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Dianne Feinstein loses school named in her honor

Dianne Feinstein Elementary School will be renamed, along with about a third of San Francisco’s other public schools, according to a report in Jweekly.com. The move comes after the San Francisco Board of Education voted overwhelmingly to change the names of 44 schools whose namesakes were associated with racism and white supremacy. Their issue with…

By David Ian Klein
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Drawing the Palestinians close, drawing Israel closer: Biden administration unrolls Middle East policy

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Statements and appearances by U.S. officials suggest the Biden administration’s emerging Mideast strategy: reassuring Israel while resuming ties with the Palestinians ruptured by President Joe Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump. On Tuesday, the acting ambassador to the United Nations outlined plans to reverse Trump administration policies concerning the Palestinians. “The Biden administration will…

By Ron Kampeas Jan 28, 2021 | 3 min read
In first, Luxembourg offers $1.2 million in symbolic compensation to noncitizen Holocaust victims

(JTA) — The government of Luxembourg, which for decades has avoided paying Holocaust restitution to most of its survivors for property they lost, has agreed to pay $1.2 million in symbolic compensation. On Wednesday, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the grand duchy signed an agreement with the World Jewish Restitution Organization and the local Jewish community…

By Cnaan Liphshiz Jan 28, 2021 | 2 min read

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