Tag: California
The race after Feinstein
In the days after Senator Dianne Feinstein’s death, the California political community’s attention has been divided between commemorating Feinstein’s remarkable career and speculating about who Governor Gavin Newsom would appoint as her replacement.
The mourning...
With Feinstein’s death, pro-Israel Senate makeup may be in jeopardy, experts say
The late Dianne Feinstein is often described as a fierce supporter of Israel throughout her more than 30 years serving as a California senator.
The Democrat was proud of her “strong Jewish heritage” and did...
Jewish groups sue California school district, alleging antisemitic ethnic-studies curricula
The Anti-Defamation League, American Jewish Committee, Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and Potomac Law Group filed a lawsuit against the Santa Ana Unified School District and its education board late on Friday.
The...
‘Too little, too late,’ on keeping antisemitism out of California ethnic studies
The Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California organized a letter to state leaders in late June decrying antisemitic content that was reportedly finding its way into California’s ethnic-studies curricula, which the state will require...
Report: ‘Radical roots’ of California ethnic-studies curriculum
Two radical organizations dominated by “ideological perspectives that are hostile to American democratic ideals” are behind California’s ethnic studies curriculum. The state will require the curriculum starting with the 2030 high school graduating class.
That’s...
Celebrating Israel’s big birthday in Beverly Hills
At the Saban Theater in Beverly Hills last week, more than 1,500 people gathered to recognize 75 years since the establishment of the modern-day State of Israel on May 14, 1048.
Supported by the Consulate...
41% increase in antisemitic incidents in a single year in California
While antisemitism rates have risen across the country in recent years, a new report from the Anti-Defamation League documents just how high of a jump California has seen.
In 2021, there were 367 antisemitic incidents. In 2022,...
Brandeis Center sues Berkeley for withholding requested records
The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law recently sued the University of California, Berkeley for failing to promptly make documents available.
“It is part of civil rights to be able to get...
Parents sue California to use special-education funding at Jewish schools
In what the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty calls “a special kind of chutzpah,” California denies Jewish families the opportunity to use special-education funding for children with disabilities at private, religious schools.
“It takes a...
Suspect arrested after setting synagogue sign on fire in Chico, California
A 36-year-old man has been arrested in Chico, Calif. for arson and hate crimes after he set a synagogue sign on fire last week and vandalized a mural dedicated to missing and murdered indigenous...