Tag: California
Lawsuit: Jews endure ‘pervasive ostracization’ at California College of Arts
Soon after Hamas’s Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in southern Israel, professors and students at California College of Arts trumpeted “Decolonization is not a dinner party,” alleges Karen Fiss, a professor at the San Francisco...
At JPAC California summit, state leaders vow support for Jewish community
Some 500 Jewish leaders, community members and college students from across the state of California turned out to the Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California (JPAC) Capitol Summit, held at the Sheraton Grand Hotel...
Rep. Schiff: ‘Misguided, repugnant’ for ICC to seek warrants for Israeli leaders
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) denounced the International Criminal Court’s efforts to arrest Israeli leaders in a statement on Monday.
“The ICC announcement today is not only misguided and repugnant, it is also a terrible overreach of the...
LA county’s district attorney launches interfaith advisory board
The office of LA County District Attorney George Gascón announced on March 14 the formation of its first Interfaith Advisory Board, which includes five rabbis.
The participants include Rabbi Sharon Brous, senior and founding rabbi at IKAR...
Professor ends ‘sleep-in’ protest of Jew-hatred after Berkeley agrees to requests
Ron Hassner, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, who has attracted national coverage by sleeping in his office to protest antisemitism on campus, announced on Thursday that the university had agreed to...
Former California rideshare driver charged with anti-Jewish assault
The U.S. Justice Department unsealed an indictment on Wednesday alleging that the former rideshare driver Csaba John Csukás, 38, assaulted a person he perceived to be Jewish or Israeli.
Per a Justice Department release, Csukás was...
Orthodox Jew reportedly killed in San Diego area shooting
One person was killed and two were injured in a shooting at a dental practice in El Cajon, Calif., some 15 miles from San Diego. The shooter, reportedly a former patient, is in custody.
The...
Brandeis Center/ADL/Standwithus launch pro bono K-12 anti-semitism helpline
The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), and StandWithUs, along with three leading law firms, today announced a new pilot helpline to provide pro bono legal assistance to parents whose...
Some 200 anti-Israel activists force evacuation of Berkeley event
Some 200 people protested violently outside an event with a former Israel Defense Forces soldier at the University of California, Berkeley on Monday night, forcing Jewish students at the event to evacuate.
Anti-Israel students banged...
Retired National Guard general seeks $1.6 million damages in retaliatory suit
Disputes between two leaders in California’s National Guard have now resulted in a lawsuit.
Jeffrey Magram, a retired brigadier general in the guard, says he experienced two years of antisemitic commentary from Maj. Gen. Matthew Beevers. After...