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Educational malpractice and antisemitism resurgence in our schools
Ted and Nancy Sizer, giants in educational thought and practice, famously wrote The Students Are Watching: Schools and the Moral Contract, which inextricably links what happens in our classrooms with what happens in our society....
Biden signs bill to study Weitzman Jewish museum joining Smithsonian
U.S. President Joe Biden signed H.R.7764, the “Commission to Study the Potential Transfer of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History to the Smithsonian Institution Act,” on Wednesday.
The legislation will create a group of eight people...
Denying Jewish sovereignty of Israel is antisemitic
In just a few weeks, the Jewish people will celebrate Chanukah, commemorating the end of the Greek occupation of Jerusalem and the restoration of Jewish sovereignty to Jerusalem. The Maccabees lit a menorah, and...
Trump nominee for economic role is Jewish, pro-Israel author, national security adviser
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announced earlier in the week that Jacob Helberg, a member of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission and national security author and adviser, is his nominee for under secretary of...
New York Yankees reach eight-year, $218m deal with Jewish pitcher Max Fried
The New York Yankees reached an agreement on Tuesday with Jewish pitcher Max Fried, 30, for the largest guarantee issued to a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball history.
The eight-year, $218 million offer is also considered...
Vatican reversal on Nativity display is a setback for ‘Palestinian Jesus’
It was disturbing, but not that surprising, to learn the Vatican recently allowed a Nativity scene on its premises depicting a “Palestinian Jesus.” This falsified myth has been around for decades and always seems...
Trump’s pick for civil rights can doom DEI racism
Compared to some of the choices for posts in President-elect Donald Trump’s new administration, this one isn’t likely to garner nearly the attention that some of the others have generated. Trump’s decision to name...
Adam Sandler teases possible July release for ‘Happy Gilmore 2’
Actor, director and comedian Adam Sandler teased a possible release date and celebrity appearances for the upcoming Netflix sequel to his 1996 golf comedy “Happy Gilmore” during a recent appearance on the “Dan Patrick Show."
"I don't...
Paraguay reopens its embassy in Jerusalem
The Republic of Paraguay restored its embassy in Jerusalem on Thursday, resetting bilateral ties in high gear in a sign of support for Israel in Latin America.
The embassy move, which had been planned before the start of the...
Trump named ‘Time’ magazine ‘Person of the Year’
U.S. President-elect Donald J. Trump was named Time magazine’s Person of the Year on Thursday in recognition of his political comeback and a campaign in which he overcame a felony conviction and assassination attempts to return...