How do Israeli and American Jews teach their children about each other? What should they know, and how might that be accomplished? This year’s Zionism 3.0 conference at the Oshman Family JCC set as its aim moving from outlining the differences between the world’s two largest Jewish communities to trying to bridge those differences. To…
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Tech
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Jewish World
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U.S.
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Tech
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Bay Area
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Bay Area
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