About 500 people showed up for the first J Pride Festival, held Saturday at Mandell Weiss Eastgate Park. [James Miller, Times of San Diego}
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Lifestyles, Press Release, San Diego County
Jewish community organizations representing the majority of American Jewry on Friday, July 18, welcomed the decision by the National Education Association (NEA) Executive Committee and Board of Directors to reject a vote by the organization’s Representative Assembly to boycott ADL (Anti-Defamation League) educational materials on antisemitism and the Holocaust. [Press Release]
Jewish Organizations Welcome NEA Board’s Rejection of ADL Boycott Read More »
Antisemitism, Israel, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
This week, we mourn the devastating violence against Druze civilians in Syria and stand in solidarity with our Israeli Druze brothers and sisters as they respond with courage and heartbreak. The escalation along the Israeli-Syrian border underscores the deep interconnection of our communities and the urgency of global attention. [Press Release]
Jewish Federation’s Summary of Israeli Wartime Developments Read More »
Israel, Jewish Religion, Middle East, Press Release, San Diego County
Assessor Marks joins with City of San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, San Diego County Human Relations Commissioner and LGBTQ leader Nicole Murray-Ramirez in urging the San Diego Pride leadership to change their festival headliner Kehlani to someone who does not promote hate speech and incite violence against the Jewish community. [Press Release]
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 »
Jewish Religion, Press Release, USA
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 »
Israel, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We Share
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 »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel, Lifestyles, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, Technology
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 »
California, Holocaust, Jewish History, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, Press Release, San Diego County
““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 »
Antisemitism, California, Press Release
“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 »
Jewish Religion, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
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 »
Antisemitism, International, Israel, Jewish History, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
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 »
Antisemitism, Israel, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA