By Naomi Zeveloff
The boycott Israel movement hopes to wrap itself in the mantle of the mainstream American left. It invoked the civil rights and anti-apartheid movements at a national conference.
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By Naomi Zeveloff
SCHOOL SOLUTIONS: Facing plenty of local competition for Jewish students, a Houston day school took the unusual step of looking to New Jersey, Israel and beyond.
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By Josh Nathan-Kazis
Two Hadassah board members have been accused of misusing funds. Charges and counter-charges have left the century-old Zionist women’s organization reeling.
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By Naomi Zeveloff
SCHOOL SOLUTIONS: Jewish day schools have trouble keeping middle school students. One school has done better by putting special emphasis on a difficult age.
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By Naomi Zeveloff
SCHOOL SOLUTIONS: Parents of special needs students often complain that Jewish day schools fail to serve them. One school in Norwood, Mass., has found an answer.
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By Gabrielle Birkner
What happens when Jewish parents decide to share with the blogosphere their toddler’s fight to survive? Gabrielle Birkner tells a tale of hope and loss for the Internet age.
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By Don Snyder
Germany is still haunted by its Nazi past. One in five Germans still harbor anti-Semitic attitudes, a figure that has not declined in recent years.Read More
By Naomi Zeveloff
SCHOOL SOLUTIONS: Affordability is a major problem for Jewish day schools. The Hyman Brand school in Overland Park, Kan., took a radical step: It slashed tuition in half.
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By Naomi Zeveloff
Palestinian rights advocate Ali Abunimah told a national boycott Israel conference that the Middle East conflict is near an ‘end game.’
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By Nathan Jeffay
Pro-peace group Breaking the Silence decided to join a government-run tour of Jewish sites in Hebron on the West Bank. That’s when settlers’ groups tried to undermine the tour.
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