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(Reuters) — A student with strong ties to Israel was appointed to the governing council of the University of California Wednesday amid debate similar to that which arose last year after the Board of Regents chose a Muslim student active in Palestinian causes. Abrahem “Avi” Oved, a 21-year-old economics major at UCLA who will replace Sadia…
A Jewish UCLA student nominated to serve as a regent for the statewide University of California system alleged that a conflict-of-interest probe against him is “an attack against me as a pro-Israel student.” Avi Oved released a statement before a July 1 emergency meeting via teleconference of the University of California Student Association, or UCSA,…
The University of California Student Association will hold a meeting to discuss allegations against a Jewish student nominated to serve as a regent for the statewide university system. UCSA’s board agreed Saturday to hold an emergency meeting to look into the allegations against Avi Oved, a UCLA student and the student regent designate nominee for…
(Reuters) — San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge may soon be less of a magnet for people trying to commit suicide, as regional officials consider a plan to install mesh barriers beneath the historic orange span to catch jumpers before they hit the water. The plan to create suicide barriers on the bridge, where 1,600 people…
A Silicon Valley student admitted that he intentionally slipped an anti-Semitic slur into his high school’s yearbook. The student at Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, Calif., altered the name of an Israeli Jewish classmate in a team photo caption so the last three letters spelled the word “jew,” according to the San Jose Mercury…
A federal appeals court has revived a New York City woman’s lawsuit to force a California museum to return two life-size panels by German Renaissance artist Lucas Cranach the Elder that were looted by the Nazis during World War II. By a 2-1 vote, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday said Marei…
Mel Brooks Ate Here! If the booths at Kate Mantilini could talk, they’d have plenty of Jewish stories to tell./Image courtesy of Kate Mantilini restaurant.* (Reuters) — The din of voices haggling over movies and pitching TV series, as familiar as the trademark meatloaf and grilled salmon, will soon disappear from Kate Mantilini, the Beverly…
A Jewish UCLA student active in pro-Israel advocacy is expected to be named to the University of California regents board following his nomination by a special committee. Abraham (Avi) Oved was nominated to the post last month by a special board of regents panel, the Los Angeles Times reported. If Oved’s selection is confirmed by…
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