Los Angeles charter school says teachers who taught first graders about ‘genocide of Palestine’ will not return

LOS ANGELES ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — The Los Angeles charter school that stirred controversy at the synagogue where it is housed after first-grade teachers taught lessons about “the genocide of Palestine” announced steps on Friday to “repair this harm.” Two teachers have been removed from the school and the principal has been placed on leave at […]

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Brawls erupt outside LA Museum of Tolerance screening of Hamas atrocities footage

((JEWISH REVIEW)) – Fistfights broke out Wednesday night outside a Holocaust museum in Los Angeles that was screening footage of Hamas’ Oct. 7 massacre of Israelis after pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated against what they said was a “Gal Gadot military propaganda video.” Several people were reportedly pepper-sprayed and detained by police following the Museum of Tolerance […]

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Three-quarters of American Jews fear Israel-Hamas war is making their communities less safe, poll finds

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Large majorities of American Jews are worried for their safety amid Israel’s war with Hamas and believe antisemitism is on the rise, according to a new poll. And the vast majority of American Jews support military aid for Israel. Most Americans overall also support military aid for Israel, the poll found. The […]

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‘Finish them’: GOP presidential candidates unite over what they’d advise Netanyahu about Hamas

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — It was one of the few questions that united all five candidates at what was a no-holds-barred Republican primary debate: What would they advise Israel’s prime minister as he wages war against Hamas? The uniform answer: Finish them. Israel and antisemitism featured large in the latest GOP primary debate in Miami on […]

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At House hearing, pro-Palestinian protester interrupts Jewish student’s recounting of antisemitic death threats

((JEWISH REVIEW)) – As Amanda Silberstein testified to the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday about how a student at her university had threatened to kill and rape Jewish students, she was interrupted. “Free Palestine,” a protester shouted from the audience during Silberstein’s testimony at a hearing on free speech and antisemitism on college campuses. […]

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Orthodox Union pitching ads condemning antisemitism to more than 20 campus newspapers

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — The Orthodox Union is seeking to run a full-page ad in more than 20 university newspapers across the United States reprinting the text from a congressional resolution denouncing antisemitism on college campuses. “Thank you Congress for standing with Jewish students on campus,” reads the all-caps headline of the ad, which is printed […]

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Top official says White House antisemitism strategy is ‘under pressure’ due to Israel-Hamas war

WASHINGTON ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — The Biden administration’s plan to combat antisemitism is “under a lot of pressure” because of the sharp rise in antisemitic incidents since the launch of the war between Israel and Hamas, a top White House official said. Neera Tanden, President Joe Biden’s top domestic policy adviser, held an online briefing with […]

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