The Orthodox Union Advocacy Center (OUA) welcomed new guidance from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) encouraging federal agencies to approve religious accommodations for federal workers, including telework and flexible scheduling. [Press Release]
Feds Instruct Agencies to Accommodate Religious Practices Read More »
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When plants emitted distress sounds, the female moths chose healthy plants that were not emitting such sounds. These sounds are ultrasonic, beyond the hearing range of the human ear, but they are audible to the moths. [Press Release]
Moths Decide Where to Lay Eggs Depending on Sounds Emitted by Plants Read More »
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Children exposed to higher levels of war-related disruption scored lower on cognitive assessments, including reading and language tasks. But even more striking were the changes in their brain scans. [Press Release]
Wars Alter Children’s Learning Abilities Read More »
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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]
California Approves $14.5 Million Fund to Aid Holocaust Survivors Read More »
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““Wealthy families like mine didn’t build our wealth alone, and we shouldn’t hoard the benefits of success that’s not only ours. I believe it’s our responsibility to fix the systems that worked for us – but leave too many people in poverty or on the edges of poverty while corporate profits and income inequality skyrocket …” [Press Release]
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]
Showdown over Legislation Aimed at Countering Antisemitism in the Schools Read More »
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“The OBBB is big and complicated, but one thing is simple: the largest ever federal school choice program is about to be signed into law by President Trump,” said Nathan Diament, Executive Director of OU Advocacy. “This has been an OU Advocacy goal for decades, and we will continue to work to make sure every Jewish child can access an affordable Jewish education.” [Press Release]
Arm of Orthodox Union Hails Federal School Choice Provision of Trump’s BBB Read More »
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The Iranian regime’s suspension of all cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is a clear, deliberate act of defiance and threat to international security. [Press Release]
In one case, the brief alleges that Concord-Carlisle administrators proposed removing the Jewish student from the classroom and all social settings under a so-called “safety plan” that would have placed the student in independent studies and virtual classes while leaving the perpetrators in place. And in another instance, the school’s DEIB director downplayed concerns about the use of a word “kike”– a well-known antisemitic slur – as merely a “microaggression.” [Press Release]
Students Form ‘Team Auschwitz’ and ‘Team Hamas’ to Bully Jewish Classmates Read More »
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According to the complaint, bullies taunted the parents’ 11-year-old daughter for being “Israeli,” and called Jews “baby killers,” and said they deserved to die because of what is happening in Gaza. Pointing at the other children, the bullies told their daughter that everyone at the school is against Jews and Israel, which is why they hate you. [Press Release]
Private School Responds to Bullying Complaint by Expelling 3 Jewish Students Read More »
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The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) from August 21, 2025–January 4, 2026 will present its newest exhibition “Alex Katz: Theater and Dance,” the first comprehensive exploration of Katz’s playful and inventive collaborations with choreographers, dancers, and members of avant-garde theater ensembles over six decades. [Press Release]
In addition to his current positions with Bar-Ilan and University of San Diego, Bell has served as a visiting fellow in the Project on the Foundations of Private Law at Harvard Law School, a visiting professor at the law schools of Fordham University and the University of Connecticut … (Press Release0
Shared USD, Bar-Ilan University Prof. to Discuss Legal Threats to Israel July 2 Read More »
Israel, Press Release, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAThe Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Thursday called on all candidates for elected office, including those running in the New York City mayoral election, to disassociate themselves from and avoid using language that plays into antisemitic tropes and stereotypes. [Press Release]
The U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites over the weekend immediately elicited antisemitic, conspiratorial and extreme anti-Israel reactions. [Press Release]
ADL’s Center on Extremism Tracks Antisemitic Rhetoric in Wake of Israel-Iran War Read More »
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