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Lawsuit alleges California school district illegally approved ‘antisemitic’ ethnic studies curriculum

The suit, filed by multiple Jewish groups against the Santa Ana Unified School District, ushers in a new phase in fighting over the state’s ethnic studies requirement.

A Reform synagogue in Brooklyn is holding special High Holidays services for Israelis

At a time of internal divisions among Israelis, the new initiative is meant to bring them together, 5,000 miles from home.

‘Maus,’ Nazi parallels and a Shylock reference make appearances at Senate hearing on book bans

Senators and witnesses debated what level of parental involvement is appropriate in public schools and libraries.

At least 49 synagogues have been evacuated due to bomb threats in the last 2 months. Next up, the High Holidays.

NJ court rules in favor of woman who used social media to lobby for Jewish divorce

Nearly 1 in 3 Jewish college students has witnessed or experienced antisemitism on campus, survey finds

A school board member giving a Nazi salute

Ohio school board member apologizes for giving Nazi salute at public meeting

ADL CEO: Elon Musk is a ‘great innovator’ who engages with ‘users who are espousing antisemitism and hate’

Vivek Ramaswamy is guest of a podcaster who said Jews ‘own almost everything’

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