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University of Chicago Student Government to Vote on Retraction, Apology After Statement Calling for ‘Free Palestine From the River to the Sea’

Student government representatives at the University of Chicago are weighing a resolution to retract a recent statement from the body calling for "a Palestine...

June 2, 2021 6:05 pm
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International Jewish Organization Blasts Israeli-Born Star Natalie Portman for Comments on Holocaust Education

A major Jewish organization rebuked actress Natalie Portman on Monday for saying in a recent interview that Jews put too much emphasis on teaching about the Holocaust relative to other genocides. The Israeli-born movie star told the U.K.'s Independent that...

Natalie Portman Says Holocaust Education Shouldn’t be Used for ‘Fearmongering’

Famed actress Natalie Portman warned on Friday against the use of Holocaust education to evoke fear and paranoia. In an interview with the U.K. Independent she added that the trauma should make Jews more empathetic to others who...

Riding the Wave of Change in Part-Time Jewish Education

JNS.org - Amid the numerous studies and analyses regarding Jewish American life, a simple fact remains: part-time Jewish education is the most popular vehicle for Jewish education in North America. Whenever and wherever parents...

December 22, 2014 7:47 am
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Seeds of ‘Start-Up Nation’ Cultivated by Israel Sci-Tech Schools

JNS.org - Forget the dioramas. How about working on an Israeli Air Force drone? That's...

December 22, 2014 7:44 am
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Haredim and Bedouin: A Tale of Two Communities Transformed by Vocational Education

JNS.org - Low enlistment rates in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). High rates of...

July 28, 2014 1:27 am
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Why We Should Invest in Jewish Children

JNS.org - My wife Suzy and I will never forget our wedding day. It...

June 26, 2014 10:39 pm
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First Ever: Turkish Academics to Visit Israel Holocaust Museum for Seminar

Some 15 Turkish university professors and lecturers will take part in a first of its...

June 10, 2014 12:15 pm
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Israeli Public Schools Seek to Integrate Wikipedia Into Curriculum

JNS.org - A new initiative promoted by the Israeli Education Ministry seeks to have...

June 2, 2021 6:05 pm
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University of Chicago Student Government to Vote on Retraction, Apology After Statement Calling for ‘Free Palestine From the River to the Sea’

Student government representatives at the University of Chicago are weighing a resolution to retract a recent statement from the body calling for "a Palestine that...

August 25, 2015 2:14 pm
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International Jewish Organization Blasts Israeli-Born Star Natalie Portman for Comments on Holocaust Education

A major Jewish organization rebuked actress Natalie Portman on Monday for saying in a recent interview that Jews put too much emphasis on teaching about...

August 21, 2015 5:09 pm
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Natalie Portman Says Holocaust Education Shouldn’t be Used for ‘Fearmongering’

Famed actress Natalie Portman warned on Friday against the use of Holocaust education to evoke fear and paranoia. In an interview with the U.K. Independent she added that...

February 8, 2015 8:19 pm
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Riding the Wave of Change in Part-Time Jewish Education

JNS.org - Amid the numerous studies and analyses regarding Jewish American life, a simple fact remains: part-time Jewish education is the most popular vehicle...

December 22, 2014 7:47 am
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Seeds of ‘Start-Up Nation’ Cultivated by Israel Sci-Tech Schools

JNS.org - Forget the dioramas. How about working on an Israeli Air Force drone? That's exactly the kind of beyond-their-years access enjoyed by students at...

December 22, 2014 7:44 am
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Haredim and Bedouin: A Tale of Two Communities Transformed by Vocational Education

JNS.org - Low enlistment rates in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). High rates of poverty. Communal resistance to traditional schooling. Difficulty finding employment or...

July 28, 2014 1:27 am
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Why We Should Invest in Jewish Children

JNS.org - My wife Suzy and I will never forget our wedding day. It was not just the uplifting ceremony and beautiful party that...

June 26, 2014 10:39 pm
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First Ever: Turkish Academics to Visit Israel Holocaust Museum for Seminar

Some 15 Turkish university professors and lecturers will take part in a first of its kind seminar at Holocaust museum Yad Vashem's International School for...

June 10, 2014 12:15 pm
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Israeli Public Schools Seek to Integrate Wikipedia Into Curriculum

JNS.org - A new initiative promoted by the Israeli Education Ministry seeks to have public school students produce Wikipedia entries. The program was recently suggested...

June 1, 2014 12:13 pm
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ADL Calls on Chicago Schools to Respond to Virtual ‘Jewish Incinerator’ in Online Student Game of ‘Clash of Clans’

The Anti-Defamation League called on the Chicago Public Schools to take action against student harassment in the classroom and online, after Chicago's CBS 2...

May 6, 2014 11:41 am
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Holocaust-Questioning Assignment to be Revised by California School District

JNS.org - The Rialto Unified School District in southern California said it would alter an assignment that asked eighth-grade students to write an essay...

March 7, 2014 7:53 am
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New Program Increases Options for Yeshiva Students Seeking to Earn a BA in Israel

JNS.org - For Anglo university students who are spending a semester abroad in Israel, or those who have recently made aliyah, the Israeli...

February 20, 2014 12:10 pm
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Jewish Teen Delegates Tackle Global Issues Head-On at Yeshiva University Model UN

JNS.org - STAMFORD, Conn. - The United Nations is in session. Sam Collins, Croatian delegate to the World Intellectual Property Organization, rises to address...

February 20, 2014 12:06 pm
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‘Moving the Needle:’ Jewish Day School Education’s Search for Relevance

JNS.org - LOS ANGELES - "Moving the Needle" was the name of the recent national Jewish day school conference in Los Angeles, and for...

World

‘Everyone in Danger’: Concordia University Refuses to Investiga...

Jewish students at Concordia University in Montreal must fend for themselves when their anti-Zionist classmates resort to assault and harassment...

Middle East

Hezbollah Tells Iran It Would Fight Alone in War With Israel

With ally Hamas under attack in Gaza, the head of Iran's Quds Force visited Beirut in February to discuss the risk posed if Israel next aims at Lebanon's Hezbollah, an...

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