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Berkeley middle-schoolers march on Jewish preschool
My granddaughter will start day care in a few months at a Jewish community center. It was my daughter's first choice, but she also...
Joanne Jacobs
May 14, 20242 min read
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Don't trust the speech police
Jews must defend free speech, including hate speech against Jews, argues an editorial in Tablet, a Jewish publication. Jews "have an...
Joanne Jacobs
May 8, 20242 min read
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'Safe school' has a new meaning for Jewish students and parents
Brandeis has extended its application deadline for transfers and promised to make room for students seeking an environment “free of...
Joanne Jacobs
Apr 28, 20242 min read
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The Great Renaming: Adios to DEI, hello to 'Belonging' bureaucrats
Is DEI dead -- or just disrupted? Texas' state colleges and universities were forced to close diversity, equity and inclusion offices...
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 5, 20242 min read
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