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California Gov. Gavin Newsom, pictured here in 2019, vetoed a bill to make the ethnic studies curriculum a graduation requirement following objections to the content of its first draft. (Agustin Paullier/AFP via Getty Images)

California Jewish groups, on guard against antisemitism, welcome state’s mandate that ethnic studies classes avoid ‘bigotry’

Critics said early drafts of a mandated ethnic studies course excluded Jewish experiences and included anti-Israel content.

A Jewish banner at the 1963 March on Washington. (Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

How Jews are joining the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington on Shabbat

The roster’s Jewish speakers include rabbis, activists and representatives of Jewish organizations, including Jews of color.

A Cruise autonomous vehicle is seen during operation in San Francisco on July 24, 2023. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Are self-driving cars kosher? San Francisco rabbis weigh in as robotaxis flood the city’s streets

Self-driving electric cars offer intriguing Shabbat possibilities — not least for observant Jews who traditionally refrain from driving and using electricity on the day.

Russian court extends pretrial detention of Jewish journalist Evan Gershkovich until November

Jared Armstrong, basketball player who fought for Israeli citizenship, is now working to promote Black-Jewish relations

ADL to TMZ: Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein nose in ‘Maestro’ is not antisemitic

A massive climate march is scheduled for Rosh Hashanah. Jewish activists give it a pass.

X briefly allows anti-Leo Frank ‘community note’ as antisemitism flares on the platform

An unused synagogue building in Connecticut could soon become affordable housing

Vivek Ramaswamy says US should not give Israel more aid than to others in the Middle East

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