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Talking With ...

Q&A: Their target is zero waste, starting with school supplies

It’s back-to-school season, a $27.8 billion industry and the second largest shopping season in the U.S. after Christmas. Most of what parents buy is made…
By Sue Barnett Aug 26, 2019
A 37°North Shabbat dinner in Berkeley this past summer (Photo/Courtesy Hamaqom)

Bay Area

Lehrhaus sheds its name, expands mission

The organization formerly known as Lehrhaus Judaica has a new name: Hamaqom | The Place. The Berkeley-based Jewish educational institution, which has…
By Sue Fishkoff Aug 20, 2019
Members of the boys water polo team at Pacifica High School in Garden Grove, Calif., giving a Nazi salute (Photo/Instagram-Daily Beast)

California

Southern California high school students make Nazi salute at awards ceremony

Students at a Southern California high school made a Nazi salute and sang a Nazi marching song at the start of an awards ceremony. The school district…
By JTA Aug 19, 2019
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond will recommend that the curriculum “highlight the contributions of Jewish Americans.” (Photo/Flickr-Gage Skidmore CC BY-SA 2.0)

California

Ethnic studies curriculum needs ‘substantial’ revisions, officials say

Following public outcry from Jewish groups and sharp criticism in the opinion pages of the Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal and other news…
By Gabe Stutman Aug 13, 2019
Graduate Theological Union

Bay Area

GTU offers fellowship for working Jewish communal professionals

The Jewish Community Fellowship of the Graduate Theological Union, a Berkeley-based religious higher education institution, is accepting applications for…
By J. Staff Aug 13, 2019
California Legislative Jewish Caucus chair Ben Allen (arm extended) speaks with Gov. Gavin Newsom at a meeting in March 2019 .(Photo/Courtesy California Legislative Jewish Caucus)

Education

Draft high school ethnic studies curriculum ‘anti-Jewish,’ say California Jewish orgs

“Ignored.” “Erased.” “Inexplicably snubbed.” A proposal by a state education committee for a high school course in ethnic studies is roiling Jewish groups…
By Gabe Stutman Aug 6, 2019
The Saal triplets snuggled with Marni Shapiro in 1978. (Photo/Courtesy Marni Shapiro)

Education

Beloved Marin kindergarten teacher continues to touch young lives

A baby owl fell from its nest in a tall tree overlooking the grounds of Brandeis Marin last year. A kindergartener found it behind a planter, still alive.…
By Laura Paull Jul 29, 2019
Janet Heller is CEO of Chapter 510, a youth writing center in Oakland.

Talking With ...

Q&A: She gives Oakland youth a place to share their truths

Janet Heller is the co-founder of Chapter 510, a youth writing center in Oakland. The nonprofit, founded in 2013, offers free writing workshops, tutoring…
By Tova Ricardo Jul 17, 2019
(From left) Israelis Maya Bramli, Liel Paz and Noa Rosario, with American teens Tamar and Adee Franbuch getting to know each other at the Golden Gate Bridge of the first day of Contra Costa Midrasha’s Mifgash adventure.

Education

Israeli and U.S. teens connect during Bay Area ‘encounter’

On a bright Monday morning, a group of 57 American and Israeli 11th-graders spilled onto the lawn behind Coit Tower in San Francisco. Backdropped by…
By Gabe Stutman Jun 26, 2019
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