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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state will produce up to 100,000 gallons of hand sanitizer per week, distributing it to the most impacted and high-risk communities, in addition to and state agencies, March 11, 2020. Source: governor.newyork.gov.

Jewish organizations, schools, communities institute action, even close due to coronavirus

As Jews around the world were celebrating Purim, the specter of life under a global epidemic in the form of the coronavirus (COVID-19) was becoming clearer and more concerning. In a letter to supporters on...
Salanter Akiba Riverdale High School on 259th Street in Riverdale, Bronx, N.Y. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Three New York Jewish day schools close due to fears of coronavirus

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Salanter Akiba Riverdale Academy, in the Bronx, N.Y., closed on Tuesday morning after the parent of one of the students tested positive for the coronavirus. Two other nearby Jewish schools, Westchester Day School in Mamaroneck...
Anti-Defamation League CEO and national president Jonathan Greenblatt (left) testifies before the House Homeland Security Committee on Jan. 15, 2020. Photo courtesy of Jen Liseo/Anti-Defamation League.

ADL CEO: ‘Forward’ op-ed alleging Jewish day schools encourage dual loyalty is ‘shocking’

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A Feb. 21 op-ed in The Forward that alleges Jewish day schools encourage dual loyalty to Israel is “shocking,” according to Anti-Defamation League CEO and national director Jonathan Greenblatt. The op-ed’s anonymous author states that during their time working...
Stillwater Christian School graduates in Kalispell, Mont. Source: Facebook.

Time to end states’ bias against funding of religious schools

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The majority of American Jews who identify as politically liberal and are largely secular may not think they have much in common with the parents who send their children to the Stillwater Christian School...
Steps outside of the San Diego Jewish Academy. Credit: Courtesy.

If you lower it, will they come? The high costs of Jewish day school

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When students returned to the San Diego Jewish Academy just a few weeks ago, they were greeted not only by new teachers, but new classmates as well. “For the coming school year, we have a...
New York City Department of Education building. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Jewish students in New York eligible for Title I assistance

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Hundreds of more students at Jewish day schools and yeshivahs in New York City may be eligible for Title I educational assistance after a deal reached between the New York City Department of Education and the...
Pennsylvania State Sen. David Argall addressed the more than 300 Jewish-day school students, parents and administrators gathered at the State Capitol in Harrisburg. Credit: Teach PA.

Hundreds of Jewish students, parents, administrators urge Pennsylvania lawmakers to increase security funding

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Hundreds of students from Jewish day schools and yeshivahs descended on the Pennsylvania’s state capital in Harrisburg recently as part of the Orthodox Union’s Teach PA delegation to advocate for increased security funding for nonpublic schools...