Education
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...
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...
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...
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...
Why We Should Invest in Jewish Children
JNS.org - My wife Suzy and I will never forget our wedding day. It...
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...
Israeli Public Schools Seek to Integrate Wikipedia Into Curriculum
JNS.org - A new initiative promoted by the Israeli Education Ministry seeks to have...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
‘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...