Education
Toronto students walked out in support of Palestinian rights. The reality is more complex
On Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, some two hundred students at Marc Garneau Collegiate staged a walkout in support of Palestinian rights to show their solidarity with Desmond Cole, a Toronto anti-racism educator, and Javier Davila, a teacher in the Toronto District School Board (TDSB).
The hardest Bible quiz in the world is not for the casual Jew
This test was really, really hard.
Intensive beginners’ Yiddish class will use new prizewinning textbook
The book includes characters that represent the various types of people who speak and study Yiddish today, from Hasidim to Jews of color.
The Anne Frank House chose its first North American partner. Here’s why it’s in South Carolina.
The new center at the University of South Carolina is one of only four Anne Frank House partner sites in the world.
Gratz College names Zev Eleff new president
At 35, Eleff will lead the 125-year-old college for Jewish studies.
What on earth is happening at Brandeis?
Brandeis president and board face off over contract
After years of contentious debate, Ethnic Studies model curriculum approved in California
Most Jewish groups support the adoption of the curriculum’s latest draft, while some condemn the state board of education for adopting it.
Why Thursday’s vote on California’s Ethnic Studies curriculum won’t end the fight
Some right-leaning Jewish activists continue to be outraged by the draft, while left-leaning groups denounce it as too ‘watered down.’
In Virginia, an interfaith coalition fights to get non-Christian holidays on school calendars
How Jewish, Muslim, and Hindu community leaders in the state’s biggest county are working together to get days off for minority religious holidays.
Andrew Yang on yeshiva education: ‘We shouldn’t interfere’
Andrew Yang said he would not take action to boost secular education in yeshivas if elected mayor of New York City, staking out a position likely to win him support in Brooklyn’s Orthodox communities.