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by cultivating a campus environment that allowed for the verbal and physical harassment, exclusion, and abuse of Jewish students. [Press Release]

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Bill to Guard against Antisemitism in K-12 Schools Advances

“This bill is a direct response to the alarming rise in antisemitic incidents in California schools,” said David Bocarsly, JPAC Executive Director. “Our message is being heard: Jewish students deserve to feel safe, seen, and supported in every classroom. We’re grateful to the authors, the Jewish Caucus, and the Assembly Appropriations Committee for their support.” [Press Release]

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Jewish Trivia Quiz: Alcatraz

Another ‍prominent ‍Jewish ‍prisoner ‍at ‍Alcatraz ‍was ‍Meyer ‍Harris ‍“Mickey” ‍Cohen, ‍whose ‍parents ‍had ‍immigrated ‍to ‍Los ‍Angeles ‍from ‍Kiev. ‍Before ‍he ‍was ‍10 ‍years ‍old, ‍Cohen ‍was ‍sent ‍to ‍Reform ‍School ‍for ‍petty ‍theft ‍and ‍shoplifting. ‍He ‍continued ‍his ‍criminal ‍activities, ‍working ‍with ‍Benjamin ‍“Bugsy” ‍Siegel ‍among ‍others. ‍Among ‍his ‍criminal ‍activities ‍were ‍bookmaking, ‍tax ‍evasion, ‍and ‍a ‍number ‍of ‍violent ‍crimes. ‍He ‍went ‍to ‍Alcatraz ‍in ‍1961 ‍for ‍tax ‍evasion, ‍where ‍he ‍was ‍the ‍only ‍prisoner ‍there ‍who ‍was ‍ever ‍released ‍on ‍bail, ‍with ‍his ‍bond ‍signed ‍by ‍U.S. ‍Supreme ‍Court ‍Chief ‍Justice ‍Earl ‍Warren. ‍What ‍else ‍is ‍true ‍of ‍Mickey ‍Cohen? [Mark D. Zimmerman]

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Jewish Poets-Jewish Voices Wraps Up Season with 3 Scheduled Readings

The Astor Judaica Library had some 60 people attending the May 4 Jewish Poets—Jewish Voices program featuring three published poets, Stewart Florsheim, Simon Patlis and Adam Shames. [Eileen Wingard]

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