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Ethnic studies compromise opens door to broader antisemitism legislation in California

May 27, 2025May 27, 2025Sara Wood

A potential breakthrough arrived earlier this month in California’s years-long debate over ethnic studies, in which Jewish groups fought to ensure that a curriculum mandate would not lead to teachers presenting Jews unfairly or singling out Israel. For the first time, influential lawmakers from several racial and ethnic caucuses offered to help the effort — […]

Pasadena synagogue burns down as fires rage across Southern California

January 8, 2025January 8, 2025Sara Wood

A synagogue with more than 100 years of history in Pasadena, California, burned down overnight as fires swept across parts of Southern California. The fate of a Chabad center about 40 miles away near the coast was unclear as a major fire flared in the Pacific Palisades, one of three different blazes destroying structures and […]