ethnic identity

California governor vetoes bill making ethnic studies a high school graduation requirement, says it needs more revising

The new draft clearly identifies anti-Semitism as a form of bigotry and removes mention of the boycott movement against Israel.

By Marcy Oster October 1, 2020 12:17 pm

California Board of Education rejects proposed ethnic studies curriculum that angered Jews

A new “substantially redesigned” draft will be written.

August 14, 2019 11:08 am

The Bataclan Was Named For This Jewish Operetta

Haaretz writer Vivian Eden just unearthed an amazing historical factoid: the Bataclan, the stately Paris theater that is now synonymous with bloodshed and horror, takes its name from an operetta written and composed by two 19th-century Jews. Born to a German cantor, composer Jacques Offenbach emigrated to Paris to study music. The libretto he famously […]

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