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Joanne Jacobs
May 14, 20242 min read
Berkeley middle-schoolers march on Jewish preschool
My granddaughter will start day care in a few months at a Jewish community center. It was my daughter's first choice, but she also...
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Joanne Jacobs
May 8, 20242 min read
Don't trust the speech police
Jews must defend free speech, including hate speech against Jews, argues an editorial in Tablet, a Jewish publication. Jews "have an...
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Joanne Jacobs
Apr 28, 20242 min read
'Safe school' has a new meaning for Jewish students and parents
Brandeis has extended its application deadline for transfers and promised to make room for students seeking an environment “free of...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jan 5, 20242 min read
The Great Renaming: Adios to DEI, hello to 'Belonging' bureaucrats
Is DEI dead -- or just disrupted? Texas' state colleges and universities were forced to close diversity, equity and inclusion offices...
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