Gabriel Greschler
By Gabriel Greschler
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News Teachers’ unions are increasingly debating Israel — and in some places are backing boycotts
(JTA) — Public school unions in the U.S. are increasingly becoming a hotbed of Israel discourse, with the largest teachers’ union becoming the latest organized body to deliberate measures that censure Israel and support the Palestinian cause. Members of the National Education Association at the group’s annual meeting held over the weekend (with President Joe…
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Fast Forward Silicon Valley tech leaders: ‘We stand against antisemitism’
(JTA) — (J. The Jewish News of Northern California via JTA) — Leaders from some of Silicon Valley’s most recognized tech companies, including Google, Twitter and YouTube, are among about 200 technology and business leaders who have signed on to a letter calling out antisemitism. The signatories include former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, media mogul…
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Fast Forward A varsity letter, 63 years late: California cantor helps reverse a homophobic snub
(J. the Jewish News of Northern California via JTA) — All it took was an email for a 63-year-old wound to start to heal. In December, Cantor Stephen Saxon tuned into KQED’s “Political Breakdown” and heard an interview with LGBTQ activist, politician and comedian Tom Ammiano. The 79-year-old former California Assembly member and San Francisco…
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